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,A ,HUMAN ,LIFE 

,FROM ! MOM5T :5 HE CAT*ES SI<T ( ! LI<T ( ! WORLD A MAN SEEKS TO F9D \T HIMSELF & GET HOLD ( HIMSELF \T ( ITS CONFUSION1 9 :I* HE1 ) EV]Y?+ ELSE1 IS TOSS$ AB\T 9 MOTLEY MIXTURE4 

,BUT EV]Y?+ ?AT COMES 9 CONTACT ) ! *ILD DEF5DS ITSELF 9 TURN AGA9/ HIS ATTACKS1 & ASS]TS ITS [N P]SI/5CE4 

,ACCORD+LY1 BECAUSE EA* ?+ C>ES = ITSELF & AT ! SAME TIME COMES 9TO CON/ANT COLLISION ) O!R ?+S1 ! COMBAT ( SELF-ASS]TION IS UNAVOIDABLE4 

,VICTORY OR DEFEAT - BETWE5 ! TWO ALT]NATIVES ! FATE ( ! COMBAT WAV]S4 ,! VICTOR BECOMES ! LORD1 ! VANQUI%$ ONE ! SUBJECT3 ! =M] EX]CISES SUPREMACY & 0RI<TS ( SUPREMACY10 ! LATT] FULFILLS 9 AWE & DEF]5CE ! 0DUTIES ( A SUBJECT40 

,BUT BO? REMA9 5EMIES1 & ALWAYS LIE 9 WAIT3 !Y WAT* = EA* O!R'S WEAKNESSES - *ILDR5 = ?OSE ( !IR P>5TS & P>5TS = ?OSE ( !IR *ILDR5 7!IR FE>1 = EXAMPLE72 EI!R ! /ICK CONQU]S ! MAN1 OR ! MAN CONQU]S ! /ICK4 

,9 *ILDHOOD LIB]ATION TAKES ! DIRECTION ( TRY+ TO GET TO ! BOTTOM ( ?+S1 TO GET AT :AT IS 0BACK (0 ?+S2 !RE=E WE SPY \T ! WEAK PO9TS ( EV]YBODY1 = :I*1 IT IS WELL KN[N1 *ILDR5 HAVE A SURE 9/9CT2 !RE=E WE LIKE TO SMA% ?+S1 LIKE TO RUMMAGE ?R\< HIDD5 CORN]S1 PRY AFT] :AT IS COV]$ UP OR \T ( ! WAY1 & TRY :AT WE CAN DO ) EV]Y?+4 ,:5 WE ONCE GET AT :AT IS BACK ( ! ?+S1 WE KN[ WE >E SAFE2 :5 WE HAVE GOT AT ! FACT ?AT ! ROD IS TOO WEAK AGA9/ \R OBDURACY1 !N WE NO LONG] FE> IT1 0HAVE \TGR[N IT40 

,BEH9D ! ROD1 MI<TI] ?AN IT1 /&S \R - OBDURACY1 \R OBDURATE C\RAGE4 ,BY DEGREES WE GET AT :AT IS BACK ( EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS MY/]I\S & UNCANNY TO US1 ! MY/]I\S,IY-DREAD$ MI<T ( ! ROD1 ! FA!R'S /]N LOOK1 ETC41 & BACK ( ALL WE F9D \R AT>AXIA - \R IMP]TURBABILITY1 9TREPIDITY1 \R C\NT] =CES1 \R ODDS ( /R5G?1 \R 9V9CIBILITY4 ,BE=E ?AT :I* =M]LY 9SPIR$ 9 US FE> & DEF]5CE WE NO LONG] RETREAT %YLY1 BUT TAKE C\RAGE4 ,BACK ( EV]Y?+ WE F9D \R C\RAGE1 \R SUP]IORITY2 BACK ( ! %>P COMM& ( P>5TS & AU?ORITIES /&S1 AFT] ALL1 \R C\RAGE\S *OICE OR \R \TWITT+ %REWDNESS4 ,& ! MORE WE FEEL \RSELVES1 ! SMALL] APPE>S ?AT :I* BE=E SEEM$ 9V9CIBLE4 ,& :AT IS \R TRICK]Y1 %REWDNESS1 C\RAGE1 OBDURACY8 ,:AT ELSE BUT - M9D 6.<#a.> 

