{"id":560,"date":"2022-10-04T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/10\/04\/30-the-clinging-or-we-can-say-the-heat\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T08:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T08:15:00","slug":"30-the-clinging-or-we-can-say-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/10\/04\/30-the-clinging-or-we-can-say-the-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"30. The Clinging or We Can Say the Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/0-MvqdMYFz4\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Credit |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-MvqdMYFz4\" style=\"text-align: left;\">30. The-Clinging &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h1>The Lines<o:p><\/o:p><\/h1>\n<p>Bottom. [9] When a man first awakens to the proper ways of<br \/>\nliving, things are not clear, and there is some degree of confusion. He tries<br \/>\nto discern the workings of fate and life, but his conclusions tend to<br \/>\ncontradict one another. With his day-to-day involvement in the world, everything<br \/>\ndescends upon him at once. <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/2019\/05\/good-morning_26.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clarity<\/a> is demanded of him, but it is difficult to<br \/>\ncome by. At such a stage, it is important that the man remain calm and not<br \/>\nallow himself to be rushed. If he maintains his tranquility and contemplates<br \/>\neach situation carefully and in order, the necessary clarity will come in time.<br \/>\nIt is the beginning where the greatest difficulty lies. Once he becomes<br \/>\naccustomed to observing his environment with insight and wisdom, his mind will<br \/>\ndevelop clarity and things will begin to fall into place. It is at the<br \/>\nbeginning that clear vision approached quietly and calmly is so important,<br \/>\nbecause how can he develop the habits of mind that accompany wisdom if he does<br \/>\nnot begin carefully and thoroughly? <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>2. [6] The man is able to approach all things in his<br \/>\nenvironment with moderation, and this bodes well. He calmly and quietly<br \/>\ncontemplates all his involvements and is able to follow the path of wisdom.<br \/>\nClarity is evident in all that he does. Calmness and moderation attract good<br \/>\nfortune. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>3. [9] The man contemplates his mortality and realizes that<br \/>\nhis life might soon be over. If he clings to this life, these realizations have<br \/>\na disturbing effect upon him. Instead of the sense of freedom that allows him<br \/>\nto accept life if it comes, or to accept death if it comes, he feels profound<br \/>\nregret at the thought of the passing of his life and the end of his existence<br \/>\non this earth. In his desperation, he may try to banish such thoughts by<br \/>\nfrantically seeking out all the pleasures that life affords, or he may withdraw<br \/>\ninto himself with self-pity and sadness. Either of those choices undermines the<br \/>\nreal meaning of growing older. The superior man is not concerned whether death<br \/>\ncomes sooner or later. He realizes that the important thing is what his life<br \/>\nconsists of as he lives it, and feels certain that whether the rightful path<br \/>\nbrings death sooner or later, he is determined upon that path and will accept<br \/>\nwhatever is the natural consequence thereof. His focus is on the acquisition of<br \/>\nwisdom, and he welcomes wherever that search leads him. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>4. [9] If a man in his anxiety to experience as much of life<br \/>\nas he can, or to accomplish as many great works as he can, burns himself out<br \/>\ntoo quickly, the lasting effect of his effort will be less than if he had<br \/>\napproached things more slowly, carefully, and thoroughly. By consuming himself<br \/>\nso quickly, he does not give his work time to settle in, to become well<br \/>\nestablished, and to form a broad and solid foundation. On the other hand, a<br \/>\nseries of great works, developed over a long period of time, become<br \/>\nwell-established, like a monument. People accept it, become accustomed to it,<br \/>\nand over time find it inconceivable that it should not exist or that something<br \/>\nshould replace it. But any kind of work, erected in a hurry does not have time<br \/>\nto become established in the memory of man. As soon as the promoter is gone,<br \/>\nthe effect of his work is gone with him. Establishing a great work is not just<br \/>\na matter of getting it done, but also a matter of establishing it in such a way<br \/>\nthat it stays done. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>5. [6] Big changes after great accomplishments can have a<br \/>\nshattering effect, but the man who retains his clarity of mind and accepts the<br \/>\nchanges as a renewal of life meets good fortune. Others might feel that it is<br \/>\nall over, that there is nothing left but disappointment and decline, especially<br \/>\nwhen there are no present prospects for something more. But the superior man is<br \/>\nopen to the turn of events. He adapts himself to the new circumstances and<br \/>\nlooks forward to whatever adventure lies ahead. His attitude of mind attracts<br \/>\ninteresting possibilities, and his sorrow over the wrenching changes is seen as<br \/>\na transitory matter. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>Top. [9] The man who is called upon to remedy situations, to<br \/>\ncorrect errors, to eliminate evildoers, keeps ever in mind his goal, which is<br \/>\nnot to destroy, but to make better. It may be necessary to completely eliminate<br \/>\nthose who are culpable and ultimately responsible. Leaders who should know<br \/>\nbetter cannot be let off lightly. But it is enough if those who were merely<br \/>\ndrawn in to the debacle correct their behavior, change their ways, and reverse<br \/>\nthe path they were on. The idea is not just to punish in order to satisfy some<br \/>\nself-righteous judgment or desire for revenge, but to change behavior and make<br \/>\nthe situation better, to enable things to work smoother and more efficiently.<br \/>\nSimilarly, in correcting one&#8217;s own behavior, the purpose is to follow a more<br \/>\nrightful path, and matters of little significance should be overlooked. If<br \/>\npunishments are too severe, they defeat the purposes of correction.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"text-align: center;\">Credit |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-MvqdMYFz4\" style=\"text-align: left;\">30. The-Clinging &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mediaeclatdotcom.blogspot.com\/p\/by-james-byrd-mba-business-consultant.html\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #004182; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, Ubuntu, Oxygen, &quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;, Cantarell, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.84px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"60\" data-original-width=\"468\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEj8wYgqJ2XWKNpEawp3ofPFX_EDxnjhGhLxlx24SdwWsy0V6WnHgYVqMM3CPvDNYEl2oL2VOJpaaF7kmLdi-0_B-m51cMpH2Qs4xasvEnQI9FRgun9OPDpFd-oMFG0uwD2xpDPBUQxLMooVXxkMwyXqOf66VSvEwUMCYeDfoVZpQnLgs3hiEXdtK7PRTg=w484-h62\" style=\"background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15.84px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;\" width=\"484\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit |&nbsp;30. The-Clinging &#8211; YouTube The Lines Bottom. [9] When a man first awakens to the proper ways of living, things are not clear, and there is some degree of confusion. He tries to discern the workings of fate and life, but his conclusions tend to contradict one another. 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