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Sayi'gs o, &he Sere'e As the wheels of the cart follow the heels of the ox, so happiness follows good actions. As the wheels of the cart follow the heels of the ox, so sorrow follows wrong doing. GA!TAMA B!DDHA (ea%e I lea)e .i&h yo7- /y pea%e I gi)e 7'&o yo7- 'o& as &he .orld gi)e&h- gi)e I 7'&o yo7. Le& 'o& yo7r hear& be &ro7bled- 'ei&her le& i& be a,raid. +ES!S CHRIST A%%ordi'g &o S&. +oh'- Chap&er 4IV A'd God ha&h spread &he ear&h as a %arpe& &ha& yo7 /ay .alk &hereo' &hro7gh spa%io7s pa&hs. MOHAMMED A%%ordi'g &o &he 3ora'- S7ra L44I Ma' is 'o& /ade &o 7'ders&a'd li,e- b7& &o li)e i&. GEORGE DE SA TA$A A

I'&rod7%&io' I& /a&&ers li&&le .he&her .e li)e i' a' age o, %hi)alry- or i' o'e o, a&o/ bo/bs- /e' a'd .o/e' .a'& &ha& happi'ess .hi%h is bred by Sere'i&y. The %o/plai'& &ha& pea%e o, /i'd a'd &he r7sh o, /oder' %i)ili=a&io' are i'%o/pa&ible is 'o /ore &ha' a' e)asio' by &hose .ho .ill 'o& &ake &he &ro7ble &o del)e i'&o &he/sel)es a'd dis%o)er .ha& %o's&i&7&es &his /ea's o, /ee&i'g proble/s. I& is &he i'dole'& a&&i&7de o, &hose .ho .a'& so/e&hi'g .i&ho7& .orki'g &o ge& i&. E)ery&hi'g i' o7r li)es has had a logi%al p7rpose a'd is o,,ered &o 7s &o 7se ad)a'&ageo7sly or dis%ard i/pro)ide'&ly. Degradi'g &rials as .ell as e>hilara&i'g s7%%esses ha)e so/e de,i'i&e desig'. I' ,a%&- 7'&il .e ?%a' /ee& .i&h &ri7/ph a'd disas&er a'd &rea& &hose &.o i/pos&ers @7s& &he sa/eA &here is li&&le %ha'%e &ha& .e .ill a%hie)e a'y&hi'g approa%hi'g spiri&7al Sere'i&y. I& is- 'e)er&heless- e>&re/ely di,,i%7l& ,or &he a)erage h7/a' bei'g a'd espe%ially ,or &hose yo7'g i' years &o appre%ia&e &his. I %er&ai'ly did 'o& 7'&il I .as /iddle5aged. #ro/ %hildhood- I had bee' '7r&7red o' a ,e. &r7&hs a'd a grea& /a'y ,alla%ies. "he' s7dde'ly &he ,alla%ies bega' &o i'&r7de- I de%ided &ha& I /7s& do so/e&hi'g abo7& i&- I /7s& di)or%e /ysel, ,ro/ /y ,ra7d7le'& .ay o, reaso'i'g- I /7s& ,i'd pea%e. So I .e'& &o look ,or i& a'd- a,&er a' e>%eedi'gly lo'g :7es&- ,o7'd i&. I ,o7'd i& i'i&ially a/o'g &he 'o/ad Arabs .ho pas&7re &heir sheep o' &he arid 7pla'ds o, &he Sahara- d7e so7&h o, Algiers. This is 'o& &o s7gges& &ha& Sere'i&y %a' be a%:7ired by /erely goi'g &o li)e a.ay ,ro/ &o.'s a'd h7/a' bei'gs. This .ill help- b7& i& .ill 'o& a7&o/a&i%ally a'd /ira%7lo7sly gi)e o'e relie, ,or/ &he &rials .hi%h are &he i'e)i&able lo& o, /e'. #or- as Se'e%a de%lared so/e &.e'&y %e'&7ries ago?Tho7gh yo7 /ay %ross )as& spa%es o, seas a'd &hro7gh la'ds a'd %i&ies are le,& as&er'- yo7r ,a7l&s .ill ,ollo. yo7 .heresoe)er yo7 &ra)el.A "ha& &he Sahara did gi)e /e .ere &he ,or/7las ,or a sere'e approa%h &o li,e a'd &he ,o7'da&io's o' .hi%h &o b7ild happi'ess- a'd &ha& is a grea& deal. B7& i& .as 'o& 7'&il /7%h la&er &ha& I reaped &he ,7ll be'e,i& o, &hose se)e' years i' &he deser& a'd appre%ia&ed &ha&- abo)e all- I had bee' able &o see /ysel, as I really .as a'd 7'ders&a'd &ha& &r7e Sere'i&y %o/es ,ro/ o'eBs deep- 7'e>plai'able i''er bei'g. #or &his reaso'- I belie)e &ha& a'yo'e .ho si'%erely .a'&s &o ,i'd .ha& I did %a' do so by %o's%ie'&io7sly ,ollo.i'g &he ele/e'&ary pri'%iples .hi%h I a/ goi'g &o se& do.' o' &hese pages.i&ho7& 'e%essarily lea)i'g his ho/e i' &he pro%ess. I do 'o& belie)e &ha& i& .ill help &hose .ho ,eel &hey are s7,,i%ie'&ly e'ligh&e'ed &o %o'd7%& &heir li)es har/o'io7sly- ,or ,or a'y .ho ha)e dis%o)ered ?&r7&h.A These happy ,e. 'eed a /ore ad)a'%ed philosophy &ha' /i'e &o %o/,or& &he/. There are a '7/ber o, :7o&a&io's i' &his book ,ro/ &he .ri&i'gs a'd sayi'gs o, grea& &hi'kers.hi%h ha)e bee' i'ser&ed &o sho. &ha& e)ery&hi'g I ad)o%a&e i' &hese pages is as old as reaso'. ei&her ra%e- 'or %reed- 'or &i/e al&ers &he ideal .hi%h so /a'y ha)e prea%hed a'd so ,e. ha)e obser)ed. I &ake &his oppor&7'i&y &o &ha'k Miss E/ily S%o&&- .ho 7'r7,,led a%%ep&a'%e o, li,eBs &rials a'd %o's&r7%&i)e &hi'ki'g o' Sere'i&y did /7%h &o pro/o&e &he .ri&i'g o, &his bookC &o Eilee' Garre&- .ho ,irs& e'%o7raged /e &o press o' paper .ha&- 7p &o &he'- I had %o',i'ed &o le%&7resC a'd &o Harrie&- .i&ho7& .hose %o5opera&io' &he bri'gi'g o, &his .ork &o a s7%%ess,7l %o'%l7sio' .o7ld 'o& ha)e bee' possible. R.V.C.B Eas& Ha''ey O%&ober 0-012D

Co'&e'&s Introduction - ix (rolog7e 5 E I 5 "orryi'g is #7&ile b7& Co'&agio7s II 5 "orryi'g abo7& &he (as& a'd &he #7&7re III F "orryi'g abo7& O'eBs I/por&a'%e IV F "orryi'g abo7& O'eBs So%ial S&a'di'g V F "orryi'g abo7& #i'a'%ial (roble/s VI F "orries Bro7gh& o' by (hysi%al I'd7lge'%e VII F "orries A&&e'da'& o' Lo)e A,,airs a'd Marriage VIII F "orries abo7& Ill'ess a'd I'so/'ia I4 F Tha& "orryi'g Co'di&io' "he' O'e "akes 4 F "orryi'g abo7& O'eBs "ork 4I F "orryi'g abo7& (oli&i%s a'd "orld A,,airs 4II F "orryi'g abo7& Religio' 4III F "orryi'g abo7& Dea&h a'd &he Li,e &o Co/e 4IV F (erse)era'%e is Esse'&ial &o &he A&&ai'/e'& o, Sere'i&y

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(rolog7e "he' so/e years ago I disappeared i'&o &he Sahara Deser& 'o o'e ga)e i& /7%h &ho7gh&. Ma'y belie)ed I had go'e o' a &rip ,ro/ .hi%h I .o7ld soo' re&7r'. "he' I did 'o&- a ,e. .ere /odera&ely %o'%er'ed &ha& o'e o, them sho7ld )a'ish i' &his 7'%o')e'&io'al .ay. The /a@ori&y /erely %rossed /y 'a/e o7& o, &heir address books a'd ,orgo& abo7& /e. o'e o, &he/ &ried &o g7ess .hy I sho7ld dis%ard /y heri&age a'd %7& /ysel, adri,& ,ro/ /y &radi&io's. o o'e .o7ld ha)e 7'ders&ood- i, I had e>plai'ed- &ha& I .as &ired o, people a'd p7rposeless pas&i/es a'd .a'&ed a pla%e .here I %o7ld %lea'se /y brai' a'd se& /y &ho7gh&s i' order. o o'e .o7ld ha)e had a' i'kli'g o, .ha& I /ea'& by a 'eed ,or a' e>is&e'%e .hi%h .as 'o& go)er'ed by %odes based o' ,alse )al7es. Tha& .o7ld ha)e so7'ded ,a'&as&i% a'd o7& o, &7'e .i&h &he .ays o, &hi'ki'g o, &hose .ho had bee' /y %o/pa'io's i' .ar a'd pea%e- a& s%hool a'd a& ho/e. I& .o7ld ha)e see/ed e)e' /ore ,a'&as&i% &o &he/ &ha& I .as &o ,i'd &he begi''i'gs o, .ha& I so7gh& a/o'g 'o/ad Tribes/e' o, or&h A,ri%a. These 'o/ads .ere &r7e Arabs. They had 'o&hi'g i' %o//o' .i&h &he hybrids .ho li)ed i' &he Medi&erra'ea' Coas& &o.'s o, Algeria. They .ere p7rebred- perhaps /ore so &ha' /os& o, &he Arab ra%es- .hi%h .as &he res7l& o, &heir isola&io' i' &his par& o, &he .orld si'%e &he grea& Mosle/ e>pa'sio's o, &he se)e'&h a'd &.el,&h %e'&7ries. Their %7s&o/s- &heir philosophies- &heir pas&oral %7s&o/s belo'ged &o &hose eras .he' Isla/Bs e/pire .as ,lo7rishi'g. I& see/s i'%redible &ha' i' &hese days a'y ra%e %o7ld re/ai' so %o/ple&ely de&a%hed. $e&- so i& .as i' &he Sahara. These 'o/ads looked a'd &ho7gh& as did &heir a'%es&ors .ho b7il& &he Al%a=ar a'd &he Alha/bra a'd r7led Spai' a'd (or&7gal ,or se)e' h7'dred years. Their &e'&s a'd /ea's o, &ra'spor&a&io' had 'o& %ha'ged si'%e Ri%hard I led his Cr7saders i'&o &he Holy La'd %e'&7ries ago. Lo'g be,ore Col7/b7s dis%o)ered A/eri%a- &hese &7rba'ed k'igh&s roa/ed &he Sahara .i&ho7& %o'sideri'g &he o7&er .orld. They .ere s&ill doi'g so .he' I @oi'ed &he/ i' &he &.e'&ie&h %e'&7ry. !'less gold or oil or 7ra'i7/ is dis%o)ered 7'der &heir pas&7res- &hey .ill do7b&less be %o'&i'7i'g i' &he sa/e .ay &.o h7'dred years he'%e. I& is %hie,ly &he sear%h ,or /a&erial .eal&h .hi%h leads /e' &o 7proo& a'%ie'& %7s&o/s a'd- i' &he 'a/e o, progress- s7bs&i&7&e &heir ,re'=ied %o'%ep&io' o, li)i'g. More &ha' a'y&hi'g- i& .as &he Arab de&a%h/e'& ,ro/ .ha& .e'& o' i' E'gla'd a'd A/eri%a .hi%h /ade belie)e &ha& I /igh& ,i'd Sere'i&y a/o'g &hese .a'deri'g &ribes o, &he grea& Sahara Deser&. These /e' %o7ld see li&&le good i' o7r .ays. They ,el& sorry ,or o7r %o',7sio' a'd a'>ie&y. They .ished .e %o7ld se& o7r /i'ds a& res&. Si&&i'g beside &he %a/p ,ire- .e .o7ld so/e&i/es dis%7ss &he O%%ide'&al a'd his pe%7liari&ies- a'd .hile &he arg7/e'& ,ollo.ed )ario7s li'es- i& al/os& al.ays e'ded .i&h &he ArabBs %o'%l7sio'sG ?As ,ar as .e %a' see- yo7r bra'd o, %i)ili=a&io' leads yo7 &o r7sh ro7'd i' %ir%les- .eari'g o7& yo7r /i'ds a'd bodies- &7r'i'g yo7r hair .hi&e a'd e'gagi'g i' .ars beside .hi%h o7r .ars are 'o /ore &ha' s%hoolboy ,is& ,igh&s. I, &ha& is .ha& yo7 %all BprogressB- .e pre,er &o be &ho7gh& ba%k.ard a'd %o'&i'7e i' o7r .ay o, li,e .i&h &he pea%e .hi%h &he deser& gi)es 7s.A A'd &here .as 'o&hi'g I %o7ld say &o %o'&radi%& &hese obser)a&io's- be%a7se &he Arabs did ha)e pea%e- 'o& o'ly i' &he Sile'%e o, &he Sahara b7& also i' &heir daily ro7&i'e a'd approa%h &o .orldly a'd spiri&7al proble/s. Religio' &o &he/ .as a' i'&i/a&e a'd i'&egral par& o, &heir li)es. I& /ay ha)e bee' &he e,,e%& o, &he deser&- b7& &hese /e' see/ed &o assig' &o God a ,ar /ore i/por&a'& pla%e i' &heir s%he/e o, &hi'gs &ha' do &hose .hose %o7'&ries are ,illed .i&h all &he a%%o7&re/e'&s o, /oder' %i)ili=a&io'. I' &heir eyes &he Sahara .as &he Garde' o, Allah- &he o'ly pla%e i' &he .orld .here God %a' .alk i' pea%e 7'/oles&ed by h7/a' bei'gs. The ear&h .as GodBs %arpe& a'd respe%&ed .i&h bare ,ee&. So- li&&le by li&&le- I allo.ed /y &ho7gh&s a'd habi&s &o dri,& i'&o Arab .ays. I .ore &he 'o/ad dress be%a7se i& as bes& s7i&ed &o deser& li,e- a'd I /ade /y ho/e i' a &e'& be%a7se i& .as &he o'ly habi&a&io' &hese .a'derers k'e.. "hereas I had al.ays regarded %a/pi'g as a ki'd o, &e/porary

