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Toacquireindifferencetoprettysinging,todancing,tothemartialarts:Analyzethemelodyintothenotesthatformit,andasyouheareachone,askyourselfwhetheryou’repowerlessagainstthat.Thatshouldbeenoughtodeteryou.
Thesamewithdancing:individualmovementsandtableaux.Andthesamewiththemartialarts.
Andwitheverything—exceptvirtueandwhatspringsfromit.Lookattheindividualpartsandmovefromanalysistoindifference.
Applythistolifeasawhole.
3.Theresolutesoul:
Resoluteinseparationfromthebody.Andthenindissolutionorfragmentation—orcontinuity.
Buttheresolutionhastobetheresultofitsowndecision,notjustinresponsetooutsideforces[liketheChristians].Ithastobeconsideredandserious,persuasivetootherpeople.Withoutdramatics.
4.HaveIdonesomethingforthecommongood?ThenIshareinthebenefits.
Tostaycenteredonthat.Nottogiveup.
5."Andyourprofession?""Goodness."(Andhowisthattobeachieved,exceptbythought—abouttheworld,aboutthenatureofpeople?)
6.First,tragedies.Toremindusofwhatcanhappen,andthatithappensinevitably—andifsomethinggivesyoupleasureonthatstage,itshouldn’tcauseyouangeronthisone.Yourealizethatthesearethingsweallhavetogothrough,andthateventhosewhocryaloud"oMountCithaeron!"havetoendurethem.