,?R\< A CONSID]ABLE TIME WE >E SP>$ A FI<T ?AT IS SO EXHAU/+ LAT] - ! FI<T AGA9/ REASON4 ,! FAIRE/ P>T ( *ILDHOOD PASSES )\T ! NECESSITY ( COM+ TO BL[S ) REASON4 ,WE C>E NO?+ AT ALL AB\T IT1 DO NOT M$DLE ) IT1 ADMIT NO REASON4 ,WE >E NOT TO BE P]SUAD$ TO ANY?+ BY CONVICTION1 & >E DEAF TO GOOD >GUM5TS & PR9CIPLES2 ON ! O!R H&1 COAX+1 PUNI%M5T1 & ! LIKE >E H>D = US TO RESI/4 

,?IS /EM LIFE-&-DEA? COMBAT ) REASON 5T]S LAT]1 & BEG9S A NEW PHASE2 9 *ILDHOOD WE SCAMP] AB\T )\T RACK+ \R BRA9S MU*4 

,M9D IS ! NAME ( ! FIR/ SELF-DISCOV]Y1 ! FIR/ UNDEIFICATION ( ! DIV9E2 ?AT IS1 ( ! UNCANNY1 ! SPOOKS1 ! 0P[]S ABOVE40 ,\R FRE% FEEL+ ( Y\?1 ?IS FEEL+ ( SELF1 N[ DEF]S TO NO?+2 ! WORLD IS DISCR$IT$1 = WE >E ABOVE IT1 WE >E M9D4 ,N[ = ! FIR/ TIME WE SEE ?AT HI!RTO WE HAVE NOT LOOK$ AT ! WORLD 9TELLIG5TLY .<MIT ,GEI/.> AT ALL1 BUT ONLY />$ AT IT4 

,WE EX]CISE ! BEG9N+S ( \R /R5G? ON NATURAL P[]S4 ,WE DEF] TO P>5TS AS A NATURAL P[]2 LAT] WE SAY3 ,FA!R & MO!R >E TO BE =SAK51 ALL NATURAL P[] TO BE C\NT$ AS RIV54 ,!Y >E VANQUI%$4 ,= ! RATIONAL1 ! 09TELLECTUAL MAN10.<#b.> !RE IS NO FAMILY AS A NATURAL P[]2 A R5UNCIATION ( P>5TS1 BRO!RS1 ETC41 MAKES ITS APPE>ANCE4 ,IF !SE >E 0BORN AGA90 AS 9TELLECTUAL1 RATIONAL P[]S1 !Y >E NO LONG] AT ALL :AT !Y W]E BE=E4 

,& NOT ONLY P>5TS1 BUT M5 9 G5]AL1 >E CONQU]$ BY ! Y\NG MAN2 !Y >E NO H9DRANCE TO HIM1 & >E NO LONG] REG>D$2 = N[ HE SAYS3 ,ONE MU/ OBEY ,GOD RA!R ?AN M54 

,FROM ?IS HI< /&-PO9T EV]Y?+ 0E>?LY0 REC$ES 9TO CONTEMPTIBLE REMOT5ESS2 = ! /&-PO9T IS - ! HEAV5LY4 

,! ATTITUDE IS N[ ALTOGE!R REV]S$2 ! Y\? TAKES UP AN 9TELLECTUAL POSITION1 :ILE ! BOY1 :O DID NOT YET FEEL HIMSELF AS M9D1 GREW UP ON M9DLESS LE>N+4 ,! =M] DOES NOT TRY TO GET HOLD ( ?+S 7= 9/ANCE1 TO GET 9TO HIS HEAD ! DATA ( HI/ORY71 BUT ( ! ?\<TS ?AT LIE HIDD5 9 ?+S1 & SO1 !RE=E1 ( ! SPIRIT ( HI/ORY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! BOY UND]/&S CONNECTIONS NO D\BT1 BUT NOT IDEAS1 ! SPIRIT2 !RE=E HE /R+S TOGE!R :ATEV] CAN BE LE>N$1 )\T PROCE$+ A PRIORI & !ORETICALLY1 )\T LOOK+ = IDEAS4 

