renders one weaker in the world rather than stronger while
gifting
one expensively with the illusion that one has been receiving
"Internal Insights ."
&
That - after stopping to think twice about it–
would
be o.k., I think! In fact, what fd recommend, at least temporarily,
is a total withdrawal from those worlds of weakening phenomena
that can distract one from making clear
&
Good (i.e., slowly-thought-out) Decisions.
&
This, for the sake of
acting
&
what's more training even the so-called "reactions" to react
in a way that's patient
&
well-paced, not just
Merely for the sake of the exercise or for the theoretical practise
of the art of self-discipline, but simply so as enable us
To Get Further Control Over Our Lives.
Could anybody stand that?
I know
I could. Why, there's a whole world of opportunity out there! Except
that,
as I say this, there's now this ant flying up into the air with a
little piece of lettuce-leaf in its mouth; a butterfly flying off with
a
Grain of sugar between its feet;
&
a hummingbird who looks quite
happy with
its slice of tomato
&
the lost ham. How can we steel ourselves
more?
