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Part Eleven
Iamnotasacrificeontheiraltars.
Iamaman.Thismiracleofmeisminetoownandkeep,andminetoguard,andminetouse,andminetokneelbefore!
Idonotsurrendermytreasures,nordoIsharethem.Thefortuneofmyspiritisnottobeblownintocoinsofbrassandflungtothewindsasalmsforthepoorofthespirit.Iguardmytreasures:mythought,mywill,myfreedom.Andthegreatestoftheseisfreedom.
Iowenothingtomybrothers,nordoIgatherdebtsfromthem.Iasknonetoliveforme,nordoIliveforanyothers.Icovetnoman’ssoul,norismysoultheirstocovet.
Iamneitherfoenorfriendtomybrothers,butsuchaseachofthemshalldeserveofme.Andtoearnmylove,mybrothersmustdomorethantohavebeenborn.Idonotgrantmylovewithoutreason,nortoanychancepasser-bywhomaywishtoclaimit.Ihonormenwithmylove.Buthonorisathingtobeearned.
Ishallchoosefriendsamongmen,butneitherslavesnormasters.AndIshallchooseonlysuchaspleaseme,andthemIshallloveandrespect,butneithercommandnorobey.Andweshalljoinourhandswhenwewish,orwalkalonewhenwesodesire.Forinthetempleofhisspirit,eachmanisalone.Leteachmankeephistempleuntouchedandundefiled.Thenlethimjoinhandswithothersifhewishes,butonlybeyondhisholythreshold.
Fortheword“We”mustneverbespoken,savebyone’schoiceandasasecondthought.Thiswordmustneverbeplacedfirstwithinman’ssoul,elseitbecomesamonster,therootofalltheevilsonearth,therootofman’storturebymen,andofanunspeakablelie
