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           What’sstoppingyou?

           12.Work:

           Nottorousepity,nottowinsympathyoradmiration.Onlythis:

           Activity.

           Stillness.

           Asthelogosofthestaterequires.

           13.TodayIescapedfromanxiety.Orno,Idiscardedit,becauseitwaswithinme,inmyownperceptions—notoutside.

           14.Knownbylongexperience,limitedinlifespan,debasedinsubstance—allofit.

           Nowasthen,inthetimeofthoseweburied.

           15.Thingswaitoutsideus,hoveratthedoor.Theykeeptothemselves.Askthemwhotheyareandtheydon’tknow,theycangivenoaccountofthemselves.

           Whataccountsforthem?

           Theminddoes.

           16.Notbeingdoneto,butdoing—thesourceofgoodandbadforrationalandpoliticalbeings.Wheretheirowngoodnessandbadnessisfound—notinbeingdoneto,butindoing.

           17.Arockthrownintheair.Itlosesnothingbycomingdown,gainednothingbygoingup.

           18.Entertheirminds,andyou’llfindthejudgesyou’resoafraidof—andhowjudiciouslytheyjudgethemselves.

           19.Everythinginflux.Andyoutoowillalterinthewhirlandperish,andtheworldaswell.

           20.Leaveotherpeople’smistakeswheretheylie.

           21.Whenweceasefromactivity,orfollowathoughttoitsconclusion,it’sakindofdeath.Anditdoesn’tharmus.