,AS 9 *ILDHOOD ONE HAD TO OV]COME ! RESI/ANCE ( ! LAWS ( ! WORLD1 SO N[ 9 EV]Y?+ ?AT HE PROPOSES HE IS MET BY AN OBJECTION ( ! M9D1 ( REASON1 ( HIS [N CONSCI5CE4 0,?AT IS UNREASONABLE1 UN*RI/IAN1 UNPATRIOTIC10 & ! LIKE1 CRIES CONSCI5CE TO US1 & - FRI<T5S US AWAY FROM IT4 ,NOT ! MI<T ( ! AV5G+ ,EUM5IDES1 NOT ,POSEIDON'S WRA?1 NOT ,GOD1 F> AS HE SEES ! HIDD51 NOT ! FA!R'S ROD ( PUNI%M5T1 DO WE FE>1 BUT - CONSCI5CE4 

,WE 0RUN AFT] \R ?\<TS0 N[1 & FOLL[ !IR COMM&S JU/ AS BE=E WE FOLL[$ P>5TAL1 HUMAN ONES4 ,\R C\RSE ( ACTION IS DET]M9$ BY \R ?\<TS 7IDEAS1 CONCEPTIONS1 FAI?7 AS IT IS 9 *ILDHOOD BY ! COMM&S ( \R P>5TS4 

,= ALL ?AT1 WE W]E ALREADY ?9K+ :5 WE W]E *ILDR51 ONLY \R ?\<TS W]E NOT FLE%LESS1 AB/RACT1 ABSOLUTE1 ?AT IS1 ,N,O,?,+ ,B,U,T ,?,\,<,T,S1 A HEAV5 9 !MSELVES1 A PURE WORLD ( ?\<T1 LOGICAL ?\<TS4 

,ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y HAD BE5 ONLY ?\<TS ?AT WE HAD AB\T A ?+2 WE ?\<T ( ! ?+ SO OR SO4 ,?US WE MAY HAVE ?\<T 0,GOD MADE ! WORLD ?AT WE SEE !RE10 BUT WE DID NOT ?9K ( 70SE>*07 ! 0DEP?S ( ! ,GODHEAD ITSELF02 WE MAY HAVE ?\<T 0?AT IS ! TRU? AB\T ! MATT]10 BUT WE DO NOT ?9K ( ,TRU? ITSELF1 NOR UNITE 9TO ONE S5T5CE 0,GOD IS TRU?40 ,! 0DEP?S ( ! ,GODHEAD1 :O IS TRU?10 WE DID NOT T\*4 ,OV] SU* PURELY LOGICAL 7!OLOGICAL7 QUE/IONS1 0,:AT IS TRU?80 ,PILATE DOES NOT /OP1 ?\< HE DOES NOT !RE=E HESITATE TO ASC]TA9 9 AN 9DIVIDUAL CASE 0:AT TRU? !RE IS 9 ! ?+10 :E!R ! ?+ IS TRUE4 

,ANY ?\<T B\ND TO A ?+ IS NOT YET NO?+ BUT A ?\<T1 ABSOLUTE ?\<T4 

,TO BR+ TO LI<T ! PURE ?\<T1 OR TO BE ( ITS P>TY1 IS ! DELI<T ( Y\?2 & ALL ! %APES ( LI<T 9 ! WORLD ( ?\<T1 LIKE TRU?1 FRE$OM1 HUMANITY1 ,MAN1 ILLUM9E & 9SPIRE ! Y\?FUL S\L4 

,BUT1 :5 ! SPIRIT IS RECOGNIZ$ AS ! ESS5TIAL ?+1 IT /ILL MAKES A DIFF]5CE :E!R ! SPIRIT IS POOR OR RI*1 & !RE=E ONE SEEKS TO BECOME RI* 9 SPIRIT2 ! SPIRIT WANTS TO SPREAD \T SO AS TO F\ND ITS EMPIRE - AN EMPIRE ?AT IS NOT ( ?IS WORLD1 ! WORLD JU/ CONQU]$4 ,?US1 !N1 IT LONGS TO BECOME ALL 9 ALL TO ITSELF2 =1 AL?\< ,I AM SPIRIT1 ,I AM NOT YET P]FECT$ SPIRIT1 & MU/ FIR/ SEEK ! COMPLETE SPIRIT4 