ordeal- I dis%o)ered &ha& &his a&&i&7de &o.ards &he o7& o, doors .as %o/ple&ely ,oreig' &o /y 'o/ad %o/pa'io's. They a'd &heir ,orebears .ere bor' i' a &e'&- /arried i' a &e'& a'd o'e day .o7ld die i' a &e'&. Ma'y o, /y shepherds had 'e)er bee' i'side a ho7seC 'o'e had e)er slep& i' a bed. Ca/pi'g .as &heir 'a&7ral .ay o, li)i'g. I& .as also &heir b7si'ess. They .ere 'o/ads be%a7se &hey had &o ,eed &heir sheep. Their li)es .ere %o'&rolled by &he proble/ o, pas&7res. I& %o'&rolled /i'e as lo'g as I li)ed i' &he Sahara. A& da.'- I rose .i&h /y %o/pa'io's a'd said &he /or'i'g prayer. E>%ep& ,or a bo.l o, %a/elBs /ilk- &here .as 'o break,as&. O'%e I had bee' a%%7s&o/ed &o /issi'g &his /eal- I ,el& 'o 7rge &o ,eed a body .ell res&ed by deep sleep- so- /o7'&i'g /y horse- I ,ollo.ed &he o&hers &o look ,or ,resh gra=i'g. A& 'oo' .e hal&ed ,or &he /idday prayer. There .as 'o l7'%h- b7& &he horses .ere allo.ed &o bro.se .hile .e sa& o' &he deser& a'd &alk or- 7s7ally- re/ai'ed sile'&. The Arabs- like /a'y Orie'&als- ha)e a' ad/irable :7ali&y o, 'e)er making %o')ersa&io'. A' Arab 'e)er says ?I& is a ,i'e day.A I& is sel,5e)ide'& &ha& &he day is ,i'e- so .hy dra. a&&e'&io' &o i&. or .ere &hese sile'%es a.k.ard. They .ere res&,7l. There .as 'o'e o, &ha& ,eeli'g &ha& so/e&hi'g must be said @7s& ,or &he sake o, sayi'g i&. O%%asio'ally .e .o7ld go ,or a .hole day .i&ho7& 7&&eri'g a .ord &ha& .as 'o& per&i'e'& &o .ha& .e happe'ed &o be doi'g. The'- s7dde'ly- a &opi% .o7ld %o/e i'&o so/eo'eBs /i'd a'd .o7ld be &ossed i'&o o7r /ids& as /igh& a s&o'e i'&o a po'd. The e's7i'g &alk .o7ld be like &he ripples %a7sed by &he )a'ishi'g s&o'espreadi'g o7& ,orge&,7l o, &heir origi' a'd dyi'g agai' as s7dde'ly as &he i'i&ial splash. I& .as &hese 7's&rai'ed sile'%es- as /7%h as a'y&hi'g else- .hi%h p7shed /e a li&&le 'earer &o &he %o/,or&i'g pea%e I 'eeded so badly. I& .as &he .ay &hese /e' /i'ded &heir o.' b7si'ess- 'e)er pro@e%&i'g &he/sel)es i'&o /y &ho7gh&s or a%&io's- .hi%h ga)e /e &ha& pro,o7'd res& .hi%h is 7s7ally ,o7'd o'ly i' soli&7de. O7r ?.orki'g dayA .as al.ays bro7gh& &o a %lose .i&h &he a,&er'oo' prayer. A,&er &ha&- .e &7r'ed o7r horsesB heads &o.ard %a/p- .hi%h .e 7s7ally rea%hed a& s7'se&- .he' .e prayed agai' a'd,i'ally- sa& do.' &o &he o'ly s:7are /eal o, &he day. "he' o7r appe&i&es had bee' sa&is,ied- .e %ha&&ed or &old s&ories 7'&il &he &i/e %a/e ,or &he ,i'al prayer. The' .e s&re&%hed o7rsel)es o' %arpe&s i' o7r &e'&s a'd- .rappi'g o7r %loaks abo7& 7s- slep& as o'ly &he heal&hy a'd %are,ree a'd physi%ally &ired %a'. Th7s- grad7ally- &his hardy li,e i' &he ope' bega' &o %7re /y physi%al a%hes a'd /e'&al .orries. I reali=ed &ha& &hese deser& /e' .ere 'o& o'ly so7'd o, /i'd a'd body- b7& had 'o 'e7roses. !'less a /a' had a' a%%ide'&- he li)ed &o a ,i'e old age a'd &he' ,aded gra%e,7lly a.ay .i&ho7& be%o/i'g i'sa'e or i',ir/. Soo' I 'o lo'ger @7/ped .he' a g7' .as ,ired or .oke i' &he 'igh& obsessed .i&h apprehe'sio'. I bega' &o ,eel &he sere'i&y o, /y %o/pa'io's &aki'g possessio' o, /e. Bei'g a' O%%ide'&al- I did 'o& a%%ep& &his as a /a&&er o, %o7rse. I bega' &o .o'der .ha& had %ha'ged /e- a'd &his bro7gh& /e &o &he ,ollo.i'g %o'%l7sio's. "hile &he a%&i)e e>is&e'%e i' &his e>hilara&i'g air had do'e /e i'es&i/able physi%al good- .hile Isla/ had %o/,or&ed /e a'd &he relia'%e o' ?In sha AllahA 5 ?I, God so .illsA 55 had :7ie&ed /e- &here .as so/e&hi'g elseG The Arabs never fussed. They 'e)er ,7ssed abo7& &hi'gs o)er .hi%h &hey had 'o %o'&rol. #or e>a/ple- d7ri'g dro7gh& years .he' /a'y o, &heir sheep died- &hese 'o/ads 'e)er ga)e .ay &o despair or e>%lai/ed- ?I, .e had go'e &o pas&7re &here or &here- &he sheep .o7ld 'o& ha)e died.A I's&ead &hey said- ?#or so/e reaso' bes& k'o.' &o Allah- &hose sheep ha)e died- a'd &here is 'o&hi'g .e %a' do abo7& i&. Le& 7s- &here,ore- ,orge& abo7& &he/. Le& 7s go so/e.here else a'd breed /ore sheep.A A'd &his &hey pro/p&ly did- .i&ho7& .eepi'g o)er .ha& &hey %o7ld 'o& %ha'ge. "he' I ,irs& .e'& &o &he Sahara a'd /y 'er)o7s re,le>es .ere 'o& ye& 7'der %o'&rol- I .o'dered .he&her /7%h o, &his a&&i&7de .as 'o& p7& o'. I .ai&ed- e>pe%&i'g &o see so/eo'e %a7gh& o,, bala'%e by &he 7'e>pe%&ed. B7& &he /o/e'& 'e)er %a/e. These /e' did 'o& r7sh or sho7& or lose &heir &e/pers. They pra%&i%ed .ha& &hey prea%hed- a'd 'o& like p7lpi& speakers or psy%hia&ris&s .ho .hile o)er,lo.i'g .i&h %o7'sels ,or &he ?si%k a& hear&A are- i' &he/sel)es- o,&e' as %o',7sed as &heir %o'grega&io's or pa&ie'&s. They said- ?Do'B& ,7ssHA A'd &hey did 'o&. They had pea%e. I, ,7r&her proo, .ere 'eeded- o'e

had o'ly &o look a& &heir eyes- a& &heir ges&7res- a& &he easy .ay i' .hi%h &hey slep&. D7ri'g /y early days a/o'g &hese shepherds- I belie)ed i' all ki'ds o, so%ial %o')e'&io's. I had grea& ideas o, ?.ha& I s&ood ,or.A I .as 'o& :7i&e s7re what I &ho7gh& I s&ood ,or F b7& so/e&hi'g. A'd &he'- s7dde'ly- I .as bro7gh& ,a%e &o ,a%e .i&h reali=a&io' that I stood for absolutely nothing! My ba%kgro7'd a'd 7pbri'gi'g did 'o& /ea' a'y&hi'g &o a' Arab. To hi/- I .as @7s& a /a' ;a'd a' O%%ide'&al i',idel a& &ha&< .ho- ,or so/e s7spi%io7s reaso'- had %o/e &o li)e i' &he Sahara. Tha& .as all. The appre%ia&io' o, ho. i/por&a'& I .as i' &his Arab %o//7'i&y hi& /e hard. O'%e &he i'i&ial sho%k had .or' o,,- ho.e)er- I sa. &he so7'd'ess o, &he Arab reaso'i'g. I .as 'o& i/por&a'& &here or anywhere else! The /o/e'& &his idea .as absorbed- /y gropi'gs ,or &r7&h be%a/e less hapha=ard. I bega' &o reali=e ho. /7%h &i/e I had .as&ed o' &he 7'.or&h.hile- ho. %l7&&ered had bee' /y /i'd .i&h ,7&ile i'hibi&io's. Grad7ally I bega' &o dis%ard &he/. I' a ,e. years- I had dis%arded &he/ all. I had ,o7'd &he begi''i'gs o, &he ,or/7las ,or &ra':7ili&y o, /i'd. I i'sis& o' &he ?begi''i'gsA be%a7se Sere'i&y does 'o& %o/e &o o'e a7&o/a&i%ally as a res7l& o, goi'g &o li)e ,or a .hile i' &he deser&. Tha& .o7ld be &oo si/ple a sol7&io'. I& .o7ld eli/i'a&e /oral respo'sibili&ies a'd &he role o, %o's%ie'%e. As So%ra&es replied &o a /a' .ho %o/plai'ed &ha& he had 'o& be'e,i&ed ,ro/ a %ha'ge o, s%e'e- ?I& ser)es yo7 righ&- yo7 &ra)eled .i&h yo7rsel,.A My Sahara e>perie'%e /ade /e pro,o7'dly a.are o, &he o&her /e. I& /ade /e a%7&ely %o's%io7s o, &he ,a7l&s &ha& %li'g &o o'e like b7rs 7'&il &hey are p7lled o,, a'd b7r'ed. I& /ade /e 7'ders&a'd .ha& .ere really &he %a7ses ,or .orry a'd .ha& .ere ge'era&ed by &ired 'er)esC i' s7/- i& ga)e /e ,o7'da&io's o' .hi%h &o b7ild Sere'i&y. I& did 'o& gi)e /e /7%h /ore &ha' &he ,o7'da&io's,or- .hile &hese .ere o, ro%k- &he s&r7%&7re did 'o& spri'g 7p like a e. $ork skys%raper i' a ,e. .eeks. I' ,a%&- as I look ba%k 'o.- I a/ a.are &ha& /7%h o, .ha& I &ho7gh& I had- I did not ha)e i' &he Sahara. The real &hi'g %a/e la&er. Ho. &his happe'ed is &oo lo'g a s&ory &o &ell a'd 'o& appropria&e ,or &his book. S7,,i%e i& &o say &ha& d7ri'g &he 'e>& &.e'&y5,i)e years- I %o'&i'7ed &o be a 'o/ad. I li)ed i' &he D7&%h I'dies- i' Chi'a+apa'- a'd Ma'%h7ria a'd i' &he So7&h Sea Isla'ds. I .orked as a @o7r'alis& a'd .ro&e o)er a do=e' books. I &a7gh& E'glish li&era&7re i' a +apa'ese 7'i)ersi&y i' Tokyo- be%a/e a s%ree'play .ri&er i' Holly.ood a'd le%&7red i' al/os& e)ery s&a&e o, or&h A/eri%a. $e&- i' spi&e o, all &hese e>perie'%es a'd ad)e'&7res i' di,,ere'& par&s o, &he .orld- I 'e)er los& &he lesso's .hi%h I had lear'ed ,ro/ &he Arabs o, or&h A,ri%a. I did 'o& lose &he/ be%a7se I .as a.are o, &heir i'es&i/able )al7e i' /y sear%h ,or Sere'i&y a'd %o'&i'7ed &o apply &he/ 7'der all %ir%7/s&a'%es. or .ill &hose .ho .a'& &o gai' so/e&hi'g %o's&r7%&i)e o7& o, &his book be able &o 7'less &hey do like.ise .he' deali'g .i&h &he proble/s o, &heir daily li)es. ?Lear'i'g .i&ho7& &ho7gh& is labor los&C &ho7gh& .i&ho7& lear'i'g is perilo7s.A So said Co',7%i7s- .hi%h is per&i'e'&ly appli%able &o &he se%re& o, ,i'di'g Sere'i&y. ne must learn to be serene !ust as one must learn to be anything else worthwhile.

There is always something to worry you. It comes as regularly as sunrise. LORD BEACO S#IELD Chap&er I "orryi'g Is #7&ile b7& Co'&agio7s My ,irs& a&&e/p& &o i/par& &o o&hers .ha& I had origi'ally lear'ed ,ro/ &he Arabs a'd &he' 7sed &o good a%%o7'& a/o'g o&her peoples &ook &he ,or/ o, le%&7res. These le%&7res .ere a& ,irs& ra&her i'e,,e%&7al. They .ere so be%a7se /os& o, &he /e' a'd .o/e' .ho lis&e'ed &o /e %o7ld 'o& p7& &he/sel)es i' /y posi&io' or se'se &he sile'%e o, &he Sahara or &he Sere'i&y o, &he 'o/ad shepherds. The i/agi'a&i)e ,e. de%lared- :7i&e logi%ally- &ha& i& .as 7seless &o &ry &o gai' &his ki'd o, pea%e .hile li)i'g i' 'oisy %i&ies .i&h %la/o7ri'g a'd de/a'di'g ,a/ilies ,or .ho/ /a&erial 'eeds &ook pre%ede'%e o)er &he %o'&e/pla&io' o, &he s&ars or a philosophy &ha& ?God .ill pro)ide.A I' shor&- /y le%&7res .ere lis&e'ed &o poli&ely a'd e)e' .i&h i'&eres& as &he repor& o, s&ra'ge e>perie'%es- b7& 'o& as appli%able &o &he proble/s o, h7/a' bei'gs i' &he b7sy /oder' .orld. I& .as 'o easy &ask &o &ra'sla&e &he logi%al reaso'i'g o, a 'o/ad Arab i' a .ay .hi%h h7rryi'g /e' a'd .o/e' .o7ld 7'ders&a'd a'd &he' p7& &o pra%&i%al 7se. #or so/e &i/e- I .as ba,,led- a'd %o'&i'7ed &o prese'& /y Sahara re/i'is%e'%es hopi'g &ha& &he poi'& .o7ld per/ea&e /y lis&e'ers. This .as si/ple ,oolish'ess- or perhaps @7s& la=i'ess. The'- o'e e)e'i'g- a,&er a par&i%7larly hea)y barrage o, pos&le%&7re :7es&io's- i& ,lashed o' /e .ha& &hese a'>io7s people 'eeded. I a%%ordi'gly res&r7%&7red /y &alk i' s7%h a .ay as &o ,ores&all &he :7es&io's be,ore &hey .ere p7& &o /e ,ro/ &he ,loor o, &he a7di&ori7/. The Arabs bega' &o ser)e o'ly as a' i'&rod7%&io' a'd so7r%e o, e>a/ples- .hile &he /ai' body o, &he le%&7res deal& .i&h .ha& see/ed &o be &he /ai' %a7ses o, .orry &o &he a)erage ho7se.i,e- s&7de'&- ,ar/er- ar&isa' or b7si'ess e>e%7&i)e .ho %a/e &o hear /e. I ha)e 7sed &he sa/e pri'%iple i' .ri&i'g &his book- &he o'ly di,,ere'%e bei'g &ha& I ha)e go'e i'&o /7%h grea&er de&ail &ha' i' a' ho7r le%&7re a'd %lari,ied a'y&hi'g &ha& /igh& be bro7gh& 7p d7ri'g a ?:7es&io' period.A The order .hi%h &he %hap&ers ,ollo. has 'o& bee' es&ablished .i&h a'y %o'sidera&io' ,or &he rela&i)e )al7es o, &he so7r%es or /e'&al s7,,eri'g deal& .i&h i' ea%h o'e. All &ro7bles ha)e &heir degrees o, i/por&a'%e- a'd .hoe)er .e are a'd .ha&e)er .e do- &here .ill al.ays be so/e ki'd o, .orry a)ailable &o s7i& o7r i'di)id7al &e/pera/e'&s. $e& &here is 'o /ore reaso' .hy .e sho7ld s7%%7/b &o i& &ha' &o /7/ps or /easles .he' &hey de%lare &he/sel)es i' &he 'eighborhoods .here .e li)e. E)ery /a' a'd .o/a' i' a'y %i)ili=ed %o//7'i&y &akes pre%a7&io's &he /o/e'& a disease see/s &o /e'a%e &he ,a/ily. E)e' be,ore epide/i% %o'di&io's e>is&- do%&ors a'd ser7/s a'd i'o%7la&io's are e/ployed- a'd i, a'yo'e ,alls ill- he or she is %ared ,or .i&h all 'e%essary speed. $e& .he' .orryi'g appears i//i'e'&- pre%a7&io's are seldo/ &ake' &o .ard i& o,,- a'd 'i'e &i/es o7& o, &e' &he a,,li%&ed o'e is ei&her ig'ored or pa/pered like a 'e7ro&i% i')alid. Me' /igh& be%o/e i//or&al i, &hey .o7ld 7'ders&a'd &he deadly proper&ies o, .orry. They .o7ld %er&ai'ly li)e lo'ger i, &hey /ade 7p &heir /i'ds &o roo& i& o7& o, &heir i''er sel)es. Their brai's .o7ld 7'do7b&edly ,7'%&io' /ore ,reely i, &hey %o7ld be a.ake'ed &o &he ,7&ili&y o, ,7ssi'g. This is 'o e>aggera&io'. Respo'sible do%&ors ha)e &old /e &ha& .orry has bee' k'o.' &o %a7se &oo&h de%ay- &o bri'g o' diabe&es- ,abri%a&e galls&o'es a'd- o, %o7rse- de)elop high blood press7re .i&h %o'se:7e'& hear& %o/pli%a&io's. I, e)ery yo7'g /a' a'd e)ery yo7'g .o/a' se&&i'g o7& o' &he @o7r'ey o, li,e %o7ld be /ade &o appre%ia&e &his a'd- ,7r&her/ore- reali=e &ha& one can become an efficient worrier !ust as one can become anything else efficient- a grea& /a'y physi%al ail/e'&s .o7ld disappear ,ro/ a physi%ia'Bs

