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externalevents:thattheyhappenrandomlyorbydesign.Youcan’tcomplainaboutchance.Youcan’targuewithProvidence.
ii.whatallthingsarelike,fromtheplantingoftheseedtothequickeningoflife,andfromitsquickeningtoitsrelinquishment.Wherethepartscamefromandwheretheyreturnto.
iii.thatifyouweresuddenlyliftedupandcouldseelifeanditsvarietyfromavastheight,andatthesametimeallthethingsaroundyou,intheskyandbeyondit,you’dseehowpointlessitis.Andnomatterhowoftenyousawit,itwouldbethesame:thesamelifeforms,thesamelifespan.
Arrogance...aboutthis?
25.Throwoutyourmisperceptionsandyou’llbefine.(Andwho’sstoppingyoufromthrowingthemout?)
26.Tobeangryatsomethingmeansyou’veforgotten:
Thateverythingthathappensisnatural.
Thattheresponsibilityistheirs,notyours.
Andfurther...
Thatwhateverhappenshasalwayshappened,andalwayswill,andishappeningatthisverymoment,everywhere.Justlikethis.
Whatlinksonehumanbeingtoallhumans:notblood,orbirth,butmind.
And...
Thatanindividual’smindisGodandofGod.
Thatnothingbelongstoanyone.Children,body,lifeitself—allofthemcomefromthatsamesource.
Thatit’sallhowyouchoosetoseethings.
