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Book 9
Thendon’tasktheimpossible.Therehavetobeshamelesspeopleintheworld.Thisisoneofthem.
Thesameforsomeoneviciousoruntrustworthy,orwithanyotherdefect.Rememberingthatthewholeclasshastoexistwillmakeyoumoretolerantofitsmembers.
Anotherusefulpointtobearinmind:Whatqualitieshasnaturegivenustocounterthatdefect?Asanantidotetounkindnessitgaveuskindness.Andotherqualitiestobalanceotherflaws.
Andwhenothersstrayoffcourse,youcanalwaystrytosetthemstraight,becauseeverywrongdoerisdoingsomethingwrong—doingsomethingthewrongway.
Andhowdoesitinjureyouanyway?You’llfindthatnoneofthepeopleyou’reupsetabouthasdoneanythingthatcoulddodamagetoyourmind.Butthat’sallthat"harm"or"injury"couldmean.Yes,boorishpeopledoboorishthings.What’sstrangeorunheard-ofaboutthat?Isn’tityourselfyoushouldreproach—fornotanticipatingthatthey’dactthisway?Thelogosgaveyouthemeanstoseeit—thatagivenpersonwouldactagivenway—butyoupaidnoattention.Andnowyou’reastonishedthathe’sgoneanddoneit.Sowhenyoucallsomeone"untrustworthy"or"ungrateful,"turnthereproachonyourself.Itwasyouwhodidwrong.Byassumingthatsomeonewiththosetraitsdeservedyourtrust.Orbydoingthemafavorandexpectingsomethinginreturn,insteadoflookingtotheactionitselfforyourreward
