You whose fear revolves around approval,
may you seek out wisdom, and
may wisdom uplift you.
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You whose anger revolves around thwarted desire,
may you seek out wisdom, and
may wisdom uplift you.
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You whose selfish will revolves around immature ideas,
may you seek out wisdom, and
may wisdom uplift you.
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If affliction is locked away, neglected, denied:
this is like withholding medicine from the sick.
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If affliction is recognized, brought out in the open, treated compassionately:
this is like administering medicine to the sick.
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The old boy said: “Charity should begin at himself”
A lesser mind is focused more on the conditions of others, and less on one’s own house.
A greater mind works first on the condition of one’s own house, with all else following from there.