possible diag'oses. To &hose .ho ob@e%& &ha& &here are so/e&hi'g o)er .hi%h o'e %a''o& help .orryi'g- I .o7ld like &o s7gges& &ha& &hey are /i>i'g 7p .orry a'd a'>ie&y .hi%h are :7i&e di,,ere'& e/o&io's. #or e>a/ple- a /o&her has a si%k %hild abo7& .ho/ she 7'ders&a'dably a'>io7s. Tha& is 'or/al a'd 'a&7ral. $e& i& does 'o& /ea' &ha& &his a'>ie&y sho7ld be allo.ed &o &7r' i'&o a ,re'=y o, ,7ssi'g. There is 'o&hi'g /ore %o'&agio7s &ha' .orryi'g. There is 'o&hi'g .hi%h spreads ,as&er &hro7gh a ho7sehold &ha' ,7ssi'g. There is 'o&hi'g /ore da/agi'g &o a si%k perso' &ha' &his ki'd o, dis&7rba'%e i' &he /i'ds o, &hose abo7& hi/. O'e reaso' .hy people ha)e a be&&er %ha'%e o, re%o)ery i' a hospi&al &ha' a& ho/e is &ha&.hile '7rses are a'>io7s &o see &ha& &he pa&ie'& ge&s be&&er- &hey are 'o& .orryi'g abo7& i&. They ha)e 'o reaso' &o. They k'o. hi/ o'ly as a' a,,li%&ed h7/a' bei'g a'd ha)e 'o perso'al reaso' &o be dis&ressed. I' &he sa/e .ay- .he' so/eo'e is )ery ill i' a hospi&al- ,rie'ds a'd rela&i)es are kep& a.ay. The %hie, ob@e%& o, &his see/i'gly i'%o'sidera&e ges&7re is &ha& &hese people /ay bri'g a' a&/osphere o, .orry i'&o &he si%kroo/ .hi%h .ill be %o')eyed &o &he pa&ie'& a'd a,,e%& hi/ ad)ersely. I re/e/ber a .ell5/ea'i'g lady )isi&i'g /e i' a '7rsi'g ho/e .here I .as re%7pera&i'g ,ro/ a' opera&io'- b7& 7'a.are- /ysel,- ho. ill i& had le,& /e. Ho.e)er- by &he &i/e &he lady had said good5 by- &he e>pressio' o' her ,a%e- &oge&her .i&h a s7gges&io' &ha& i& /igh& be a good &hi'g i, I sa. a %lergy/e'- %o')i'%ed /e &ha& I .as dyi'g. I& .as o'ly %o/ple&e isola&io' ,ro/ o7&side i',l7e'%es .hi%h ga)e /e ba%k /y e:7a'i/i&y a'd &he i'%e'&i)e &o ge& be&&er. "orryi'g is a .as&e o, e'ergy. I& lo.ers )i&ali&y a'd de%reases e,,i%ie'%y. I& bege&s ill h7/or&ired'ess a'd i'so/'ia- &o say 'o&hi'g o, &he physi%al si%k'ess .hi%h ,ollo.s &he /e'&al %o'&a/i'a&io'. I& leads 'o.here a'd does 'o o'e a'y good. So /a'y o, 7s re/ai' so i//a&7re. "he&her .e are &.e'&y or si>&y- .e are s&ill s&r7ggli'g .i&h &he 7'%er&ai'&ies o, o7r %hildhood a'd adoles%e'%e. So/e o, 7s 'e)er %o/ple&ely e/erge ,ro/ o7r '7rseries a'd s%hoolroo/s. "e %o'&i'7e &o i/agi'e &ha& so/e.here ahead o, 7s lie &he sol7&io's &o o7r &ro7bles. "e hope,7lly sayG ?"he' I a/ &hir&y- e)ery&hi'g .ill be /7%h si/plerHA A'd &he'- ?"he' I a/ ,i,&y- &here .o'B& be a'y&hi'g &o bo&her abo7&. By &he &i/e I a/ si>&y- I .ill ha)e de,ea&ed li,eBs proble/sHA Or else- ?I' a ,e. years- IBll be &he bossC &he' I .o'B& ha)e &o .orry abo7& a'y&hi'g a'y /ore.A The o'ly &ro7ble .i&h &his- as .i&h &he o&her hope ,or/7las is &ha& o'e 'e)er is &he boss. There is al.ays so/eo'e higher 7p. I, i& is 'o& a par&i%7lar /a'- i& .ill be a gro7p o, /e' or /aybe &he p7bli% or &he ,a/ily or so/e&i/es e)e' o'eBs %o's%ie'%e. "ha& ,e. %a' grasp is &ha& %7rse ,or 7's&able .orryi'g are 'o& ge'era&ed &hro7gh a%hie)i'g /ore i/por&a'& o,,i%ial- b7si'ess or .orldly posi&io's or o7& o, so/e physi%al e/a'%ipa&io'- b7& i' o7r reaso'i'g brai's. I& is %hie,ly ,or &hose &o .ho/ &his de%lara&io' see/s obs%7re &ha& &his book has bee' .ri&&e'- gi)i'g .ha& I ha)e ,o7'd &o be &he /os& e,,i%a%io7s re/edies. Ho. &hese re/edies .ork .ill depe'd 'o& o'ly o' &he %o5opera&io' o, &he ,7ssers b7& o' &heir ad/issio' &ha& &hey are ,7ssers. Ma'y .ill 'e)er a%k'o.ledge &ha& a'y&hi'g e)er r7,,les &he/. They %lai/ &o be sere'e- a'd i, &hey do ha)e e/o&io'al o7&b7rs&s- bla/e &he/ o' &ired'ess a'd bad diges&io'. Those %a'- o, %o7rse- be &he %a7ses o, ge&&i'g .orked 7p o)er so/e&hi'g .hi%h does 'o& /a&&er- b7& &he a)erage h7/a' bei'gBs .orryi'g %o'di&io' is a habi&- a de)eloped /e'&al a&&i&7de &o proble/s .hi%h ,or &he /os& par& are 'o& proble/s a& all. #or as George Ber'ard Sha. .ro&e- "The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not.# There are so/e /e' a'd .o/e' .ho like &o ha)e so/e&hi'g &o ,7ss abo7& a'd .o7ld be posi&i)ely 7'happy .i&ho7& a grie)a'%e. They are %o's&i&7&io'al .orriers like %ross.ord p7==le /a'ia%s a'd ,a'a&i%al s&a/p %olle%&orsC b7& .hereas &he %ross.ords a'd s&a/ps /ay o'ly lead &he addi%&s &o 7'so%iabili&y- %o's&i&7&io'al .orryi'g %a' o'e day ge& e)e' .i&h &he )o&aries a'd o)er.hel/ &he/. The pro,essio'al gr7/bler is diggi'g his o.' gra)e- i' .hi%h he .ill 'o& e)e' ha)e &he %o/,or&i'g 7'%o's%io7s'ess o, &he b7ried dead. He .ill also be da/agi'g e)eryo'e .i&h .ho/ he

%o/es i'&o %o'&a%&. He .ill be /ore o, a /e'a%e &ha' a )isi&or .i&h a%&i)e &7ber%7losis. #or &7ber%7losis &here is a ,airly de,i'i&e %7re- ,or .orryi'g- .he' i& &akes hold- &here is 'o'e e>%ep& o'eBs po.er &o rela> a'd see o'esel, d7ri'g a bo7& o, e/o&io'alis/. "he' I ,irs& .e'& &o li)e .i&h &he Arabs- &hey 7sed &o poi'& a& /e a'd say- ?Look a& &ha& /a'heBs beha)i'g like a' O%%ide'&al &ryi'g &o %a&%h a &rai'HA Be%a7se &hese /e' asso%ia&ed O%%ide'&als .i&h &rai' %a&%hi'g a'd ,7ssi'g. A'd &he'- addressi'g /e- &hey .o7ld add- ?I, yo7 ride all &oday a'd &o/orro.- yo7 .o'B& ,i'd a &rai'- so rela> a'd s&op ge&&i'g e>%i&ed.A A'd &his I &ried &o do b7& ,o7'd i& di,,i%7l&. I %o7ld 'o& le& /y /i'd a'd body go li/p. I %o7ld 'o& ,orge& /ysel, or ,ollo. &he e>a/ple o, &hose si/ple /e' .ho did 'o& be%o/e dis&7rbed abo7& &hi'gs o)er .hi%h &hey had 'o %o'&rol- a'd- abo)e all- pra%&i%ed .ha& &hey prea%hed. I re/e/ber o'%e /o&ori'g .i&h a par&y o, Arabs i' &he or&her' Sahara .he' s7dde'ly &he %ar s&opped. The dri)er li,&ed his sea& a'd li,&ed &he hood. Shaki'g his head he said- al/os& &o hi/sel,G ?Maka'%he esse'%eHA .hi%h /ea's ? o /ore gasHA "i&ho7& %o//e'&- /y %o/pa'io's %li/bed o7& o, &he %ar a'd sa& o' &he deser&. #or a .hile 'o o'e spoke. The' i& bega' &o rai'. O'e o, &he older /e' looked a& &he sky a'd said ,er)e'&lyG ?Alhamdullah! May God be praised ,or &his rai'- i& .ill do grea& good &o o7r pas&7res.A A'd a'o&her old /a' %hi/ed i' .i&h- ?Alhamdullah! I &r7s& &ha& &his rai' is ,alli'g i' &he A&las a'd .ill .a&er /y bro&herBs %rops.A B7& I .as 'o& i/pressed by &hese pio7s e@a%7la&io's. I .as s&ill 'e. &o &he philosophies o, &he deser& people. I .as also .e& a'd %old- so- &7r'i'g &o /y ,rie'd a'd hos&- &he Caid Mada'i- I said &o hi/ pee)ishlyG ?"hy do'B& yo7 do so/e&hi'g abo7& &his dri)erI $e k'e. ho. ,ar .e .ere goi'gH $e k'e. ho. /7%h gas .e 'eededH I&Bs his ,a7l& .eBre s&7%k hereH "hy do'B& yo7 &ell hi/ soIA To .hi%h- .i&ho7& a'y %ha'ge o, e>pressio'- Mada'i replied- ?"ha& good .ill li& doIA A'd &he'- reali=i'g &ha& I .as 'o& %o')i'%ed- added- ?The 'e>& &i/e .e go& o' a &rip- I .ill as%er&ai' &ha& &here is e'o7gh gas. I,- ho.e)er- I s%old &his /a' 'o. as yo7 s7gges&- i& .ill /ake him 7'%o/,or&ablei& .ill /ake us 7'%o/,or&able a'd i& .ill prod7%e 'o gas. "ha& good.ill i& doIA To .hi%h arg7/e'& &here .as- o, %o7rse- 'o reaso'able reply. This s&ory /7s& 'o& be la7ghed o,, as a'o&her e>a/ple o, ?Orie'&al ,a&alis/.A I& is a reaso'i'g .hi%h %a' be applied by a'yo'e &o a'y si&7a&io' a'y.here a'd belo'gs as /7%h &o A/eri%a as &o &he Sahara- as /7%h &o E7ropea's as &o Arabs. #7r&her/ore- .he' s%o,,ers &ell /e &ha& &hey .ill belie)e /e .he' &hey see /e applyi'g /y Arab &heories &o &he &e'se %i&i=e's o, &he !'i&ed S&a&es- I ass7re &he/ &ha& I a/ doi'g i& all &he &i/e. Here is a re%e'& e>a/ple. I had deli)ered a' e)e'i'g le%&7re a& "alla "alla a'd had &o /ake ,or Spoka'e &o speak &here &he ,ollo.i'g a,&er'oo'. I' order &o do &his- i& .as 'e%essary &o go &o a pla%e %alled "all7lah a,&er /y "alla "alla e'gage/e'& a'd &here pi%ked 7p &he e>press %o/i'g ,ro/ (or&la'd. I rea%hed "all7lah- .hi%h %o'sis&s o, a s/all .oode' s&a&io' a'd abo7& si> ,ra/e ho7ses- a& 00GEJ (.M. I' da/p- %old- /id.i'&er dark'ess F a'd ,o7'd 'o &rai'. The o,,i%ial i' %harge o, &he .i'ds.ep& @7'%&io' said &ha& &he Spoka'e e>press /igh& be i'- i' a %o7ple o, ho7rs- or i& /igh& 'o&. He hi/sel, had 'o idea. He .o7ld- ho.e)er- ad)ise &he passe'gers &he /o/e'& he k'e. a'y&hi'g. As soo' as &he ,7ll i/pli%a&io' o, &his %o//7'i%a&io' had bee' &ake' i' by /y ,ello. &ra)ellers&hey bega' &o ,7ss. The .ai&i'g roo/ i'&o .hi%h .e had &rooped a,&er &he dis%o7ragi'g 'e.s abo7& &he &rai' .as o, &he shed )arie&y a'd ,7r'ished sparsely .i&h .oode' be'%hes. O' &hese &he /e' a'd .o/e' sea&ed &he/sel)es a'd s&ared ,or a .hile a& &he red5ho& s&o)e .i&h &he resig'a&io' o, %ri/i'als .ai&i'g &o be e>e%7&ed. The'- as i, a hidde' po.er had prodded &he/- &hey all go& 7p a'd ,ollo.ed ea%h o&her &o &he door o, &he shed. "i&h &he sa/e a7&o/a&i% /o)e/e'&s- &hey ope'ed i& a'd le& i' a' a blas& o, i%y .i'd .hile &hey s&ared sile'&ly a& &he deser&ed &ra%ks. The' &hey sh7& &he door a'd re&7r'ed &o &he be'%hes. #or a .hile I .a&%hed &hese ,re'=ied people- ,as%i'a&ed by &heir ,ear o, so/e&hi'g- .hi%h .as

'o& i' &he leas& ,righ&e'i'g. They .ere 7'der shel&er- &hey .ere .ar/ ;.he' &hey .ere 'o& ope'i'g &he door<- &hey had %o/pa'y a'd a /a' &o &ell &he/ .he' &heir &rai' .o7ld be d7e. The .orse &ha& %o7ld happe' &o &he/ .as &o /iss so/e appoi'&/e'&- as I .o7ld probably /iss /y le%&7re. %ut even had the conse&uences of being delayed been disastrous, there was nothing they could do which fussing or worrying would remedy. A,&er a &i/e- I go& &ired o, ,ollo.i'g &he res&less peregri'a&io' ro7'd &he .ai&i'g roo/ a'd le& /y &ho7gh&s .a'der. I re/e/bered 'igh&s o' &he deser& .he'- .rapped i' /y b7r'o7s- I slep& o' &he hard gro7'd as a /a&&er o, %o7rse. Si/7l&a'eo7sly- i& o%%7rred &o /e &ha& /y prese'& %ir%7/s&a'%es .ere 'o /ore 7'%o/,or&able &ha' &hey had bee' i' &he Sahara a'd &here .as 'o reaso' .hy I sho7ld 'o& be res&i'g i' &he sa/e .ay 'o.. #7r&her/ore- as o' &ha& deser& /o&or &rip &here had bee' 'o gas- so 'o. &here .as 'o &rai'- a'd ge&&i'g e>%i&ed o)er i&- there or here- .o7ld prod7%e pre%isely &he sa/e 'ega&i)e res7l&s. So- .i&ho7& ,7r&her &ho7gh& o' &he /a&&er- I s&re&%hed /ysel, o7& o' &he be'%h- rela>ed /y body a'd /i'd a'd soo' slep&. "he' I a.oke- ra&her s&i,, b7& :7i&e re,reshed- /y ,ello. passe'gers .ere dri,&i'g ro7'd &he .ai&i'g roo/ like los& so7ls i' Li/bo. I gla'%ed a& &he %lo%k a'd sa. &ha& i& .as K A.M. There .as ob)io7sly s&ill 'o &rai' i' &he o,,i'g- so I .e'& o7& i'&o &he ,ree=i'g da.' &o see i, I %o7ld ,i'd so/e o&her %o')eya'%e &o &ake /e o' /y .ay. I' &his I .as s7%%ess,7l- a'd by ,laggi'g a b7s o' &he road abo7& a /ile ,ro/ &he s&a&io'- I /ade Spoka'e i' s7,,i%ie'& &i/e &o deli)er /y le%&7re. So e)eryo'e %o'%er'ed .as happy a'd I .as 'o& e)e' &ired. or had I a%%o/plished a'y&hi'g re/arkable. All &ha& I had do'e .as &o apply /y pri'%iple &ha& .orryi'g did 'o good. B7& i, I had &ried &o e>plai' &his &o &he dis&ra7gh& %rea&7res o, "all7lah- &hey .o7ld probably ha)e p7'%hed /y head. Their /i'ds .ere so %o'ges&ed a'd 7're%ep&i)e &o logi%al reaso'i'g &ha& &hey %o7ld 'o& &hi'k o, a'y&hi'g b7& &he 'o'arri)al o, &he &rai'. Maybe i, I had /ade &he/ a spee%h- &he p7'%hi'g o, &he head .o7ld ha)e gi)e' &he/ relie,. B7& I slep& i's&ead. (erhaps i& .as be&&er so. Me'&al a'd physi%al rela>a&io' re:7ires a grea& deal o, perso'al %o'%e'&ra&io'. $e& i, i& is 'o& a%:7ired i' &i/e- &he o/issio' %a' r7i' &he hear& or lead &o /7rder or la'd /e' a'd .o/e' i' &he di)or%e %o7r&. There is 'o&hi'g .hi%h is beyo'd &he rea%h o, .orryi'g. I& has &he i'sidio7s'ess o, poiso' i)y- &he )i&ali&y o, &he da'delio'- &he s/o&heri'g s&re'g&h o, &he %reepi'g )i'e. O'%e i& has &ake' hold- o'ly a s&er' de&er/i'a&io' %a' des&roy i&s /e'a%e. O'ly &he %o')i%&io' &ha& .orryi'g does 'o good .ill p7& a s&op &o /aki'g e,,i%ie'& ,7ssi'g as i/por&a'& a' ai/ i' li,e as e,,i%ie'& ho7sekeepi'g or e,,i%ie'& sales/a'ship.