,BUT ) ?AT ,I1 :O HAD JU/ N[ F\ND MYSELF AS SPIRIT1 LOSE MYSELF AGA9 AT ONCE1 B[+ BE=E ! COMPLETE SPIRIT AS ONE NOT MY [N BUT SUP]NAL.<#c.>1 & FEEL+ MY EMPT9ESS4 

,SPIRIT IS ! ESS5TIAL PO9T = EV]Y?+1 TO BE SURE2 BUT !N IS EV]Y SPIRIT ! 0RI<T0 SPIRIT8 ,! RI<T & TRUE SPIRIT IS ! IDEAL ( SPIRIT1 ! 0,HOLY ,SPIRIT40 ,IT IS NOT MY OR Y\R SPIRIT1 BUT JU/ - AN IDEAL1 SUP]NAL ONE1 IT IS 0,GOD40 0,GOD IS SPIRIT40 ,& ?IS SUP]NAL 0,FA!R 9 HEAV5 GIVES IT TO ?OSE ?AT PRAY TO HIM40.<#d.> 

,! MAN IS DI/+UI%$ FROM ! Y\? BY ! FACT ?AT HE TAKES ! WORLD AS IT IS1 9/EAD ( EV]Y:]E FANCY+ IT AMISS & WANT+ TO IMPROVE IT1 MODEL IT AFT] HIS IDEAL2 9 HIM ! VIEW ?AT ONE MU/ DEAL ) ! WORLD ACCORD+ TO HIS 9T]E/1 NOT ACCORD+ TO HIS IDEALS1 BECOMES CONFIRM$4 

,SO LONG AS ONE KN[S HIMSELF ONLY AS SPIRIT1 & FEELS ?AT ALL ! VALUE ( HIS EXI/5CE CONSI/S 9 BE+ SPIRIT 7IT BECOMES EASY = ! Y\? TO GIVE HIS LIFE1 ! 0BODILY LIFE10 = A NO?+1 = ! SILLIE/ PO9T ( HONOR71 SO LONG IT IS ONLY ?\<TS ?AT ONE HAS1 IDEAS ?AT HE HOPES TO BE ABLE TO REALIZE SOME DAY :5 HE HAS F\ND A SPH]E ( ACTION2 ?US ONE HAS MEAN:ILE ONLY IDEALS1 UNEXECUT$ IDEAS OR ?\<TS4 

,NOT UNTIL ONE HAS FALL5 9 LOVE ) HIS CORPOREAL SELF1 & TAKES A PLEASURE 9 HIMSELF AS A LIV+ FLE%-&-BLOOD P]SON - BUT IT IS 9 MATURE YE>S1 9 ! MAN1 ?AT WE F9D IT SO - NOT UNTIL !N HAS ONE A P]SONAL OR EGOI/IC.<#e.> 9T]E/1 AN 9T]E/ NOT ONLY ( \R SPIRIT1 = 9/ANCE1 BUT ( TOTAL SATISFACTION1 SATISFACTION ( ! :OLE *AP1 A SELFI%.<#f.> 9T]E/4 ,JU/ COMP>E A MAN ) A Y\?1 & SEE IF HE WILL NOT APPE> TO Y\ H>D]1 LESS MAGNANIM\S1 MORE SELFI%4 ,IS HE !RE=E WORSE8 ,NO1 Y\ SAY2 HE HAS ONLY BECOME MORE DEF9ITE1 OR1 AS Y\ ALSO CALL IT1 MORE 0PRACTICAL40 ,BUT ! MA9 PO9T IS ?IS1 ?AT HE MAKES HIMSELF MORE ! C5T] ?AN DOES ! Y\?1 :O IS 9FATUAT$ AB\T O!R ?+S1 = EXAMPLE1 ,GOD1 FA!RL&1 & SO ON4 

,!RE=E ! MAN %[S A SECOND SELF-DISCOV]Y4 ,! Y\? F\ND HIMSELF AS SPIRIT & LO/ HIMSELF AGA9 9 ! G5]AL SPIRIT1 ! COMPLETE1 HOLY SPIRIT1 ,MAN1 MANK9D - 9 %ORT1 ALL IDEALS2 ! MAN F9DS HIMSELF AS EMBODI$ SPIRIT4 

,BOYS HAD ONLY UN9TELLECTUAL 9T]E/S 7?OSE 9T]E/S DEVOID ( ?\<TS & IDEAS71 Y\?S ONLY 9TELLECTUAL ONES2 ! MAN HAS BODILY1 P]SONAL1 EGOI/IC 9T]E/S4 

