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,AN ,APPEAL ,TO ,Y\NG ,PEOPLE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,TRU/ Y\RSELF1 GR[+ \T ( *ILDHOOD Y\NG PEOPLE :5 Y\R S\LS = ! FIR/ TIME RAISE QUE/IONS3 :O AM ,I1 :Y ,I LIVE1 & :Y ALL SURR\ND+ ME PEOPLE LIVE8 ,& ! MO/ CONC]N+ QUE/ION - :E!R ,I LIVE PROP]LY & SO DO ALL PEOPLE SURR\ND+ ME8 ,TRU/ Y\RSELF EV5 :5 ?OSE ANSW]S :I* WILL COME TO Y\ WILL DISAGREE ) ?OSE 9/ILL$ 9 Y\ FROM *ILDHOOD1 WILL DISAGREE ) ! LIFE Y\ LIVE TOGE!R ) O!RS SURR\ND+ Y\4 ,DON'T BE AFRAID ( ! DISAGREEM5T2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 KN[ ?AT ?IS DISAGREEM5T ) ALL SURR\ND+ REFLECTS ! BE/ ?AT IS 9 Y\1 ! DIV9E PR9CIPLE1 ! MANIFE/ATION ( :I* 9 LIFE IS NOT ONLY ! MA91 BUT ! ONLY PURPOSE ( \R EXI/5CE4 ,!N BELIEVE NOT 9 Y\RSELF1 OR FAM\S P]SONALITY3 ,IVAN1 ,PETE1 ,LISA1 ,MA%A1 SON1 DAU<T] ( A ,K+1 M9I/] OR WORK]1 M]*ANT OR F>M]1 BUT ?AT ET]NAL1 REASON+ & VIRTU\S BEG9N+ ?AT LIVES 9 EA* ( US & :I* = ! FIR/ TIME WOKE UP 9 Y\ & ASK$ Y\ !SE ! MO/ CRITICAL 9 ! WORLD QUE/IONS & LOOKS = & REQUIRES !IR RESOLUTION4 ,!N DON'T BELIEVE PEOPLE :O ) AN 9DULG5T SMILE WILL TELL Y\ ?AT !Y ONCE SE>*$ = ! ANSW]S TO !SE QUE/IONS1 BUT DID NOT F9D1 BECAUSE ONE CANNOT F9D SOLUTIONS O!R ?AN ?OSE ACCEPT$ BY ALL4 

,DO NOT BELIEVE ?IS1 BUT TRU/ ONLY Y\RSELF1 & DON'T BE AFRAID TO DISAGREE ) ! VIEWS & ?\<TS ( PEOPLE SURR\ND+ Y\1 - IF ONLY Y\R ANSW]S DISAGREE+ ) !M >E NOT BAS$ ON Y\R P]SONAL DESIRES BUT ON ! DESIRE TO FULFILL ! REQUIREM5T ( ?AT LIFE1 FULFILL ! WILL ( ?AT =CE :I* S5T Y\ 9 ?IS LIFE4 ,BELIEVE Y\RSELF1 ESPECIALLY :5 ! ANSW]S COM+ TO Y\ >E CONFIRM$ BY ?OSE ET]NAL CREATION ( HUMAN WISDOM1 :I* IS EXPRESS$ 9 ALL RELIGI\S TEA*+S & ! CLOSE/ TO Y\ - ! TEA*+ ( ,*RI/ 9 ITS HI<E/ SPIRITUAL MEAN+4 

,I REMEMB] :5 ,I WAS #ae YE>S OLD1 \TLIV+ ?AT TIME :5 SUDD5LY ,I AWOKE FROM *ILD OB$I5CE TO VIEWS ( O!RS1 9 :I* HE LIV$ BE=E1 & = ! FIR/ TIME REALIZ$ ?AT ,I NE$ TO LIVE BY Y\RSELF1 TO *OOSE MY [N PA?1 TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = MY [N LIVE BE=E ?AT ,S\RCE :I* GAVE ME IT4 ,REMEMB] ?AT BACK !N ?AT ,I ALBEIT VAGUELY BUT DEEPLY FELT ?AT ! MA9 PURPOSE ( MY LIFE IS TO BE GOOD1 9 EVANGELIC S5SE1 9 S5SE ( SELFLESSNESS & LOVE4 ,I REMEMB] ?AT ,I TRI$ TO LIVE ?AT WAY BUT IT DID NOT LA/ = LONG4 ,I DIDN'T TRU/ MYSELF BUT BELIEV$ ALL ?AT IMPRESSIVE1 COCKY1 TRIUMPHANT ACUM5 :I* WAS 5=C$ ON ME CONSCI\SLY & SUBCONSCI\SLY BY ALL SURR\ND+S4 ,& MY FIR/ AWAK5+ HAS %IFT$ TO V]Y SPECIFIC ALBEIT DIV]SE WI%ES = SUCCESS 9 FRONT ( PEOPLE1 FAME1 9TELLECT1 WEAL?1 /R5G?1 - ?AT IS :O NOT ,I MYSELF BUT PEOPLE CONSID]$ VALUABLE4 