If your lot is certainly decreed, what profit to guard against it' r, if all is uncertain, what is the use of fear' A!SO I!S SOLO (hildren have no past nor future, unlike us they relish the present. LA BR!$LRE Chap&er II "orryi'g abo7& &he (as& a'd &he #7&7re (la&o ad/irably s7//ed 7p &he )ai''ess o, &his .orryi'g habi& i' 'i'e .ordsG ? o&hi'g i' h7/a' a,,airs is .or&h a'y grea& a'>ie&y.A #o7r %e'&7ries la&er- +es7s Chris& added &o &his se'&i/e'& .i&hG ?Take- &here,ore- 'o &ho7gh& ,or &he /orro.- ,or &he /orro. shall &ake &ho7gh& ,or &he &hi'gs o, i&sel,. S7,,i%ie'& 7'&o &he day is &he e)il &hereo,.A A'd- si> h7'dred years a,&er &ha&- Moha//ed de)eloped &he %harge by .ar'i'g his ,ollo.ers &ha& .orryi'g o)er .ha& had happe'ed .as .as&e o, e'ergy a'd &i/e. Me' &hro7gho7& &he ages ha)e paraphrased or %o',ir/ed &hese pre%ep&s. Mos& philosophers a'd &heologia's ha)e re%og'i=ed &heir logi%. They ha)e laid s&ress o' &he/ i' &heir .ri&i'gs a'd prea%hi'gs F a'd .i&h .ha& e,,e%&I o'e &ha& is .or&hy o, re%ord. Had &he h7/a' ra%e- had hal, &he h7/a' ra%e- %o'sidered a'd a%&ed o' &hese /a>i/s- &he .ri&i'gs o, s7%h books as &his o'e .o7ld 'o& be .or&h 7'der&aki'g. "ere &here a'y e,,e%&i)e belie, i' &hese pre%ep&s o, (la&o'is/ or Chris&ia'i&y or Isla/- e>%ep& as ad/irable b7& i/pra%&i%al idealis/- /os& psy%hia&ris&s .o7ld ha)e &o go o7& o, b7si'ess. "i&ho7& %arryi'g &he pri'%iple o, (la&oBs di%&7/ &o e>&re/es- o'e %a' se& i& &o .ork 7'der &he /os& )aried %ir%7/s&a'%es. #or e>a/ple- o'e o, &he grea&es& e/barrass/e'&s .hi%h a pla&,or/ speaker has &o o)er%o/e be,ore he %a' %ap&7re a' a7die'%e is 'er)o7s'ess or .ha& a%&ors &er/ s&age ,righ&. I& is a' al/os& 7'i)ersal %o/plai'& a/o'g pro,essio'al e'&er&ai'ers a'd i& a&&a%ks b7si'ess e>e%7&i)es a'd diplo/a&s a'd high5ra'ki'g /ili&ary /e' .he' &hey are %alled o' &o /ake a spee%h. I .as a& o'e &i/e apprehe'si)e /ysel, a'd i'%li'ed &o de)elop a dry &hroa& a'd shaki'g k'ees .he' &he &i/e dre. 'ear ,or /e &o s&ar& a le%&7re. There .as 'o&hi'g I %o7ld do &o %o'&rol &his 'er)o7s'ess 7'&il- o'e day- I re/e/bered .ha& (la&o had said &.e'&y5,o7r h7'dred years agoG ? o&hi'g i' h7/a' a,,airs is .or&h a'y grea& a'>ie&y.A ? o&hi'g i' h7/a' a,,airsA 55 &ha& 7'do7b&edly i'%l7ded le%&7res. The /o/e'& I had &his &ho7gh& pla'&ed i' /y /i'd- all /y 'er)o7s'ess depar&ed. I .as goi'g &o do /y bes& o' &he pla&,or/- b7& i, I ,ailed- 'o&hi'g ,righ&,7l .o7ld happe' &o /e F like S%hehera=ade.ho .as doo/ed &o dea&h &he /o/e'& she s&opped &elli'g a/7si'g &ales &o Haro7' al Ras%hid. I' ,a%&&he &ho7gh& o, &he .ay &ha& lo)ely lady o, eigh&h5%e'&7ry Baghdad kep& her &alks i'&eres&i'g 7'der s7%h &erri,yi'g %ir%7/s&a'%es /ade /e asha/ed o, gi)i'g .ay &o a'y ,ear ge'era&ed by .o/e'Bs %l7bs or Ro&aria's. I& /ay be arg7ed &ha& b7& a s/all propor&io' o, people are le%&7rers or a%&ors .ho 'eed &his ,or/7la ,or sel,5ass7ra'%e- .hi%h is &r7e. e)er&heless- &hese pri'%iples %a' be applied &o a'y si&7a&io' .here 'er)o7s &e'sio' is possible. Here is o'e o, /a'y e>a/ples. A yo7'g baseballer said &o /e a,&er a /a&%h i' .hi%h he had 'o& dis&i'g7ished hi/sel,- ?I .as /ade so @i&&ery by all &hose people .a&%hi'g /e &ha& I %o7ld'B& see &he ball- le& alo'e hi& i&.A To .hi%h I %o//e'&ed- ?B7& .hy did yo7 %o'sider &he spe%&a&orsI o o'e %ared abo7& or e)e' 'o&i%ed yo7r play e>%ep& yo7rsel,. Had yo7 go'e &o ba& .i&ho7& a'yo'e .a&%hi'g- yo7Bd probably ha)e s.iped &he ball o7& o, &he ,ield.A There are %er&ai'ly /a'y &e''is players a'd gol,ers .ho .ill re%og'i=e &he/sel)es 7'der &his

headi'g- /e' a'd .o/e' .ho go o'&o &he %o7r&s a'd %o7rses &e'sely belie)i'g &ha& &he .orld is .a&%hi'g &he/. Thi'k &oo- o, sel,5%o's%io7s people o'e sees e'&eri'g a p7bli% roo/ or so/e&i/es arri)i'g a& a pri)a&e par&y. Ma'y o, &hese .ill be i/agi'i'g &ha& e)ery pair o, eyes is ,o%7sed o' &he/ a'd s7//i'g &he/ 7p- probably 7',a)orably. $e&- .i&h &he e>%ep&io' o, o'e or &.o- 'o o'e .ill ha)e regis&ered &he 'e.%o/ersB arri)al e>%ep& i' &he /os& %as7al /a''er. Le& 7s s7ppose- ho.e)er- &ha& &his le%&7ri'g or &his playi'g o, ga/es or &his appeari'g i' p7bli% does /a&&er a'd is .or&hy o, ?a'y grea& a'>ie&y.A Le& 7s i/agi'e &ha& a'y o, &hese &hi'gs %a' ha)e /o/e'&o7s %o'se:7e'%es i' o7r li)esC ge&&i'g e>%i&ed abo7& &he/ .ill 'o& /ake &hi'gs be&&er. I,- ,or i's&a'%e- o'e is si&&i'g ,or a' e>a/i'a&io'- &he &ho7gh& o, &he o7&%o/e .ill /ea' /7%h &o o'eBs ,7&7re .ill 'o& help o'e &o .ri&e %orre%& a's.ers. I& .ill 7s7ally do &he re)erse. I& .ill solidi,y &he brai' a'd /ake o'e ha'dle &he paper i')ol)ed as i, i& .ere a dea&h .arra'& ,or o'eBs e>e%7&io'. There .ill be ,l7s&er i' &he /i'd a' &his ,l7s&er .ill be re,le%&ed i' .ha& o'e .ri&es. I o'%e sa& ,or a' e>a/i'a&io' .here I s7dde'ly ,o7'd /ysel, %o',ro'&ed by :7es&io's o' a s7b@e%& .hi%h- ,or so/e reaso'- I had 'o& s&7died. Ho.e)er- as soo' as &he ,irs& pa'i% a& seei'g &he s&ra'ge proble/s .as o)er- I le& /ysel, go l7/p a'd read &he paper o)er a'aly&i%ally. The' I p7& do.' .ha& I &ho7gh& .o7ld be &he logi%al a's.ers &o &he %o'7'dr7/s be,ore /e. They .ere- appare'&lys7,,i%ie'&ly 'ear &o .ha& &he e>a/i'ers .a'&ed- as I re%ei)ed &he 'e%essary /ark &o pass. A'd &his .as d7e only &o /y 'o& losi'g /y 'er)e- by applyi'g (la&oBs di%&7/ &ha& 'o&hi'g i' h7/a' a,,airs is .or&h a'y grea& a'>ie&y F a/o'g .hi%h are e>a/i'a&io'sH The se%o'd de%lara&io' o, &he &rilogy- ?Take &here,ore 'o &ho7gh& ,or &he /orro.- ,or &he /orro. shall &ake &ho7gh& ,or &he &hi'gs o, i&sel,. S7,,i%ie'& 7'&o &he day is &he e)il &hereo,-A is a' elabora&io' o, &he pro)erb abo7& 'o& %rossi'g bridges 7'&il o'e rea%hes &he/. This see/s ,airly ob)io7s ad)i%e .hi%h i& sho7ld 'o& be &oo hard &o ,ollo.. e)er&heless- .i&h &he ,7ssers o)er &hi'gs .hi%h do 'o& /a&&er a'd &he %riers o)er spil& /ilk- &he pre/a&7re %rossers o, bridges &hri)e i' &heir %o',7sio'. O'e o, &he %o//o'es& e>a/ples o, 7'reaso'able a'&i%ipa&io' o, so/e&hi'g .hi%h /ay 'e)er happe' is sho.' by ,idge&y &rai' %a&%hers. There is li&&le .hi%h %a7ses so/e people /ore a'>ie&y &ha' &he %a&%hi'g o, &rai's. "hole ho7seholds are o,&e' &7r'ed 7pside do.' ,or days ahead o, &he i'&e'ded @o7r'ey- 7s7ally by o'e /e/ber o, &he ,a/ily .ho is obsessed by &his &rai'5/issi'g phobia. My ,a&her .as o'e o, &hese. He 'o& o'ly s&ar&ed &o pa%k days i' ad)a'%e o, his depar&7re- b7& also ,re:7e'&ly slep& i' s&a&io' ho&els &o /i'i/i=e &he da'ger o, 'o& bei'g able &o ge& a %ab &o &ake hi/ &o &he &rai'. My /e/ories o, /o)i'g as a %hild are lade' .i&h 'a7sea bro7gh& o' by &his a'&i%ipa&io' o, @o7r'eys lo'g be,ore .e %a/e &o &he/. I& &ook /e :7i&e a &i/e- &oo- &o %7re /ysel, o, &his deep5se& pa'i% .hi%h &he /ere sigh& o, &r7'ks bei'g bro7gh& do.' ,ro/ &he a&&i% ge'era&ed i' /e. I' ,a%&- 7'&il I /ade 7p /y /i'd &ha& &his Chris&ia' pre%ep& abo7& 'o& .orryi'g abo7& &o/orro. /7s& be as /7%h par& o, /e as brea&hi'g- prospe%&i)e ,7ssi'g i'&er,ered .i&h e)ery&hi'g I did. "he'- ,or i's&a'%e- I had a book or ar&i%le &o .ri&e- I .o7ld go &o /y desk rel7%&a'&ly .i&h all ki'd o, ideas o, ho. &ireso/e /y &ask .o7ld be. Be,ore I had pi%ked 7p /y pe'%il- /y &ho7gh&s .ere &e'se a'd /y body s&i,,- a'd i, &here is a'y&hi'g .hi%h ge'era&es bad .ri&i'g i& is preli/i'ary /e'&al or physi%al rigidi&y. The' o'e day so/eo'e %o//e'&ed o' &he a/7si'g le&&ers I .ro&e- .hi%h re/i'ded /e &ha& i& .as rereadi'g %orrespo'de'%e I had e>%ha'ged .i&h /y /o&her ,ro/ I'dia .hi%h had ,irs& gi)e' /e a 'o&io' &ha& I /igh& /ake a7&horship a pro,essio'. or .as &he reaso' ,or &his easy prose hard &o e>plai'. I .as .ri&i'g o'ly ,or &he sake o, %o')eyi'g /y &ho7gh&s a'd .i&ho7& a'y ,ear abo7& .ha& a p7blisher or re)ie.er /igh& say. ?S7,,i%ie'& 7'&o &he day is &he e)il &hereo,A is a' ad/irable /a>i/ ,or a7&hors a'd %a' sa)e a lo& o, ,r7s&ra&io' ,or begi''ers i' a'y pro,essio' as .ell as ,or &hose .ho are /ore /a&7re. I, o'e gi)es &he /a&&er a'y &ho7gh&- i& see/s ,a'&as&i% &ha& &here sho7ld be h7/a' bei'gs so ,oolish as &o ig'ore +es7sB ad)i%e. The h7/a' /i'd has go& i&sel, i'&o &he habi& o, a7&o/a&i%ally

