Размышления

           Becauseyou’llalwaysbeenviousandjealous,afraidthatpeoplemightcomeandtakeitallawayfromyou.Plottingagainstthosewhohavethem—thosethingsyouprize.Peoplewhoneedthosethingsareboundtobeamess—andboundtotakeouttheirfrustrationsonthegods.Whereastorespectyourownmind—toprizeit—willleaveyousatisfiedwithyourownself,wellintegratedintoyourcommunityandintunewiththegodsaswell—embracingwhattheyallotyou,andwhattheyordain.

           17.Theelementsmoveupward,downward,inalldirections.Themotionofvirtueisdifferent—deeper.Itmovesatasteadypaceonaroadhardtodiscern,andalwaysforward.

           18.Thewaypeoplebehave.Theyrefusetoadmiretheircontemporaries,thepeoplewhoselivestheyshare.No,buttobeadmiredbyPosterity—peoplethey’venevermetandneverwill—that’swhattheysettheirheartson.Youmightaswellbeupsetatnotbeingaherotoyourgreat-grandfather.

           19.Nottoassumeit’simpossiblebecauseyoufindithard.Buttorecognizethatifit’shumanlypossible,youcandoittoo.

           20.Inthering,ouropponentscangougeuswiththeirnailsorbuttuswiththeirheadsandleaveabruise,butwedon’tdenouncethemforitorgetupsetwiththemorregardthemfromthenonasviolenttypes.Wejustkeepaneyeonthemafterthat.Notoutofhatredorsuspicion.Justkeepingafriendlydistance.

           Weneedtodothatinotherareas.