,IF ! *ILD HAS NOT AN OBJECT ?AT IT CAN OCCUPY ITSELF )1 IT FEELS 5NUI2 = IT DOES NOT YET KN[ H[ TO OCCUPY ITSELF ) ITSELF4 ,! Y\?1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ?R[S ! OBJECT ASIDE1 BECAUSE = HIM ?\<TS >OSE \T ( ! OBJECT2 HE OCCUPIES HIMSELF ) HIS ?\<TS1 HIS DREAMS1 OCCUPIES HIMSELF 9TELLECTUALLY1 OR 0HIS M9D IS OCCUPI$40 

,! Y\NG MAN 9CLUDES EV]Y?+ NOT 9TELLECTUAL UND] ! CONTEMPTU\S NAME ( 0EXT]NALITIES40 ,IF HE NEV]!LESS /ICKS TO ! MO/ TRIVIAL EXT]NALITIES 7SU* AS ! CU/OMS ( /UD5TS' CLUBS & O!R =MALITIES71 IT IS BECAUSE1 & :51 HE DISCOV]S M9D 9 !M1 :5 !Y >E SYMBOLS TO HIM4 

,AS ,I F9D MYSELF BACK ( ?+S1 & ?AT AS M9D1 SO ,I MU/ LAT] F9D MYSELF ALSO BACK ( ?\<TS - NAMELY1 AS !IR CREATOR & [N].<#g.> 4 ,9 ! TIME ( SPIRITS ?\<TS GREW UNTIL !Y OV]TOPP$ MY HEAD1 :OSE (FSPR+ !Y YET W]E2 !Y HOV]$ AB\T ME & CONVULS$ ME LIKE FEV]-FANTASIES - AN AWFUL P[]4 ,! ?\<TS HAD BECOME CORPOREAL ON !IR [N ACC\NT1 W]E <O/S1 SU* AS ,GOD1 ,EMP]OR1 ,POPE1 ,FA!RL&1 ETC4 ,IF ,I DE/ROY !IR CORPOREITY1 !N ,I TAKE !M BACK 9TO M9E1 & SAY3 0,I ALONE AM CORPOREAL40 ,& N[ ,I TAKE ! WORLD AS :AT IT IS TO ME1 AS M9E1 AS MY PROP]TY.<#h.>2 ,I REF] ALL TO MYSELF4 

,IF AS SPIRIT ,I HAD ?RU/ AWAY ! WORLD 9 ! DEEPE/ CONTEMPT1 SO AS [N] ,I ?RU/ SPIRITS OR IDEAS AWAY 9TO !IR 0VANITY40 ,!Y HAVE NO LONG] ANY P[] OV] ME1 AS NO 0E>?LY MI<T0 HAS P[] OV] ! SPIRIT4 

,! *ILD WAS REALI/IC1 TAK5 UP ) ! ?+S ( ?IS WORLD1 UNTIL LITTLE BY LITTLE HE SUCCE$$ 9 GETT+ AT :AT WAS BACK ( !SE V]Y ?+S2 ! Y\? WAS IDEALI/IC1 9SPIR$ BY ?\<TS1 UNTIL HE WORK$ HIS WAY UP TO :]E HE BECAME ! MAN1 ! EGOI/IC MAN1 :O DEALS ) ?+S & ?\<TS ACCORD+ TO HIS HE>T'S PLEASURE1 & SETS HIS P]SONAL 9T]E/ ABOVE EV]Y?+4 ,F9ALLY1 ! OLD MAN8 ,:5 ,I BECOME ONE1 !RE WILL /ILL BE TIME 5\< TO SPEAK ( ?AT4 

,FOOTNOTES 

8 ,G]MAN WORD3 ,GEI/ - CAN MEAN EI!R M9D OR SPIRIT 
8 ,G]MAN3 ,GEI/IG5 
8 ,G]MAN3 J5SEITIG 
8 ,BIBLE3 ,LUKE #a#a3#a#c 
8 ,G]MAN3 EGOI/IS*ES 
8 ,G]MAN3 EIG5NUTZIGES 
8 ,G]MAN3 ,EIGN] 
8 ,G]MAN3 ,EIG5TUM 

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