.o'deri'g abo7& &o/orro.. $e& ho. /a'y o, 7s %a' :7o&e o%%asio's .he' a'y a'&i%ipa&ory ,ears /a&eriali=ed. I k'o. &ha& &hose /is,or&7'es .hi%h ha)e o)er&ake' /e s&r7%k .i&h 'o preli/i'ary a'>ie&ies. "ha& .e ,ear a'd .orry abo7& rarely happe's. "ha& .e leas& e>pe%& does. My Arab ,rie'ds did 'o& as /7%h as allow ,7&7re o%%7rre'%es &o e'&er &heir /i'ds. ;There is 'o& e)e' a &e'se i' &heir gra//ar &o e>press i& F &heir desig' ,or li)i'g belo'gs solely &o &he prese'&.< I' ,a%&- &his i'sis&e'%e o' &aki'g 'o &ho7gh& ,or &o/orro. o,&e' .e'& &o e>&re/es. I,- ,or e>a/ple- a /a' asked a'o&her /a' &o a /eal- &he po&e'&ial g7es& .o7ld 'o& reply ?yes or 'oAC he .o7ld say i's&ead- ?In sha AllahA 55 ?I, God .ills i&.A A'd i, be&.ee' &he i')i&a&io' a'd &he di''er Allah &hr7s& si> ,rie'ds i' &he g7es&Bs pa&h or pla%ed so/e obs&a%le i' his .ay- he .o7ld ei&her arri)e .i&h si> o&her g7es&s or 'o& p7& a' appeara'%e a& all. or .o7ld he .ar' his hos&- .ho- i' &7r'- .o7ld 'o& %o/plai' b7& /erely bla/e hi/sel, ,or ha)i'g a'&i%ipa&ed so/e&hi'g proble/a&i%al a'd i' 'o .ay s7re. The Mosle/ 7ses &he e>pressio' ?In sha AllahA be%a7se he belie)es &ha& &hose .ords o, +es7s sho7ld be p7& i'&o pra%&i%e. He belie)es also i' a'o&her Chris&ia' i')o%a&io'- ?Gi)e 7s &his day o7r daily bread.A Mos& o, 7s .ho re%i&e &he LordBs (rayer- &hro7gh habi& or i'spira&io'- do 'o& pa7se &o re,le%& &ha& +es7s .as &ea%hi'g his dis%iples &o ask God o'ly ,or .ha& &hey re:7ired d7ri'g &he a%&7al day a& ha'd. "ha& &hey a&e &o/orro. .o7ld be &here or 'o& 55 ?In sha Allah.A I& .o7ld eli/i'a&e a grea& deal o, .orry a'd a grea& /a'y hear&a%hes- &oo- i, &hose /a>i/s .ere re/e/bered e)ery /or'i'g o' .aki'g .he' /os& people s&ar& ,7ssi'g abo7& .ha& is goi'g &o happe' d7ri'g &he %o/i'g &.e'&y5,o7r ho7rs. The .ise physi%ia' Sir "illia/ Osler said i' &he %o7rse o, a' address &o $ale s&7de'&s so/e years ago- ? o. &he .ay o, li,e &ha& I prea%h is a habi& &o be a%:7ired by lo'g a'd s&eady repe&i&io'. I& is &he pra%&i%e o, li)i'g ,or &he day o'ly- a'd ,or &he dayBs .ork.A A'd a li&&le la&er i' his spee%h- he :7o&ed &he .ord o, Tho/as CarlyleG ?O7r /ai' b7si'ess is 'o& &o see di/ly .ha& lies a& a dis&a'%e- b7& &o do .ha& lies %learly a& ha'd.A So /a'y o, 7s s&ar& o7r break,as&s .o'deri'g ho. .e %a' possibly ,i& e)ery&hi'g .hi%h has &o be do'e i'&o &he %o/i'g day. I 7sed &o ,eel &ha& .ay .i&h le%&7res &o gi)e a'd p7blishersB deadli'es &o /ee& a'd le&&ers &o .ri&e- &o say 'o&hi'g o, seei'g people a'd shoppi'g a'd readi'g. The' o'e day i& o%%7rred &o /e &ha& the mere planning of how I should work out my program wasted valuable time, .hereas i, I s&ar&ed .i&h &he ,irs& &ask a'd .e'& o' &o &he 'e>& .i&ho7& &ho7gh& o, &he &hird or ,o7r&he)ery&hi'g .o7ld be ,i'ished .i&ho7& a' 7'd7e e>pe'di&7re o, 'er)o7s e'ergy. I' ,a%&- .i&ho7& &hi'ki'g abo7& i&- I .as ,ollo.i'g &he %o7'sels o, +es7s a'd Sir "illia/ Osler- or o, O)id a'd Se'e%a- .ho .ro&e- respe%&i)ely- ?Reap &he har)es& &odayC &r7s& &o/orro. as li&&le as possible-A a'd ?Lay hold o, &odayBs &ask a'd yo7 .ill 'o& depe'd so /7%h o' &o/orro.Bs.A The &hird or Isla/i% /a>i/ o, &he &rilogy regardi'g &he ,7&ili&y o, .orryi'g o)er .ha& has happe'ed also elabora&es a &i/e.or' pro)erb- &he o'e abo7& %ryi'g o)er spil& /ilk. A'yo'e .ho really .a'&s Sere'i&y sho7ld &ry 'o& &o regre& a'd 'e)er gi)e rei' &o re/orse. Re/orse is a hideo7s a'd pai',7l s&a&e o, /i'd .hi%h ,eeds o' &he pas& i's&ead o, &he prese'&. I& is 'o& &he sa/e as regre& a'd ser)es e)e' less p7rpose. "e ha)e all 7'do7b&edly do'e /a'y &hi'gs .hi%h .e regre&- .e ha)e /ade /a'y errors o, @7dg/e'&C .e ha)e le& oppor&7'i&ies slip by .hi%h /igh& ha)e i',l7e'%ed o7r li)es ,or &he be&&er. "e ha)e also do'e &ho7gh&less har/ &o people a'd ha)e le,& &he/ .o'deri'g ho. .e %a/e &o a%& so .a'&o'ly a'd- i' /a'y %ases- idio&i%ally. B7& &ha& does 'o& /ea' &ha& .e sho7ld allo. re/orse &o &ake hold a'd s&ar& erodi'g o7r Sere'i&y a'd perhaps o7r sa'i&y. Mos& O%%ide'&als spe'd i'ordi'a&e periods .orryi'g o)er &he /igh&5ha)e5bee's. They look ba%k o' .ha& &hey %o'sider &o be /issed oppor&7'i&ies a'd .o'der ho. &hey %a/e &o do &his a'd &ha& 7'&il &he .hole iss7e ass7/es giga'&i% propor&io's. To &ake a' e>a/ple .hi%h a,,e%&s so /a'y /e' a'd .o/e' i' all .alks o, li,e- le& 7s go ba%k &o &he s7b@e%& o, &rai's. "he' I %ha'%e &o /iss a &rai'- I ha)e &a7gh& /ysel, 'o& &o s&alk 7p a'd do.' &he pla&,or/ /7&&eri'g like /os& o, /y ,ello. &ra)elers- ?I, IBd s&ar&ed ,i)e /i'7&es earlier- I .o7ld'B& ha)e /issed &he &rai'HA B7& I did'B& s&ar& ,i)e /i'7&es earlier a'd I did'B& %a&%h &he &rai'. I& has go'e a'd

&hereBs 'o&hi'g I %a' do &o bri'g i& ba%k. All &he e>%i&e/e'&- all &he leapi'g a'd ho.li'g o, a da'%i'g Der)ish .ill 'o& al&er &his. So I %o'&ai' /y o'e5&i/e- a'd s&ill i's&i'%&i)e- irri&a&io' a'd o%%7py /ysel, i' so/e .ay 7'&il &he 'e>& &rai'. I a/ so/e&i/es asked .he&her I a/ 'o& bo&hered abo7& i'%o')e'ie'%es .hi%h /y 'o& arri)i'g a& &he appoi'&ed &i/e /ay %a7se &o o&hers F ,or e>a/ple- /issi'g a le%&7re. My a's.er is ? oHA I a/ 'a&7rally sorry &ha& IB/ le&&i'g do.' a progra/ %hair/a'- b7& pro)ided &here is 'o possible /ea's o, doi'g so/e&hi'g &o re/edy &he si&7a&io'- I do 'o& allo. /ysel, &o be%o/e dis&ra7gh&. "ha& .o7ld be &he poi'&I I& .o7ld 'o& help /e or &he le%&7re a7die'%e. I& .o7ld do 'o good. )orrying about it would do no good! "he' o7r sheep died d7ri'g a Sahara dro7gh&- .he' &he gas ra' o7& i' &he rai'- all &he .orryi'g i' &he .orld .o7ld 'o& ha)e bro7gh& &he sheep ba%k &o li,e or prod7%ed gas. The res7l&s .o7ld ha)e bee' /7%h &he sa/e as &hose o, be%o/i'g ,re'=ied o)er /issi'g &he &rai'. #7r&her/ore- /issed oppor&7'i&ies /ay 'o& 'e%essarily ha)e bee' be'e,i%ial oppor&7'i&ies- &hey /ay ha)e bee' &he re)erseC .e %a''o& &ell 7'less .e are able &o ,ollo. 7p- or ba%k- .ha& .o7ld ha)e o%%7rred i, .ha& .e .a'&ed so /7%h had /a&eriali=ed. Thi'k- ,or e>a/ple- o, &he /a' .ho pla''ed a'd looked ,or.ard &o %rossi'g &he A&la'&i% o' board &he Titanic i' April o, 010M a'd &he' /issed &he boa& &rai' i' Lo'do'- or o, a ,rie'd o, /i'e .ho 'early %o//i&&ed s7i%ide be%a7se he had bee' @il&ed by a girl .ho &7r'ed o7& &o be s7%h a 'aggi'g shre. &ha& &he /a' she did /arry .as dri)e' al/os& &o &he poi'& o, .a'&i'g &o kill himself. There are so /a'y %ases I %o7ld %i&e &o pro)e &ha& disappoi'&/e'&s,ar ,ro/ bei'g s7b@e%&s ,or regre&- o,&e' &7r' o7& &o be ,or o7r good. E)e' i, &hey do 'o&- &here is 'o&hi'g /ore 7're.ardi'g &ha' .orryi'g o)er &he pas&. The &r7&h o, &his sho7ld be sel,5e)ide'&- ye& I %halle'ge a'yo'e &o &ell /e ho'es&ly &ha&- e)e' i, he has 'o& allo.ed regre& or re/orse &o g'a. a& hi/- he has 'o& a& o'e &i/e or a'o&her e>%lai/ed- ?I, o'ly I had'B& do'e &ha&HA or else- ?I .o'der .hy I /ade &ha& idio&i% de%isio'IA So- o'%e /ore- le& i& be s&ressed &ha&- .he&her .e are deali'g .i&h &he ,7&7re or &he pas&.orryi'g abo7& i& does 'o good. I, .e .ill ar/ o7rsel)es .i&h &his pri'%iple a'd bear i' /i'd &he .ords o, (la&o a'd +es7s a'd Moha//ed- .e sho7ld be able &o /ee& ea%h day 'o& o'ly .i&h %o',ide'%e b7& &ri7/pha'&ly. "e sho7ld be able &o say &o God a'd /a'G ?Here I a/- 'ei&her %o/plai'i'g 'or sel,5pi&yi'g- 'ei&her )ai'- 'or i'&olera'&- b7& ,illed .i&h %o7rage a'd op&i/is/- ready &o &ake o' .ha&e)er is i' s&ore ,or /e .i&h &he s7re a'd %er&ai' k'o.ledge &ha&- as I ha'dle i&- so .ill I be re.arded.A

$umility is a virtue which all men preach, none practice, and yet everybody is content to hear. +OH SELDO The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk. MARC!S TELLI!S CICERO Chap&er III "orryi'g abo7& O'eBs I/por&a'%e "hereas ?Tho7 shal& 'o& ,7ssA /7s& be a%%ep&ed as &he ,irs& a'd grea& %o//a'd/e'& i' &he a&&ai'i'g o, Sere'i&y- &he o&hers are 'o less i/por&a'&. All o, &he/ are esse'&ial &o &ra':7ili&y o, /i'd. All o, &he/ ,7'%&io' as par& o, a .hole. o'e o, &he/ %a' be p7& &o .ork .i&ho7& h7/ili&y- a'd &he /ore h7/ili&y&he s/oo&her a'd easier .ill be &he a&&ai'/e'& o, &he goal. I' ,a%&- 7'&il o'e %a' see o'esel, as o'e really is- Sere'i&y .ill be kep& a& a dis&a'%e. I o'%e pers7aded a .o/a'- .hose /i'd .as ra%ked by g7il&y ye& i'e>pli%able res&less'ess .hi%h a/o7'&ed al/os& &o 'e7rosis- &o .ri&e &he his&ory o, her li,e. I &old her &o le& hersel, go a'd p7& e)ery&hi'g &ha& had e)er happe'ed &o her i'&o her s&ory .i&ho7& sel,5%o's%io7s'ess or ,ear o, sho%ki'g /e. I 'eed 'o& ha)e i'sis&ed. "ha& %a/e o7& o, &ha& ladyBs e>perie'%es .as so/e&hi'g so dra/a&i% &ha& o'ly &he ar&less'ess o, &he .ri&i'g /ade /e belie)e i&. I& /ade /e reali=e- &oo- &ha& i& is &he a)erage .o/e' i' b7ses a'd dr7gs&ores- &hose behi'd %o7'&ers a'd &hose .ho .ai& o' &ables i' res&a7ra'&s- &o .ho/ &hi'gs happe' .hi%h are .or&h re%ordi'g. The gla/o7r girls o, so%ie&y a'd Holly.ood lead %o/para&i)ely ro7&i'e li)es de)oid o, /7%h s&ar&li'g i'%ide'&. A& a'y ra&e- &he prod7%&io' o, &hose h7'dred or so pages did /y ,rie'd a grea& deal o, good. I& relie)ed her o, &he press7re o, al.ays .o'deri'g abo7& hersel,. The /arshali'g o, &he episodes o, her li,e i' a ,ra'k a'd ordered /a''er had allo.ed her &o see .hy &his a'd &ha& had happe'ed &o her a'd ho.. I& sho.ed her also &ha& .ha& she belie)ed &o ha)e bee' a drab e>is&e'%e had- i' reali&y- bee' ,illed .i&h as /a'y gay as sad i'%ide'&s a'd a large '7/ber .hi%h .ere a%&7ally ro/a'&i%. This is 'o& &o i/ply &ha& I ha)e dis%o)ered so/e&hi'g 'e. or ha)e /issed /y )o%a&io' as a psy%hia&ris&. Ob)io7sly i, yo7 %a' bri'g yo7rsel, &o .ri&e abo7& yo7rsel, ,ra'kly- a lo& o, sa&is,a%&io' .ill probably res7l&. The ,ra'k'ess is i/por&a'&. The s&yle- e)e' &he %ohere'%e- does 'o& /a&&er. The o'ly esse'&ial is &o ge& a& &he ,a%&s .i&ho7& e>%7ses or e>pla'a&io's. I, ho'es&y is /ai'&ai'ed- a'y e>&e'7a&i'g %ir%7/s&a'%es .ill appear o, &heir o.' a%%ord. So/e people /ay &hi'k &hey ha)e 'o&hi'g .or&h.hile &o re%ord. They /ay regard &heir li)es as 7'e)e'&,7l or %o'sider &ha' 'o&hi'g s7perla&i)ely good or bad e)er %a/e &heir .ay. This is rarely so. "e all ha)e skele&o's i' o7r %7pboards- b7& &ha& does 'o& /ea' &hey sho7ld be ,ore)er kep& 7'der lo%k a'd key. A' airi'g o, .ha& /ay ha)e be%o/e a bogey by lo'g i/priso'/e'& %a' do /7%h &o &ra':7ili=e &he /i'd by %hasi'g a.ay i/agi'ary ,ears. The %o',essio'al is o'e o, &he s&ro'ges& a'd /os& %o/,or&i'g :7ali&ies o, &he Ro/a' Ca&holi% Ch7r%h. I& e>plai's .hy so ,e. o, &his ,ai&h &ake &heir &ro7bles &o psy%hia&ris&s. Their religio7s %o',essors- .hile )aryi'g i' degree o, &olera'%e o, repe&i&io's o, sel,5reproo,- are al.ays a)ailable7s7ally i/perso'al a'd 'e)er ,ee5%o's%io7s. e)er&heless- &here is a large propor&io' o, &he h7/a' ra%e .hi%h %a''o& ope' i&s /i'd &o do%&or or pries&. #or &hose- i& is a .ise idea &o p7& /e'&al proble/s o' paper. I, i& a%hie)es 'o&hi'g else- i& /ay lead &o &he a&&ai'/e'& o, &his /os& i/por&a'& a'd esse'&ial re:7isi&e i' gai'i'g Sere'i&y F h7/ili&y. $umility must be ac&uired before *erenity will come in. There %a' be 'o s7b&er,7ges or e>%7ses'o e)adi'g &he iss7e. O'ly &o &he h7/ble .ill Sere'i&y o,,er i&sel,. This s&a&e/e'& is /ade .i&h &he a7&hori&y o, o'e .ho .as bro7gh& 7p a'd ed7%a&ed .i&ho7& &he /e'&io' o, &he .ord ?h7/ili&yA a'd %er&ai'ly .i&ho7& a'y e>a/ples o, i&. I' ,a%&- i& .as 'o& 7'&il I .e'& &o li)e .i&h &he Arabs &ha& I bega' &o see /ysel, as .ho I .as- a'd .ha& I had bee'- i' &r7e ,o%7s.

