Роздуми

           Whyallthisguesswork?Youcanseewhatneedstobedone.Ifyoucanseetheroad,followit.Cheerfully,withoutturningback.Ifnot,holdupandgetthebestadviceyoucan.Ifanythinggetsintheway,forgeonahead,makinggooduseofwhatyouhaveonhand,stickingtowhatseemsright.(Thebestgoaltoachieve,andtheonewefallshortofwhenwefail.)

           12a.Tofollowthelogosinallthingsistoberelaxedandenergetic,joyfulandseriousatonce.

           13.Whenyouwakeup,askyourself:

           Doesitmakeanydifferencetoyouifotherpeopleblameyoufordoingwhat’sright?

           Itmakesnodifference.

           Haveyouforgottenwhatthepeoplewhoaresovociferousinpraiseorblameofothersarelikeastheysleepandeat?Forgottentheirbehavior,theirfears,theirdesires,theirtheftsanddepredations—notphysicalones,butthosecommittedbywhatshouldbehighestinthem?Whatcreates,whenitchooses,loyalty,humility,truth,order,well-being.

           14.Naturegivesandnaturetakesaway.Anyonewithsenseandhumilitywilltellher,"Giveandtakeasyouplease,"notoutofdefiance,butoutofobedienceandgoodwill.

           15.Onlyashorttimeleft.Liveasifyouwerealone—outinthewilderness.Nodifferencebetweenhereandthere:thecitythatyouliveinistheworld.

           Letpeopleseesomeonelivingnaturally,andunderstandwhatthatmeans.Letthemkillhimiftheycan’tstandit.(Betterthanlivinglikethis.