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           II.Thingsgravitatetowardwhattheywereintendedfor.

           Whatthingsgravitatetowardistheirgoal.

           Athing’sgoaliswhatbenefitsit—itsgood.

           Arationalbeing’sgoodisunselfishness.Whatwewerebornfor.That’snothingnew.Remember?Lowerthingsforthesakeofhigherones,andhigheronesforoneanother.Thingsthathaveconsciousnessarehigherthanthosethatdon’t.Andthosewiththelogosstillhigher.

           17.Itiscrazytowantwhatisimpossible.Andimpossibleforthewickednottodoso.

           18.Nothinghappenstoanyonethathecan’tendure.Thesamethinghappenstootherpeople,andtheyweatheritunharmed—outofsheerobliviousnessorbecausetheywanttodisplay"character."Iswisdomreallysomuchweakerthanignoranceandvanity?

           19.Thingshavenoholdonthesoul.Theyhavenoaccesstoit,cannotmoveordirectit.Itismovedanddirectedbyitselfalone.Ittakesthethingsbeforeitandinterpretsthemasitseesfit.

           20.Inasense,peopleareourproperoccupation.Ourjobistodothemgoodandputupwiththem.

           Butwhentheyobstructourpropertasks,theybecomeirrelevanttous—likesun,wind,animals.Ouractionsmaybeimpededbythem,buttherecanbenoimpedingourintentionsorourdispositions.Becausewecanaccommodateandadapt.Themindadaptsandconvertstoitsownpurposestheobstacletoouracting.