To &hese deser& /e'- &he idea &ha& bei'g bor' i'&o a spe%ial %as&e or &he a%:7iri'g o, /o'e&ary ri%hes %o7ld gi)e o'e a'y so%ial ad)a'&age see/ed ridi%7lo7s. Bir&h or o7&.ard appeara'%e as a %ri&erio' o, .or&h .as as alie' &o &he/ as &he ea&i'g o, pork or &he dri'ki'g o, .i'e. I re/e/ber o'%ed7ri'g /y early appre'&i%eship &o Mosle/ .ay- dis%7ssi'g &he probabili&y &ha& a 'o/ad I k'e. .as o, higher s&a'di'g &ha' &he a)erage be%a7se o, &he .ay he .as &7r'ed o7&. Be,ore I had go'e )ery ,ar .i&h /y arg7/e'&- ho.e)er- /y ,rie'd- &he Caid Mada'i- i'&err7p&ed /e. ?Clo&hes /ea' 'o&hi'gHA he de%lared. ?So/e people are dressy- so/e are'B&. The Agha Daylis,or e>a/ple- is b7& I a/ 'o&- ye& .e belo'g &o &he sa/e ,a/ily a'd ha)e a' e:7al '7/ber o, ,lo%ks. $o7 %a'B& @7dge people by .ha& &hey ha)e o'. o& i' &he Sahara a'y.ay.A He pa7sed a'd added- ?O'e dayIBll be %arried &o /y gra)e i' &he sa/e ki'd o, shro7d as /y poores& shepherd- a'd .he' I ge& &o (aradise- in sha Allah- &he Ar%ha'gel .o'B& ask /e ho. /a'y ,lo%ks I had or .ha& %lo&hes I .ore. HeBll ask /e .ha& I &ho7gh& a'd .ha& I did .i&h /y li,e.A The Caid looked a& /e &ho7gh&,7lly as i, &o say?Ge& &ha& i'&o yo7r %o'ges&ed brai' a'd le& i& per%ola&e slo.ly 7'&il all &hose 'o&io's based o' ,alse )al7es ha)e bee' .ashed a.ay.A A'd he .as righ&- o, %o7rse. I .as sa&7ra&ed .i&h ,alse )al7es- as are &he /i'ds o, &he /a@ori&y o, %o')e'&io'ally ed7%a&ed O%%ide'&als. The s&a'dards o, &hose Orie'&als .ho ha)e 'o& bee' .eake'ed by "es&er' ideas are /7%h /ore ,le>ible &ha' o7rs. O'e o, &he hardes& lesso's I ha)e had &o &ea%h /ysel, has bee' &his belie, i' /y o.' la%k o, i/por&a'%e. A& &i/es I ,el& &ha& I .as &oo se&- &ha& &he ,alse )al7es .hi%h had bee' /y %hildhoodBs die& had bee' &oo .ell diges&ed &o be eli/i'a&ed. The' I bega' &o gi)e &i/e &o lis&e'i'g &o o&her people a'd so/e&i/es :7es&io'i'g &he/. I' a shor& .hile I reali=ed &ha& 'o& o'ly .as I 'o& 7'i:7e &o /y ego%e'&ri%i&y- b7& &ha& &he /a@ori&y o, /a'ki'd .as &re/e'do7sly %o'%er'ed .i&h his i'di)id7al sel, a'd .ha& he s&ood ,or. O'e o, &he /os& di,,i%7l& &hi'gs ,or hi/ &o a%%ep& .as &he %o')i%&io' &ha& he did 'o& really /a&&er i' &he ge'eral s%he/e o, &he 7'i)erse or &ha& his dea&h .o7ld %ha'ge a'y&hi'g i' i&s %o7rse. My i':7iri'g /i'd .as 'o. aler&ed- a'd I bega' &o p7& /y &heories &o a ge'eral &es&. This .as ,a%ili&a&ed by /y le%&7ri'g &o7rs- .hi%h bro7gh& /e i'&o %o'&a%& .i&h all ki'ds o, /e' a'd .o/e' o, all ages a'd all %alli'gs. O'e %ase I re%olle%& par&i%7larly. A yo7'g repor&er .as i'&er)ie.i'g /e i' Oklaho/a Ci&y. I' order &o ill7s&ra&e /y )ie.s o' &his par&i%7lar s7b@e%&- .hi%h .as also &he s7b@e%& o, /y le%&7re- I saidG ?I,- ,or e>a/ple- yo7 are r7' o)er by a' a7&o/obile a'd killed as yo7 lea)e &his ho&el- i& .o'B& really /a&&er. o o'e o7&side yo7r i//edia&e ,a/ily %ir%le .ill be a,,e%&ed by yo7r dea&h or e)er hear abo7& i&.A A look o, %o's&er'a&io' spread o)er &he yo7&hBs ,a%e- so I :7i%kly added- ?I,- hal, a' ho7r la&er- I a/ r7' o)er- i& .o'B& /a&&er ei&her. I /ay ge& a li&&le lo'ger obi&7ary 'o&i%e &ha' yo7 be%a7se I a/ older a'd ha)e do'e /ore- b7& &ha& .ill be all. O&her.ise- i& .o'B& /a&&er.A A'd I /ea'& &his F i& .o7ld not /a&&er. e)er&heless- &he repor&er des%ribed i' his %ol7/' as o'e ?.hose lo'g spells o, li)i'g i' o7&5o,5&he5.ay pla%es had a,,e%&ed his heal&h.A "ha& he /ea'&- o, %o7rse- b7& .as &oo poli&e or &oo yo7'g &o say- .as &ha& /y /e'&al bala'%e had bee' a,,e%&ed by &his pro&ra%&ed i'&i/a%y .i&h Orie'&als. or .as he alo'e i' his poi'& o, )ie.. The a)erage /a' a'd .o/a' .ill 'o& ad/i& &ha& his or her li&&le li,e- or big li,e e)e'- is 'o& o, para/o7'& i/por&a'%e. He or she ga7ges e)ery&hi'g ,ro/ p7rely perso'al a'gles. Take- ,or e>a/ple- a .ar or a s&rike. I, &he ,igh&i'g is i' So7&h A/eri%a- a ,ar/er i' #ra'%e .ill gla'%e a& &he headli'es i' &he /or'i'g paper a'd pass :7i%kly o' &o &he lo%al 'e.s. I, &here is a rail.ay s&rike- a ho7se.i,e .ho 'e)er lea)es her ho/e .ill hardly be a.are o, i&. B7& p7& &ha& .ar o' &he Rhi'e or &he rail.ay s&rike i'&o &he li,e o, a &rai' %o//7&er a'd yo7 .ill see &he reper%7ssio's i& .ill ha)e. Thi'k o, yourselves i'%o')e'ie'%ed by bad .ea&her or a %old- a'd yo7r a&&i&7de &o a .e& day .he' yo7 do 'o& ha)e &o go o7& or &o a' a%:7ai'&a'%e .ho is s'ee=i'g a'd %o7ghi'g. I a/ 'o skier so I do 'o& pray ,or s'o.. I a/ happier .he' &here is 'o s'o.. There are &hoseho.e)er- ,or .ho/ a .ar/ .i'&er spoils e)ery&hi'g. To so/e i& e)e' /ea's ,i'a'%ial disas&er. "e are ,7'da/e'&ally a'd 7'reaso'ably %o'%er'ed .i&h o7r o.' proble/s. "e %a''o& relega&e

&he/ &o &he le)el o, 7'i/por&a'%e &hey represe'& i' &er/s o, &he 7'i)erse. "e .ill 'o& %o')i'%e o7rsel)es &ha&- 7'&il .e see o7rsel)es as .e are a'd ad/i& o7r i'sig'i,i%a'%e- Sere'i&y .ill keep a& a dis&a'%e. ?"hosoe)er e>al&e&h hi/sel, shall be abased a'd he &ha& h7/ble&h hi/sel, shall be e>al&edA is o'e o, &he hardes& Chris&ia' lesso's &o assi/ila&e- ye& i& is esse'&ial &o &he a%:7iri'g o, Sere'i&y. Le%&7ri'g is 'o& good ,or h7/ili&y. This bei'g &he %e'&er o, a&&ra%&io'- &his 7'i'&err7p&ed prora&i'g ,ro/ pla&,or/s- &his bei'g :7es&io'ed as i, e)ery a's.er o'e gi)es %a''o& be do7b&ed or %o'&radi%&ed is ap& &o breed a' 7'i'&e'&io'al a'd o,&e' 7'%o's%io7s s7periori&y %o/ple>. I k'o. &ha& .he' I ,i'ish a le%&7re &o7r a'd ,i'd /ysel, a& a par&y .here I a/ @7s& a'o&her g7es&- I a/ ,illed .i&h a' 7rge &o /ake /ysel, heard. "i&ho7& reali=i'g i&- I dis%o)er /ysel, &ryi'g &o es&ablish /ysel, as a' a7&hori&y o' .ha&e)er s7b@e%& is 7'der dis%7ssio'- regardless o, &he /e'&al %apa%i&y or e>perie'%e o, o&hers- a'd /aki'g /ysel, a' ego%e'&ri% bore. So i& is di,,i%7l& ,or /e- k'o.i'g all &he pi&,alls- &o pra%&i%e h7/ili&y- ho. i',i'i&ely harder ,or &he /a' .ho has 'e)er %o'sidered .he&her he is bei'g boas&,7l or sel,5sa&is,ied. ?As soo' as yo7 begi' &o &ake yo7rsel, serio7sly-A .ri&es Tho/as Mer&o' i' *eeds of (ontemplation- ?a'd i/agi'e &ha& yo7r )ir&7es are i/por&a'& be%a7se &hey are yo7rs- yo7 be%o/e &he priso'er o, yo7r o.' )a'i&y a'd e)e' yo7r bes& .orks .ill bli'd a'd de%ei)e yo7. The'- i' order &o de,e'd yo7rsel,- yo7 .ill begi' &o see si's a'd ,a7l&s e)ery.here i' &he a%&io's o, o&her /e'. A'd &he /ore 7'reaso'able i/por&a'%e yo7 a&&a%h &o yo7rsel, a'd &o yo7r .orks- &he /ore yo7 .ill &e'd &o b7ild yo7r o.' idea o, yo7rsel, by %o'de/'i'g o&her people. So/e o, &he /os& )ir&7o7s /e' are also &he bi&&eres& a'd /os& 7'happy- be%a7se &hey ha)e 7'%o's%io7sly %o/e &o belie)e &ha& all &heir happi'ess depe'ds o' &heir bei'g /ore )ir&7o7s &ha' o&her /e'.A To ?/ore )ir&7o7sA I .o7ld add ?/ore k'o.ledgeable-A .hi%h is o,&e' a' e:7ally ,i%&i&io7s pres7/p&io'. #or e>a/ple- d7ri'g :7es&io' periods a,&er le%&7res- I ha)e ,o7'd /ysel, i')e'&i'g replies o, .hi%h I .as 'o& absol7&ely s7re. O'e e)e'i'g I reali=ed ho. o7&rageo7s a'd )ai' &his .as- a'd ,ro/ &he' o'- .he' 'o& posi&i)e o, &he %orre%& a's.er- I said- ?I do'B& k'o.HA I ,o7'd &he' &ha& 'o& o'ly did &his add &o /y %o/pos7re- b7& i& also e'ha'%ed /y pres&ige as a reliable speaker .ho .as 'o& a,raid &o ad/i& hi/sel, ,allible. So/e o, 7s are o)er%o'%er'ed .i&h o7r o7&.ard appeara'%es a'd e)e' /ore so .i&h &hose o, o&hers. "e ,orge& &hose li'es o, &he Gospels %o'%er'i'g &he lilies o, &he ,ield. I .as as g7il&y as a'yo'e o, &his ,alse )a'i&y 7'&il o'e e)e'i'g- .hile .a&%hi'g a s%ro,7lo7s old &ra/p ea&i'g his di''er i' a %a,e&eria- i& o%%7rred &o /e &ha& o'%e &he ,ood had passed his g7lle&- pre%isely &he sa/e diges&i)e pro%ess .o7ld go o' as i' /y s&o/a%h or i' &ha& o, a lo)ely girl or a .ell5.ashed /illio'aire. "ha& I .as seei'g .as &he e>&erior a'd allo.i'g /ysel, &o be 7'@7s&i,iably i',l7e'%ed &hereby. I' spi&e o, .ha& Tho/as +e,,erso' said o' &he s7b@e%&- /e' a'd .o/e' are 'o& %rea&ed e:7al. They are bor' pri)ileged or ha'di%apped- heal&hy or 7'heal&hy- /e'&ally bala'%ed or 7'bala'%ed. B7& i, yo7 belo'g &o &he heal&hy- .eal&hy a'd gi,&ed %a&egory i& does 'o& 'e%essarily /ake yo7 be&&er &ha' &hose .ho do 'o&. I& %er&ai'ly does 'o& gi)e yo7 a righ& &o a s7periori&y %o/ple>. (ride dri)es Sere'i&y a.ay as rele'&lessly as a7&7/' .i'ds s&rip lea)es ,ro/ &rees. !'&il .e a%%ep& &his- 7'&il .e 7'ders&a'd &ha& .orldly a%hie)e/e'& leads &o disill7sio'- &here is li&&le %ha'%e &ha& i'di)id7als or 'a&io's .ill ,i'd spiri&7al or &e/poral pea%e. This /7s& 'o& be &ake' &o /ea'& &ha& h7/ili&y has a'y&hi'g i' %o//o' .i&h i',eriori&y %o/ple>es. I' ,a%&- &he de)elopi'g o, a' i',eriori&y %o/ple> is as i'@7rio7s &o o'eBs &ra':7ili&y o, /i'd as &he de)elopi'g o, a pride %o/ple>. The perso' .ho belie)es &ha& he is less i'&ellige'& or less physi%ally a&&ra%&i)e &ha' a'yo'e else is 'o& h7/ble. He is /erely sel,5%e'&red. He is as bad as so/eo'e .ho i/agi'es &ha& his )ir&7es are para/o7'& a'd sees o'ly si's i' o&her /e'. #7r&her/ore- i',eriori&y %o/ple>es .ill a%&7ally breed &his %o/pariso' a'd &he' %o'de/'a&io' o, ,a7l&s i' o&hers. I& is /erely a ki'd o, de,e'si)e /e%ha'is/ F 'o& h7/ili&y. So- .hile &he di%&io'ary /ay s7gges& &ha& bei'g h7/ble %o''o&es a se'se o, i',eriori&y- do 'o&

le& &ha& bo&her yo7. o o'e is completely s7perior or completely i',erior &o a'yo'e else. I' al/os& e)eryo'e &here is so/e&hi'g &o be ad/ired. E)eryo'e has so/e spe%iali=ed k'o.ledge- be i& @7s& hairdressi'g or %ar)i'g /ea&- .i&h .hi%h yo7 are 'o& ,a/iliar a'd /igh& like &o lear' abo7&. or ha)e I e)er ,ailed &o dis%o)er &ha& &he see/i'gly s&7pid ?so%iali&eA or se/ied7%a&ed laborer had a& leas& o'e s7b@e%& o' .hi%h he or she %o7ld &alk e'&er&ai'i'gly. Th7s yo7- &oo- ha)e so/e&hi'g .hi%h is i'&eres&i'g &o so/eo'e else- ho.e)er li&&le yo7 &hi'k or read. $o7 /ay also ha)e a grea& /a'y &hi'gs yo7 do 'o& s7spe%&. I' a'y %ase- yo7 ha)e yo7r pla%e i' &he ge'eral pla' o, &he 7'i)erse- .hi%h /ay be a larger pla%e &ha' yo7 s7ppose. So do 'o& i/agi'e &hi'gs. Take e)ery&hi'g as i& %o/es. De)elop h7/ili&y- b7& 'o& a' i',eriori&y %o/ple>. %e your natural self. ;M< Aki' &o ,7ssi'g abo7& o'eBs o.' i/por&a'%e is allo.i'g o'eBs sel,ish idiosy'%rasies &o a,,e%& &he li)es o, o&hers. I k'o. a /a'- ,or e>a/ple- .ho %a' be e>&re/ely pleasa'& a'd e>%elle'& %o/pa'y. He has a ,rie'dly s/ile a'd ,7'da/e'&ally- a ki'd 'a&7re. He has- ho.e)er- a' 7'reaso'ably s7s%ep&ible 'er)o7s sys&e/ .hi%h is easily br7ised- %o/bi'ed .i&h a' abili&y &o like a'd dislike people )iole'&ly a'd ,or 'o ob)io7s reaso'. "he' i& so happe's &ha& &his se'si&i)e /i'd has bee' h7r& i' so/e .ay- a %o/ple> is se& 7p .hi%h is so 7'a/iable &ha& e)eryo'e 7'der &he sa/e roo, ,eels i&. He keeps his o.' %o7'sel- &ooso &ha&- 7'less o'e k'o.s hi/ i'&i/a&ely- &here is 'o e)ide'%e &ha& a'yo'e is dis&7rbi'g hi/. All o'e se'ses is &ha& &he .hole a&/osphere is so poiso'ed &ha& o'e .a'&s &o es%ape i'&o &he ope' air &o be rid o, &he %o'&a/i'a&io'. or is i& 'e%essary ,or /e or yo7 &o be &he %a7se o, &he dis&7rba'%e. This /a' /ay be sho.eri'g 7s .i&h e)ery sig' o, a,,e%&io'- b7& &he )i'di%&i)e &hi'ki'g he ge'era&es is so po.er,7l &ha& i& s&rikes a& a'yo'e .i&hi' rea%h. I o'%e o%%7pied a roo/ i' a ho&el 'e>& &o a .o/a' .ho &ho7gh& e)illy. She %o7ld see o'ly bad &rai&s i' people a'd i, she %o7ld say disagreeable &hi'gs abo7& &he/ she did. I' ,a%&- &his %o'&i'7al disparage/e'& o, e)eryo'e a'd e)ery&hi'g dis&ressed /e so &ha& I s&opped ha)i'g a'y&hi'g &o do .i&h &he lady. B7& &ha& %ha'ged 'o&hi'g ,or /e. I 7sed &o se'se &he /ali%io7s &hi'ki'g %o/i'g a& /e i' .a)es &hro7gh &he .all o, o7r roo/s- so &ha&- .i&ho7& heari'g a so7'd- I k'e. .he&her /y 'eighbo7r .as a& ho/e or o7&- a.ake or asleep. So/e&i/es &he )ibra&io's be%o/e so s&ro'g &ha& I ,o7'd /ysel, as dis&7rbed as i, I had a%&7ally bee' ha)i'g a' arg7/e'& .i&h /y ,or/er ,rie'd. Tha&- o, %o7rse- sho7ld 'o& ha)e a,,e%&ed /e a'y /ore &ha' &he ra'%oro7s abs&ra%&io's o, &he /a' /e'&io'ed abo)e. or does i& 'o. F a& leas& 'o& so /7%h. I ha)e lear'ed &o %lose /y /i'd &o &hose &ho7gh& a&&a%ks a'd &he' %o7'&er &he/ .i&h pleasa'& se'&i/e'&s. I, o'e %a' s&ar& &his de,le%&io' i' &i/e a'd be,ore &he /ale)ole'%e has bee' ,7lly ge'era&ed- i& is a/a=i'g .ha& %al/i'g res7l&s %a' be ob&ai'ed :7i&e :7i%kly. A si/ple ,or/7la ,or &his is &o repea& a se'&e'%e o, Vol&aireG ?The oppor&7'i&y o, doi'g /is%hie, is ,o7'd o'e h7'dred &i/es a day a'd o, doi'g good o'%e i' a year.A The' &ry &o re)erse &he /a>i/ (eople &ell /e &hey %a''o& help &hi'ki'g .ha& &hey do F b7& &hey %a'H The %o'&rol o, &he &hi'ki'g /a%hi'e is @7s& as possible as &he %o'&rol o, &he ar/s a'd legs. "he' a baby ,irs& begi's &o s&agger abo7&- i& de)elops /7s%les .hi%h e'able i& &o .alk ere%& i' a'y dire%&io' i& %hooses. I& is /erely a /a&&er o, de)o&i'g as /7%h a&&e'&io' &o &he %are o, &he /e'&al ,a%ili&ies as o, &he physi%al. Applied a'd p7rpose,7l readi'g /ay be a' i'i&ial help i' bri'gi'g &his dis%ipli'e i'&o bei'g. O'%e &he brai' has bee' /ade &o obey o'e ki'd o, order- i& .ill a7&o/a&i%ally obey a'o&her 7'&il i& has be%o/e as dis%ipli'ed as &he ha'ds. or is &his )isio'ary or )ai' ad)i%e .hi%h- e)e' .he' appli%able- leads 'o.here. Mi'd %o'&rol is o'e o, &he grea& re.ards o, ad7l& e>is&e'%e- a'd &he di,,ere'%e be&.ee' bo'dage a'd ,reedo/.

