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Book 5
Theimpedimenttoactionadvancesaction.
Whatstandsinthewaybecomestheway.
21.Honorthatwhichisgreatestintheworld—thatonwhosebusinessallthingsareemployedandbywhomtheyaregoverned.
Andhonorwhatisgreatestinyourself:thepartthatsharesitsnaturewiththatpower.Allthings—inyouaswell—areemployedaboutitsbusiness,andyourlifeisgovernedbyit.
22.Ifitdoesnotharmthecommunity,itdoesnotharmitsmembers.
Whenyouthinkyou’vebeeninjured,applythisrule:Ifthecommunityisn’tinjuredbyit,neitheramI.Andifitis,angerisnottheanswer.Showtheoffenderwherehewentwrong.
23.Keepinmindhowfastthingspassbyandaregone—thosethatarenow,andthosetocome.Existenceflowspastuslikeariver:the"what"isinconstantflux,the"why"hasathousandvariations.Nothingisstable,notevenwhat’srighthere.Theinfinityofpastandfuturegapesbeforeus—achasmwhosedepthswecannotsee.
Soitwouldtakeanidiottofeelself-importanceordistress.Oranyindignation,either.Asifthethingsthatirritateuslasted.
24.Remember:
Matter.Howtinyyourshareofit.
Time.Howbriefandfleetingyourallotmentofit.
Fate.Howsmallaroleyouplayinit.
25.Sootherpeoplehurtme?That’stheirproblem.