,I DIDN'T BELIEVE MYSELF BACK !N1 & ONLY AFT] MANY DECADES SP5T ON A*IEV+ WORLDLY GOALS :I* ,I EI!R DID NOT REA* OR A*IEV$ BUT SAW !IR FUTILITY1 VANITY1 & (T5 !IR H>M1 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ?AT MEAN+ :I* ,I KNEW #f YE>S AGO & DID NOT BELIEVE !N1 CAN & MU/ BE ! ONLY REASONABLE GOAL ( EV]Y HUMAN BE+4 

,& :AT O!R1 MORE JOYFUL = MYSELF & MORE USEFUL TO PEOPLE MY LIFE C\LD BECOME1 IF ,I HAD TRU/$ ! VOICE ( ! TRU?1 ,GOD1 = ! FIR/ TIME SPOK5 9 ME1 NOT YET SUBJECT$ TO TEMPTATIONS ( MY S\L1 IF ,I W\LD BELIEVE ?AT VOICE & GAVE 9 TO IT8 

,YES1 DE> Y\NG M51 S9C]ELY1 9DEP5D5TLY1 NOT 9FLU5C$ BY EXT]NAL SUGGE/IONS1 BUT 9DEP5D5TLY & S9C]ELY AWAK5$ TO ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! IMPORTANCE ( Y\R LIFE1 YES1 DON'T BELIEVE ! PEOPLE :O TELL Y\ ?AT Y\R MOTIVATIONS >E ONLY UNREA*ABLE DREAMS ( Y\?1 ?AT !Y ALSO DREAM$ & /ROVE =1 BUT ! LIFE SOON %[$ !M ?AT IT HAS ITS [N DEM&S & ?AT WE %\LD NOT FANTASIZE AB\T :AT \R LIFE C\LD BE1 & 9/EAD TRY \R BE/ TO ALIGN \R ACTIONS ) ! LIFE ( ! EXI/+ SOCIETY & TRY ONLY TO BE A USEFUL MEMB] ( ?IS SOCIETY4 

,ALSO DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT ESPECIALLY E/ABLI%$ 9 \R TIME DANG]\S TEMPTATION CONSI/+ 9 BELIEF ?AT ! HI<E/ HUMAN PURPOSE IS TO ASSI/ ! R$EVELOPM5T ( EXI/+ 9 A C]TA9 LOCATION & C]TA9 TIME SOCIETY1 US+ = ?IS PURPOSE ALL MEANS1 EV5 ?AT :I* CONTRADICT TO MORAL PR9CIPLES4 ,DON'T BELIEVE ?IS2 ! PURPOSE ( ?IS WOR?LESS 9 COMP>ISON TO ! PURPOSE ( MANIFE/ATION 9 Y\RSELF ?AT DIV9E ,S\RCE ?AT IS IMPR9T$ 9 Y\R S\L4 ,& ! PURPOSE IS FALSE IF IT ALL[S DEVIATION FROM ! ,S\RCE ( GOODNESS IMPR9T$ 9 Y\R S\L4 

,DON'T BELIEVE ?IS4 ,DON'T BELIEVE ?AT REALIZATION ( GOODNESS & TRU? >E IMPOSSIBLE 9 Y\R S\L4 ,A*IEV+ ( GOODNESS & TRU? IS NOT ONLY NOT IMPOSSIBLE 9 Y\R S\L1 BUT ! 5TIRE LIFE ( Y\RS1 & ( ALL PEOPLE1 IS ONLY 9 ?IS1 & ONLY ?IS REALIZATION 9 EV]Y P]SON LEADS NOT ONLY TO A BETT] SOCIETY1 BUT ALSO TO ALL ?AT WELF>E ( HUMANITY1 :I* ASSI/S IT & :I* IS FULFILL$ ONLY BY P]SONAL EF=TS ( EA* 9DIVIDUAL4 

,YES1 TRU/ Y\RSELF :5 Y\R S\L WILL NOT DESIRE TO \TDO O!RS1 DI/+UI% Y\RSELF FROM O!RS1 BE P[]FUL1 FAM\S1 TO BE A SAVIOR ( ! PEOPLE1 RESCU] FROM WRONG ORD] ( LIFE 7SU* DESIRES (T5 SUB/ITUTE ! DESIRE = GOODNESS71 & TRU/ Y\RSELF :5 ! MA9 DESIRE ( Y\R S\L IS TO BE BETT] - ,I WON'T TELL3 TO IMPROVE1 BECAUSE 9 SELF-IMPROVEM5T IS SOME?+ EGOTI/ICAL1 SATISFY+ PRIDE1 - BUT ,I'LL SAY3 TO BECOME ?AT :AT ,GOD :O GAVE US LIFE WANTS1 TO OP5 9 Y\RSELF ?AT BEG9N+1 ALIKE ,HIM1 :I* IS 5GRAV$ 9 US1 TO LIVE GODLY1 AS PEOPLE SAY4 

,TRU/ Y\RSELF & LIVE TO PUT ALL Y\R /R5G?S 9TO ONE PURPOSE3 TO MANIFE/ ,GOD 9 Y\RSELF1 - & Y\'LL A*IEVE EV]Y?+ Y\ CAN DO & = !IR [N B5EFIT & = ! B5EFIT ( ! :OLE WORLD4 

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