{"id":866,"date":"2022-03-07T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T09:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/03\/07\/30-the-clinging-3\/"},"modified":"2022-03-07T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T09:55:00","slug":"30-the-clinging-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycal8.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/2022\/03\/07\/30-the-clinging-3\/","title":{"rendered":"30. The-Clinging"},"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 | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0-MvqdMYFz4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The Lines<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Bottom. [9] When a man first awakens to the proper ways of living, things are not clear, and<br \/>\nthere is some degree of confusion. He tries to discern the workings of fate and life, but his<br \/>\nconclusions tend to contradict one another. With his day-to-day involvement in the world,<br \/>\neverything descends 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 allow himself to<br \/>\nbe rushed. If he maintains his tranquility and contemplates each situation carefully and in<br \/>\norder, the necessary clarity will come in time. It is the beginning where the greatest difficulty<br \/>\nlies. Once he becomes accustomed to observing his environment with insight and<br \/>\nwisdom, his mind will develop clarity and things will begin to fall into place. It is at the beginning<br \/>\nthat clear vision approached quietly and calmly is so important, because how can<br \/>\nhe develop the habits of mind that accompany wisdom if he does not begin carefully and<br \/>\nthoroughly?<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>\n2. [6] The man is able to approach all things in his environment with moderation, and this<br \/>\nbodes well. He calmly and quietly contemplates all his involvements and is able to follow<br \/>\nthe path of wisdom. Clarity is evident in all that he does. Calmness and moderation attract<br \/>\ngood fortune.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>\n3. [9] The man contemplates his mortality and realizes that his life might soon be over. If he<br \/>\nclings to this life, these realizations have a disturbing effect upon him. Instead of the sense<br \/>\nof freedom that allows him to accept life if it comes, or to accept death if it comes, he feels<br \/>\nprofound regret at the thought of the passing of his life and the end of his existence on this<br \/>\nearth. In his desperation, he may try to banish such thoughts by frantically seeking out all<br \/>\nthe pleasures that life affords, or he may withdraw into himself with self-pity and sadness.<br \/>\nEither of those choices undermines the real meaning of growing older. The superior man is<br \/>\nnot concerned whether death comes sooner or later. He realizes that the important thing is<br \/>\nwhat his life consists of as he lives it, and feels certain that whether the rightful path brings<br \/>\ndeath sooner or later, he is determined upon that path and will accept whatever is the natural<br \/>\nconsequence thereof. His focus is on the acquisition of wisdom, and he welcomes wherever<br \/>\nthat search leads him.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>\n4. [9] If a man in his anxiety to experience as much of life as he can, or to accomplish as<br \/>\nmany great works as he can, burns himself out too quickly, the lasting effect of his effort<br \/>\nwill be less than if he had approached things more slowly, carefully, and thoroughly. By<br \/>\nconsuming himself so 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 series of great<br \/>\nworks, developed over a long period of time, become well-established, like a monument.<br \/>\nPeople accept it, become accustomed to it, and over time find it inconceivable that it should<br \/>\nnot exist or that something should replace it. But any kind of work, erected in a hurry does<br \/>\nnot have time to become established in the memory of man. As soon as the promoter is<br \/>\ngone, the effect of his work is gone with him. Establishing a great work is not just a matter<br \/>\nof getting it done, but also a matter of establishing it in such a way that it stays done.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>\n5. [6] Big changes after great accomplishments can have a shattering effect, but the man<br \/>\nwho retains his clarity of mind and accepts the changes as a renewal of life meets good<br \/>\nfortune. Others might feel that it is all over, that there is nothing left but disappointment<br \/>\nand decline, especially when there are no present prospects for something more. But the superior man is open 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 interesting<br \/>\npossibilities, and his sorrow over the wrenching changes is seen as a transitory matter.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/>\nTop. [9] The man who is called upon to remedy situations, to correct errors, to eliminate<br \/>\nevildoers, keeps ever in mind his goal, which is not to destroy, but to make better. It may be<br \/>\nnecessary to completely eliminate those who are culpable and ultimately responsible. Leaders<br \/>\nwho should know better cannot be let off lightly. But it is enough if those who were<br \/>\nmerely drawn in to the debacle correct their behavior, change their ways, and reverse the<br \/>\npath they were on. The idea is not just to punish in order to satisfy some self-righteous<br \/>\njudgment or desire for revenge, but to change behavior and make the situation better, to<br \/>\nenable things to work smoother and more efficiently. Similarly, in correcting one&#8217;s own behavior,<br \/>\nthe purpose is to follow a more rightful path, and matters of little significance<br \/>\nshould be overlooked. If punishments are too severe, they defeat the purposes of correction.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #030303; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b style=\"text-align: center;\">Credit |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0-MvqdMYFz4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youtube.com<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit | youtube.com 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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