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           Endlesssuffering—allfromnotallowingthemindtodoitsjob.Enough.

           27.Whenyoufacesomeone’sinsults,hatred,whatever...lookathissoul.Getinsidehim.Lookatwhatsortofpersonheis.You’llfindyoudon’tneedtostraintoimpresshim.

           Butyoudohavetowishhimwell.He’syourclosestrelative.Thegodsassisthimjustastheydoyou—bysignsanddreamsandeveryotherway—togetthethingshewants.

           28.Theworld’scyclesneverchange—upanddown,fromagetoage.

           Eithertheworld’sintelligencewillseachthing(ifso,acceptitswill),oritexercisedthatwillonce—onceandforall—andallelsefollowsasaconsequence(andifso,whyworry?).

           Onewayoranother:atomsorunity.Ifit’sGod,alliswell.Ifit’sarbitrary,don’timitateit.

           Theearthwillcoverusall,andthenbetransformedinturn,andthattoowillchange,adinfinitum.Andthataswell,adinfinitum.

           Thinkaboutthem:thewavesofchangeandalteration,endlesslybreaking.Andseeourbriefmortalityforwhatitis.

           29.Thedesignoftheworldislikeaflood,sweepingallbeforeit.Thefoolishnessofthem—littlemenbusywithaffairsofstate,withphilosophy—orwhattheythinkofasphilosophy.Nothingbutphlegmandmucus.

           —Well,thenwhat?

           Dowhatnaturedemands.