;E< Less i'sidio7s &ha' &hese ge'era&ors o, har/,7l /e'&al )ibra&io's- b7& s&ill a /e'a%e &o Sere'i&y a'd de,i'i&ely i' &he %a&egory o, &hose s7,,eri'g ,ro/ sel,5i/por&a'%e %o/ple>es- are &hose .ho s&ill belie)e i' physi%al )e'gea'%e. "hile &hese /ay gai' /ore &e/porary sa&is,a%&io' by seei'g &heir )i%&i/s i' /a&erial &ro7ble &ha' by @7s& hopi'g &ha& a /ali%io7s re/ark has hi& &he &arge& or &ha& a %o')i)ial e)e'i'g has bee' spoiled by /aki'g ,ello. g7es&s ,eel ill a& ease- &he reper%7ssio's ha)e &o be %o'sidered. Hi&&i'g or killi'g ha)e legal p7'ish/e'&s .hi%h %a' %o7'&erbala'%e &he sa&is,a%&io' o, re)e'ge- b7& &hey are 'o& 'early as las&i'g as )i'di%&i)e .ords- or e)e' &ho7gh&s- ai/ed desig'edly a& so/e perso'. B7& .ha&e)er &he ,or/ o, re&alia&i)e a%&io' or i'&e'&io'- i& des&roys all %ha'%es o, a&&ai'i'g a'y degree o, Sere'i&y. ?Ve'gea'%e is /i'eH I .ill repay- sai&h &he LordH There,ore i, &hi'e e'e/y h7'ger- ,eed hi/- i, he &hirs&- gi)e hi/ dri'kC ,or- i' so doi'g- &ho7 shal& heap %oals o, ,ire o' his headHA .as S&. (a7lBs e>hor&a&io' &o &he Ro/a's si>&y years a,&er Chris&Bs dea&h. I& is o' &he sa/e li'es as Lao T=eBs re%o//e'da&io's abo7& %opi'g .i&h o7r e'e/ies. ?Re%o/pe'se i'@7ry .i&h ki'd'ess. To &hose .ho are good- I a/ goodC &o &hose .ho are 'o& good- I a/ also good.... There is 'o&hi'g i' &he .orld so,&er or .eaker &ha' .a&er- a'd ye& ,or a&&a%ki'g &hi'gs .hi%h are .eak a'd s&ro'g- &here is 'o&hi'g &ha& %a' &ake pre%ede'%e o, i&.A These pri'%iples are hard &o applyC &hey are hard e)e' &o 7'ders&a'd. $e&- ,ro/ a pra%&i%al a'gle.ha& &hey s7gges& is 'o /ore %o/pli%a&ed &ha' &his. The /o/e'& o'e s&ar&s &o ,ollo. &he i's&i'%&i)e %o7rse o, ha&i'g so/eo'e .ho has do'e o'e a bad &7r'- &he dis&7rba'%e o, o'eBs /e'&al a'd bodily %o'di&io' begi's a7&o/a&i%ally. Ha&i'g h7r&s &he ha&er as /7%h as- i, 'o& a grea& deal /ore &ha'- &he ha&red. (arado>i%ally- &he ob@e%& o, &he ha&redpro)ided he is a.are o, &he a'ger .hi%h he is %a7si'g- is %er&ai'ly a grea& deal o, pleas7re o7& o, &he 7pse& he has bro7gh& abo7&. As Dale Car'egie said &o /e .he' he heard /e )e'&i'g /y ,7ry agai's& a' age'& .ho/ I ,el& had do'e /e .ro'gG ?$o7 k'o.- i, 4 .as a.are ho. /7%h he %o7ld 7pse& yo7- he .o7ld probably spe'd &he ,irs& hal, ho7r o, e)ery /or'i'g da'%i'g ro7'd &he o,,i%e ,ro/ sheer gleeHA A'd &he'- reali=i'g I .as 'o& %o')i'%ed- he added- ?E)e' i, yo7 %a''o& %o'&rol yo7r i''er ,eeli'gs- do'B& &ry a'd ge& yo7r o.' ba%k. I&Bll /ake &he %hap da'%e all &he /ore a'd probably da/age yo7 i' &he pro%ess.A "ell- I .as 7'dis%ipli'ed i' &hose days. I .as ,7ll o, egois/ a'd 7're%ep&i)e- &oo- &o &he ele/e'&s .hi%h go &o /ake &r7e Sere'i&y- so I did 'o& heed &he .ise %o7'sels o, /y philosophi% ,rie'd. I %o'&i'7ed &o ha&e a'd I %o'&i'7ed &o &ry &o ge& e)e'- so &ha& 'o& o'ly did &his i/agi'ed e'e/y &ri7/ph o)er /e- b7& he &ra/pled o' /e as .ell. I belie)e- /oreo)er- &ha& had I applied &he ,rie'dly /e&hod- o7r posi&io's .o7ld ha)e bee' re)ersed. I' ,a%&- I k'o. ,ro/ pra%&i%e 'o. &ha& i, I /ake 'o reply .he' so/eo'e s&ar&s &o pi%k a :7arrel- &he arg7/e'&a&i)e o'e .ill s&op be%a7se he %a' &hi'k o, 'o&hi'g ,7r&her &o say. I, I &he' .alk a.ay .i&ho7& s&ill ha)i'g spoke'- /y )i%&ory .ill be %o/ple&e a'd &he de,ea& o, &he o&her %orrespo'di'gly grea&. Ho.e)er- layi'g aside &he /a&erial sa&is,a%&io' .hi%h s7%h pro%ed7re gi)es o'e- i& is /ore %o/,or&able ,or all %o'%er'ed &o lo)e &ha' &o ha&e- a'd &his is 'o& &o i/ply &ha& bei'g ki'd a'd %o'sidera&e sho7ld be based o' 7l&erior /o&i)es. The sayi'g abo7& %as&i'g bread 7po' &he .a&ers is as &r7e &oday as i& .as &hree &ho7sa'd years ago .he' 3i'g Solo/o' /ade i&. #or &hose .ho %o/plai' &ha& ge'erosi&y is repaid by i'gra&i&7de- re/e/ber &ha& i, o'e helps or gi)es .i&h gra&i&7de i' )ie.- &he .hole poi'& o, gi)i'g or helpi'g %eases. ?I& is a /ark o, s7periori&y &o %o',er a ki'd'ess-A de%lared Aris&o&le- ?b7& i& is a /ark o, i',eriori&y &o re%ei)e i&.A I o'%e .e'& o7& o, /y .ay &o help a /a'. I ga)e hi/ /o'ey- I go& hi/ %lo&hes- I .e'& &o a grea& deal o, &ro7ble &o do hi/ good &7r's ,or /ore &ha' a year. "he'- ho.e)er- &ha& /a' .as rehabili&a&ed a'd able &o &ake %are o, hi/sel,- he 'o& o'ly did 'o& &ha'k /e- b7& .e'& o7& o, his .ay &o be 7'gra%io7s a'd &he' r7led /e o7& o, his li,e. #or se)eral /o'&hs- I %o7ld &hi'k o, li&&le else b7& &his i'gra&i&7de- a'd

i' so doi'g da/aged /y pea%e o, /i'd. The' o'e day i& o%%7rred &o /e &ha& /y e>pe%&i'g &ha'ks /arred /y ,rie'dly ges&7res- i' o&her .ords- I .as ga7gi'g /y a%&s sel,5righ&eo7sly- .hile &he /a' hi/sel, rese'&ed ha)i'g bee' obliged &o a%%ep& ,a)ors ,ro/ /e a'd .a'&ed &o p7& &he .hole /a&&er o7& o, his /i'd. So I i//edia&ely did like5.ise a'd &he rese'&/e'& )a'ished a%%ordi'gly. I k'o. a ,e. people .ho are i's&i'%&i)ely a'd ge'7i'ely %o/passio'a&e &o.ards &heir ,ello. /e'. I k'o. /a'y /ore .hose ki'd deeds are o'ly sel,5seeki'g. "hile so/e o, &hese look ,or /a&erial re.ards i' repay/e'&- a '7/ber e)al7a&e &he spiri&7al di)ide'ds like /arks a& s%hool F as i' &he %ase o, &he ri%h .o/a' .ho replied- .he' I asked her i, she had e)er do'e a' al&r7is&i% ki'd'ess &o a'yo'e?"hy- yes- o, %o7rse. I gi)e &ho7sa'ds o, dollars e)ery year &o A a'd B a'd C %hari&ies- as .ell as &o /y %h7r%h.A I .as o' &he poi'& o, e>plai'i'g &ha& &his .as 'o& .ha& I /ea'& by ki'd'ess- b7& &he e>pressio' o' &he ladyBs ,a%e /ade /e reali=e &ha& she ga7ged her %o/passio' .holly i' dollars a'd %e'&s. (erhaps- &oo- &ha& .as .ha& .as i'&e'ded as her role i' &he %o//7'i&y. Te' &ho7sa'd dollars- /ore or less- .o7ld /ake li&&le di,,ere'%e &o &his .o/a'Bs i'%o/e. O' &he o&her ha'd- so/eo'e else .i&h /ore 7'ders&a'di'g o, /y i'&erpre&a&io' o, %o/passio' .o7ld 'o& ha)e &e' &ho7sa'd dollars &o gi)e- so i& all e)e'ed o7& ,or &he bes&. I& all e)e'ed o7& e>%ep& perhaps as i& %o'%er'ed &he perso'al sa&is,a%&io' a,,orded &o &he lady bo7'&i,7l. A'd ye& F .ho k'o.sI Maybe &he ges&7re o, sig'i'g &hose %he%ks .i&h her se%re&ary /ade o7& i' ,a)or o, &he %h7r%h a'd &he hospi&al a'd &he ho/e ,or old /e' prod7%ed a' e%s&asy e:7al &o &ha& o, %o/,or&i'g so/eo'e deeply a,,li%&ed by disease or do7b&I "ha& gi)es me pleas7re is &o help so/eo'e .ho needs help- e)e' .he' &his %a7ses /e i'%o')e'ie'%e. I& %o/es 7'der &he headi'g o, Co',7%io7sB a'd la&er +es7sB e'@oi'ders &o do ,or o&hers .ha& yo7 .o7ld .ish do'e ,or yo7rsel,. or sho7ld &his appli%a&io' o, &he ?golde' r7leA be %o',i'ed &o a%&io's o'ly. Co'sidera&e &ho7gh&s %a' do @7s& as /7%h good as i'%o'sidera&e &ho7gh&s %a' do har/. E)ery 'o. a'd &he'- &he /e/ory o, o'e o, &hose people agai's& .ho/ o'e has a grie)a'%e .ill spri'g i'&o o'eBs &ho7gh&s- a'd &he ,irs& rea%&io' .ill be )i'di%&i)e. This is .ro'g or- /ore e>a%&ly'ega&i)e a'd %a' i' a )ery shor& .hile ha)e pai',7l physi%al a'd /e'&al reper%7ssio's. So- i's&ead o, le&&i'g )i'di%&i)e'ess re/ai' ,or a se%o'd i' &he/ i'd- o'e sho7ld e>%l7de i& a'd repla%e i& .i&h so/e&hi'g %o's&r7%&i)e. "he'- &oo- a'ger is repla%ed by a,,e%&io'- i& is a/a=i'g ho. :7i%kly Sere'i&y .ill s7ppla'& .ha& %o7ld ha)e bee' a b7bbli'g &7r/oil o, %o',li%&i'g a'd 'a7sea&i'g &ho7gh&s. A compassionate mentality is the greatest !oy promoter imaginable. Tho7gh&s are si/ilar &o &he )ibra&io's ge'era&ed by ele%&ri% ba&&eries. They are /7%h ge'&ler b7& &hey eddy o7& i' &he sa/e .ay &hro7gh &he e&her. A se'si&i)e /i'd %a'- like.ise- %a&%h &he &ho7gh&s as a re%ei)er %a&%hes broad%as&s. To so/e &hey /ay 'o& %o/e a& all- b7& i, good5.ill is ,o%7sed o' so/e o&her perso'- %o/,or& .ill e's7e ,or &ha& perso' as dis%o/,or& .ill ,ollo. ill5i'&e'&io'ed &hi'ki'g. Try &his yo7rsel,. Lyi'g i' yo7r bed- /or'i'g or e)e'i'g- .ish happi'ess a'd pea%e &o a'yo'e yo7 k'o. .ell e'o7gh &o )is7ali=e. I, i& prod7%es 'o&hi'g else- i& .ill gi)e yo7 a :7ie& 'igh& or a happy day. ;D< There are %er&ai' &ypes- 7s7ally &hose .i&ho7& e'o7gh &o o%%7py &he/- .hose sel,5i/por&a'%e &akes &he ,or/ o, a' 7'heal&hy i'&eres& i' o&her peopleBs a,,airs a'd .ha& &hey %o'%ei)e as &heir shor&%o/i'gs i, 'o& si's. They are 7s7ally people )7l'erable &he/sel)es &o %ri&i%is/ b7&- a,&er &he pro)erbial /a''er o, s&o'e &hro.ers i' glass ho7ses- do 'o& re%og'i=e &his a'd .ork &he/sel)es i'&o ,re'=ies o)er .ha& is 'o& &heir b7si'ess or else &ake pleas7re i' &elli'g o&hers .ha& &hey ha)e heard i' %o',ide'%e- espe%ially .he' &he %o',ide'%es are ap& &o do har/. "he'e)er I hear a se'sa&io'al s&ory a& so/eo'eBs e>pe'se- I &ry &o ga7ge &he /e'&ali&y a'd /o&i)es o, &he ra%o'&e7r a'd ei&her dis%ard e)ery&hi'g &ha& has bee' said or else e'dea)or &o de&er/i'e .ha& probably s&ar&ed &he yar'. Do his yo7rsel, be,ore has&ily @7dgi'g &he s7b@e%& o, &he gossip. Bear i'

