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Book 10
Won’ttherebesomeonethinking"Finally!Tobethroughwiththatoldschoolteacher.Eventhoughheneversaidanything,youcouldalwaysfeelhimjudgingyou."Andthat’sforagoodman.Howmanytraitsdoyouhavethatwouldmakealotofpeoplegladtoberidofyou?
Rememberthat,whenthetimecomes.You’llbelessreluctanttoleaveifyoucantellyourself,"ThisisthesortoflifeI’mleaving.Eventhepeoplearoundme,theonesIspentsomuchtimefightingfor,prayingover,caringabout—eventheywantmegone,inhopesthatitwillmaketheirownliveseasier.Howcouldanyonestandalongerstayhere?"
Andyet,don’tleaveangrywiththem.Betruetowhoyouare:caring,sympathetic,kind.Andnotasifyouwerebeingtornawayfromlife.Butthewayitiswhensomeonediespeacefully,howthesoulisreleasedfromthebody—that’showyoushouldleavethem.Itwasnaturethatboundyoutothem—thattiedtheknot.Andnaturethatnowuntiesyou.
Iamreleasedfromthosearoundme.Notdraggedagainstmywill,butunresisting.
Therearethingsthatnaturedemands.Andthisisoneofthem.
37.Learntoaskofallactions,"Whyaretheydoingthat?"
Startingwithyourown.
38.Rememberthatwhatpullsthestringsiswithin—hiddenfromus.Isspeech,islife,istheperson.Don’tconceiveoftherestaspartofit—theskinthatcontainsit,andtheaccompanyingorgans
