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           Noonecanforcemeto.

           11.WhatamIdoingwithmysoul?

           Interrogateyourself,tofindoutwhatinhabitsyourso-calledmindandwhatkindofsoulyouhavenow.Achild’ssoul,anadolescent’s,awoman’s?Atyrant’ssoul?Thesoulofapredator—oritsprey?

           12.Anotherwaytograspwhatordinarypeoplemeanby"goods":

           Supposeyoutookcertainthingsastouchstonesofgoodness:prudence,self-control,justice,andcourage,say.Ifyouunderstood"goods"asmeaningthose,youwouldn’tbeabletofollowthatlineabout"somanygoods...."Itwouldn’tmakeanysensetoyou.Whereasifyou’dinternalizedtheconventionalmeaning,you’dbeabletofollowitperfectly.You’dhavenotroubleseeingtheauthor’smeaningandwhyitwasfunny.

           Whichshowsthatmostpeopledoacknowledgeadistinction.Otherwisewewouldn’trecognizethefirstsenseasjarringandrejectitautomatically,whereasweacceptthesecond—theonereferringtowealthandthebenefitsofcelebrityandhighliving—asamusingandapropos.

           Nowgoastepfurther.Askyourselfwhetherweshouldacceptasgoods—andshouldvalue—thethingswehavetothinkoftohavethelinemakesense—theoneswhoseabundanceleavestheirownerwith"...noplacetoshit."

           13.Iammadeupofsubstanceandwhatanimatesit,andneitheronecaneverstopexisting,anymorethanitbeganto.