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Cold neutrality
Whenever possible, I choose neutrality over negativity. Hatred robs of control, negativity slowly erodes mind. Life will bring battles and that’s normal, but they are best faced with a cold, steady mind. In neutrality, one finds the strength to endure and act without being consumed.
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On suffering
To suffer is useful and normal, especially intellectually – overcoming the difficulties life presents – makes one stronger… well, to a limited extent, of course, not to the point of breaking. Difficulties and suffering to an intellectual – especially a creator of something new or a potential leader, not an “analyst-and-data-collector-scientist-or-low-level-manager-politician” – are like training…