/i'd- also- &ha& a s%7rrilo7s s&ory a& so/eo'eBs e>pe'se .ill o'e day re&7r' &o i&s ge'era&or or repeater like a .hi==i'g boo/era'g. "orse &ha' &his oral da/age- ho.e)er- is /is%hie, /aki'g &hro7gh ab7si)e le&&ers. $earsay may be forgotten. The written word cannot. I' /os& %orrespo'de'%e- 'o&hi'g o, &he leas& i/por&a'%e or li&erary )al7e is re%orded a'd pos&ed &o )ario7s par&s o, &he .orld. E>%ep& ,or lo)e le&&ers- .hi%h are- ,or &he /os& par&- so ba'al &ha& &hey do 'o& bear readi'g alo7d- o'ly a s/all propor&io' are %o/posed e>pressly &o please or i',or/ so/e &opi% o, ar&is&i%- s%ie'&i,i% or poli&i%al i'&eres&. All &ha& re/ai's are %o')e'&io'al %o'dole'%es a'd %o'gra&7la&io's- or s%oldi'gs a'd i')e%&i)es. ?I, yo7 ha)e .ri&&e' a %le)er a'd %o'%l7si)e b7& s%a&hi'g le&&er-A said Lord A)eb7ry- ?keep i& ba%k 7'&il 'e>& day a'd i& .ill o,&e' 'o& go a& all.A A'd S&. (a7l e>hor&ed &he Ephesia'sG ?Le& 'o& &he s7' go do.' o' yo7r .ra&h.A I .ish I had bla=o'ed &hose .ords o' &he .alls o, e)ery roo/ i' .hi%h I ha)e e)er li)ed. I .ish &ha& I had lear'ed &he/ by hear& as soo' as I %o7ld read. I .ish &ha& a grea& /a'y o&her people .ho/ I k'o. had do'e so &oo. I& is ,righ&e'i'g &o &hi'k ho. le&&ers h7r&- ,or &he &errible :7ali&y abo7& &he/ is &ha& their pain giving is deliberate. I& &akes &i/e a'd %o'%e'&ra&io' &o sea& o'esel, a& a desk a'd .ri&e .ords &o so/eo'e else. I& also &akes &i/e a'd %o'%e'&ra&io' &o read .ha& o'e has .ri&&e' a'd %o'sider i&s sig'i,i%a'%e. I& &akes /ore &i/e &o pla%e &he le&&er i' a' e')elope- address a'd /ail i&. Le&&er .ri&i'g is 'o& like a' a'gry e>%la/a&io' &o7%hed o,, by so/e 7'e>pe%&ed &a7'&. I& is 'o& like a &ho7gh& .hi%h ,or/s spo'&a'eo7sly i' &he /i'd b7& %a' be repressed be,ore i& has &i/e &o be %ha'ged i'&o .ords. The prod7%&io' o, le&&ers is all %oldly %al%7la&ed- a'd .he' %arried o7& i' a' a'gry /ood- has i'&e'&io' &o har/ behi'd i&. #7r&her/ore- 7'less &he re%ipie'& o, &he %o//7'i%a&io' is a philosopher- .ho .ill &ear i& 7p &he /o/e'& he has per%ei)ed i&s 'a&7re- i& .ill re/ai' a %o's&a'& re/i'der o, &he ill5.ill .hi%h .as o'%e ge'era&ed i' &he i/agi'a&io' o, &he se'der. This ill5.ill /ay ha)e e)apora&ed a' ho7r a,&er &he le&&er .as pos&ed- b7& is &oo la&e &he'. The .ords are already ,lyi'g like poiso'ed arro.s &o hi& &heir /ark .i&ho7& .ar'i'g a'd &here re/ai' &o ,es&er &hro7gh &he years. O'ly &he o&her day- ,or e>a/ple- I ,o7'd a )e'o/o7s le&&er .hi%h had bee' .ri&&e' by a %lose ,rie'd &hir&y5,i)e years ago. The readi'g o, &hose /is%hie)o7s .ords bro7gh& ba%k &o /e a hos& o, hideo7s re%olle%&io's .hi%h I had %o/ple&ely ,orgo&&e' b7& dis&7rbed /e al/os& as grea&ly as i' &ha& ,ar5o,, &i/e. So- ?i, yo7 ha)e .ri&&e' a %le)er a'd %o'%l7si)e b7& s%a&hi'g le&&er- keep i& ba%k 7'&il 'e>& day a'd i& .ill o,&e' 'o& go a& all.A To .hi%h I .o7ld add &ha&- ha)i'g de%ided be,oreha'd &o hold &he le&&er o)er'igh&- &here sho7ld be 'o res&rai'& i' i&s prepara&io'. The /ore o'e le&s o'esel, go- &he /ore o'e airs o'eBs grie)a'%es o' paper- &he grea&er .ill be &he relie, ,ro/ &e'sio'. I& is be&&er a'd .iser- ho.e)er- 'o& &o .ri&e )i'di%&i)ely or &hi'k )i'di%&i)ely. I& is ,ar .iser &o be ki'dly disposed &o.ards &hose o'e belie)es are e'e/ies. O'e %a''o& da/age &he 'eighbor .i&h ha&red .i&ho7& da/agi'g o'esel,- a'd &ha& s&ar&s a' i'&er/i'able series o, reper%7ssio's .hi%h des&roy e)ery&hi'g o'e has &ried &o a%hie)e i' &he sear%h ,or Sere'i&y. Happi'ess- a'd &he'%e Sere'i&y- depe'ds &o a grea& e>&e'd o' &he abili&y &o re'o7'%e &he /e/ory o, a'y&hi'g 7'pleasa'&- ho.e)er sharply i& /ay s&i'g o'eBs i''er s7s%ep&ibili&ies. Tha& /a>i/ is as i/por&a'& as ?"orryi'g does 'o good.A I' ,a%&- &he &.o are al/os& sy'o'y/o7s. I, yo7 %a' p7& &he/ i'&o pra%&i%e- &ra':7ili&y o, /i'd .ill soo' be yo7rs. ;2< The ,i'al /a'i,es&a&io' o, &his sel,5i/por&a'%e %o/ple> is a'ger. A'yo'e .ho %a''o& %o'&rol his &e/per is a sel,ish a'd despi%able %rea&7re .ho- k'o.i'g &ha& his /oods are ,eared by his ,a/ily or ,rie'ds- &rades o' &he k'o.ledge- de/a'di'g ,la&&ery a'd %o/plia'%e .i&h his .hi/s. Like dri'ki'g- a'ger %a' .re%k a ,a/ily a'd ho/e a'd des&roy ,rie'dships- a'd /ay e)e' lead &o /7rder a'd s7i%ide. Like dri'ki'g- &oo- &his ,aili'g %a' be %7red o'ly by &he de&er/i'ed e,,or&s o, &he

s7,,erer hi/sel,. Apar&- &oo- ,ro/ &he degradi'g spe%&a%le .hi%h a'ger o,,ers- i& %a' kill &he perso' so addi%&ed- 'o& slo.ly like al%ohol- b7& as abr7p&ly as a b7lle& ,ired ,ro/ a ri,le. So/e&i/es &his agi&a&io' does 'o& sho. i&sel, i' ,lari'g rages a'd is- &o all i'&e'&s a'd p7rposes7'%o's%io7s. (a&ie'&s go &o do%&ors %o/plai'i'g o, po7'di'gs o, &he hear& .he' &hey are lyi'g i' bed a'd- appare'&ly- 'o& i' &he leas& a'gry. The a's.er is- o, %o7rse- &ha& 7'a.are'ess o, &e'sio' does 'o& /ea' &ha& i& does 'o& e>is&. The )ery ,a%& &ha& &he hear&- &ho7gh 'or/al- po7'ds .he' i& is a& res& is o'e o, &he bes& proo,s &ha& all is 'o& e)e'ly bala'%ed a'd that tension does exist. Ho.e)er- .hile &his 7'der%7rre'& o, e/o&io'al dis&7rba'%e is dis&ressi'g a'd perhaps da'gero7s &o &he i'di)id7al- i& does 'o& 7s7ally 7pse& &he %o/pos7re o, a %o//7'i&y- a'd o'ly &he perso' i')ol)ed or /aybe a .i,e or h7sba'd or pare'& is dis&7rbed. "i&h a /a' or a .o/a' .ho ,lies i'&o paro>ys/s o, rage- ho.e)er- i& is a di,,ere'& s&ory. E)eryo'e .i&hi' rea%h o, &he ,7ry is a,,e%&ed. A perso' .i&h a' 7'%er&ai' &e/per is like a ho/i%idal /a'ia% .ho goes abo7& .i&h a %o'%ealed re)ol)er .hi%h &he leas& 7pse& .ill %a7se hi/ &o 7se. His la%k o, %o'&rol p7&s e)ery rela&i)e- ,rie'd a'd 'eighbor o' &he aler& a'd des&roys a'y pea%e &here /ay be i' &he %o//7'i&y .here &he a'ger5i',e%&ed %rea&7re li)es. A'd &here %a' be e)e' .orse %o'se:7e'%es. A /a' i' a rage 'o& o'ly loses all se'se o, propor&io' b7& de)elops i'ordi'a&e s&re'g&h .hi%h he /ay 7se &o a&&a%k bli'dly .ha& he belie)es &o be &he %a7se o, his grie)a'%e. I, he does 'o& resor& &o physi%al )iole'%e- he %a' say &hi'gs .hi%h .ill 'o& o'ly h7r& his ,rie'ds b7& ge& hi/ i'&o &ro7ble .i&h &hose .ho ha)e 'o ,a/ily %o/p7'%&io's &o hold &he/ ba%k ,ro/ &aki'g reprisals. The a'gry /a' is :7i&e illogi%al a'd sho.ers ab7se o' people .ho are 'o& respo'sible ,or .ha& is dis&7rbi'g hi/. #or e>a/ple- &he .ai&er .ho ge&s a s%oldi'g be%a7se &he ,ood i' a res&a7ra'& is bad .he' he had 'o&hi'g &o do .i&h %ooki'g i&- or &he s&a&io' /as&er .ho is bla/ed .he' &he &rai' is la&e- or &he re%kless or o)er%a7&io7s a7&o/obile dri)ers .ho 7pbraid ea%h o&her a'd %a7se a%%ide'&s .hi%h sel,5%o'&rol /igh& ha)e a)oided. I o'%e sa. a /a' o, ob)io7sly good 7pbri'gi'g go i'&o a' 7'belie)able &a'&r7/ .he' a rail.ay por&er pi%ked 7p his bag- .hi%h had 'o& bee' properly sh7&- a'd spilled &he %o'&e'&s o'&o &he pla&,or/. I& .as ob)io7sly 'o& &he por&erBs ,a7l&- b7& &he o.'erBs- .ho &7r'ed &he air bl7e .i&h his la'g7age. L7%kily &he por&er re/ai'ed %al/ a'd repa%ked &he bag- by .hi%h &i/e &he ragi'g &ra)eler had %ooled do.' a'd .as e)ide'&ly deeply asha/ed o, &he per,or/a'%e. Apar& ,ro/ i&s o&her da/agi'g %o'se:7e'%es- loss o, &e/per is s7%h a .as&e o, &i/e. I 'e)er sa. a' Arab- or ,or &ha& /a&&er- a'y Orie'&al ge& 7'd7ly e>%i&ed or e'raged. They .ere per/ea&ed .i&h &he sile'& Sere'i&y o, &he deser& or sa&7ra&ed .i&h &he %o/pos7re o, &heir B7ddhas. They had pea%e o, /i'd be%a7se &hey k'e. &he ,7&ili&y o, e)ery&hi'g else. They k'e. &ha& a'y 'er)o7s or e/o&io'al 7pse& ,ails &o e>is& i' &he prese'%e o, %o/ple&e rela>a&io'. The bes& .ay &o %7re a'ger is &o &ry a'd see o'esel, d7ri'g a s7lk or a &a'&r7/- a'd %o')i'%e o'esel, &ha& .he'e)er o'e allo.s sel,5%o'&rol &o slip- o'e is appeari'g i' &he g7ise o, a' 7'dig'i,ied baboo'- se%re&ly la7ghed a& a'd liable 'o& o'ly &o lose ,rie'ds a'd @ob b7& also .i,e a'd %hildre'. I, o'e %a' do &ha& a'd a%& a%%ordi'gly- s/iles .ill &ake &he pla%e o, s%o.ls- a'd gaie&y .ill displa%e &hose a.k.ard pa7ses i' %o')ersa&io' .he' o'e e'&ers a roo/. Heal&h- &oo- .ill i/pro)e a'd bo7&s o, 'a7sea a'd pai',7l i'diges&io' .ill be as /7%h a par& o, a ,orgo&&e' pas& as &he 7rge &o p7'%h peopleBs 'oses or ki%k &he dog. Abo)e all- &here .ill be Sere'i&y a'd pea%e i' &he ho/e a'd i' &he 'eighborhood.

+nvy is almost the only vice which is practicable at all times and in every place, the only passion which can never lie &uiet from want of irritation. SAM!EL +OH SO Chaper IV "orryi'g abo7& O'eBs So%ial S&a'di'g "hile so/e people are obsessed by &heir o.' i/por&a'%e- o&hers are e:7ally %o'%er'ed .i&h &he i/por&a'%e o, o&hers- year'i'g &o be like &he/ or a/o'g &he/ or &o ha)e .ha& &hey ha)e. They are possessed by &ha& e')y %o/ple> &he ,7&ili&y o, .hi%h has 'o e:7al. "hile ?Tho7 shal& 'o& %o)e&A .as &he las& o, GodBs %o//a'd/e'&s- &ha& /akes i& 'o less i/por&a'& &o &his sear%h ,or Sere'i&y &ha' &he o&her 'i'e. #or &hose .ho i'sis& &ha& &hey ha)e 'e)er had a' i'ordi'a&e desire &o possess so/e&hi'g belo'gi'g &o so/eo'e else- le& /e 7se a %ollo:7ial e>pressio' .hi%h is sy'o'y/o7s .i&h %o)e&i'gG ?3eepi'g 7p .i&h &he +o'eses-A or .i&h a'y o7&.ardly /ore s7%%ess,7l ,a/ilies or se&s &ha' yo7r o.' F &he rela&i)e so%ial s&ra&7/ does 'o& /a&&er. I& is &he /ere e,,or& o, &ryi'g &o keep 7p .i&h or o7&ri)al so/eo'e or so/e&hi'g .hi%h %o7'&s. "here)er o'e goes i' or&h A/eri%a- o'e 'o&i%es &his %o's&a'& s&ri)i'g &o e%lipse &he o&her ,ello.- &he o&her .i,e- &he o&her ,a/ily. The be&&er ho7se- &he be&&er %ar- &he be&&er %oa&- e)e' &he be&&er po&s a'd pa's obsess bo&h /e' a'd .o/e' F b7& %hie,ly .o/e'. They are harassed by &hese a/bi&io's 7'&il &he /a'ia &o o7&ri)al &akes pre%ede'%e o)er e)ery&hi'g else a'd dri)es &hose .ho ,all i'&o /e'&al depressio' a'd o,&e' i'&o a%&7al physi%al de%li'e. Class %o's%io7s'ess- &oo- is /ore a%%e'&7a&ed i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es &ha' al/os& a'y.here else i' &he .orld a'd helps &o /ai'&ai' &his ?keepi'g57pA /a'ia. I' a' A/eri%a' s/all &o.'- ,or i's&a'%ee)ery /a' pro%lai/s &ha& e)ery o&her is as good as he- b7& he does 'o& really belie)e so. The %hair/a' o, &he dire%&ors o, a lo%al depar&/e'& s&ore does 'o& i')i&e &he %ashier &o di'e a& his ho/e a'y /ore &ha' &he ,loor /a'ager goes &o l7'%h .i&h &he garbage %olle%&or. The o7&.ard ,a/iliari&y .hi%h o'e 'o&i%es be&.ee' ,re:7e'&ers o, %l7b %ars o' &rai's does 'o& i'%l7de i')i&a&io's &o &he &ra)eli'g sales/a' ,or .eek5e'd )isi&s .i&h &he e>e%7&i)es &o .ho/ &hey ha)e ?s&ood dri'ks.A The A/eri%a' habi& o, %alli'g %ha'%e a%:7ai'&a'%es by &heir Chris&ia' 'a/es &hree /i'7&es a,&er a /ee&i'g does 'o& i'di%a&e a,,e%&io' or e)e' i'&i/a%y- a'd al&ho7gh i& /ay be do'e &o s7gges& e:7ali&y .i&h &he e>%l7si)e +o'eses- i& has 'o'e o, &he sig'i,i%a'%e o, &he sa/e &hi'g i' o&her %o7'&ries.here i& o,&e' &akes years &o ge& i'&o a' i',or/al so%ial basis. 3eepi'g 7p .i&h or %li/bi'g 7p &o &he posi&io' o, &he +o'eses- .i&h i&s a%%o/pa'yi'g .orries&akes /a'y s&ra'ge ,or/s- o'e o, &he s&ra'ges& bei'g i' &he /a&&er o, s7bs%ribi'g &o %hari&ies. There are people I k'o. .ho %a' 'o lo'ger a,,ord &o gi)e .ha& &hey o'%e did &o &he Co//7'i&y Ches&- ,or i's&a'%e- b7& do so i' order &o be lis&ed i' &he sa/e %a&egory as .eal&hy do'orsC .hile o&hers- 'e.ly ri%h- /ake large %o'&rib7&io's i' order &o a&&ra%& a&&e'&io' a'd %rea&e e')y. O'e o, &he &rai&s I 'o&i%ed earlies& i' &he Arabs .as &heir la%k o, e')y. So/e I k'e. .ere e>%eedi'gly .eal&hy- .i&h barely &a>ed i'%o/es ,ro/ &heir da&e pal/s a'd ,lo%ks F b7& 'o o'e .o7ld ha)e k'o.' i&. E>%ep& o' %ere/o'ial o%%asio's- &he %hie,s dressed i' &he sa/e .ay as &he shephards a'd li)ed i' &he sa/e ki'ds o, &e'&s. A begger held o7& his ha'd .i&h as /7%h ges&7re o, gi)i'g as re%ei)i'g. There .as 'o ser)ili&y i' his &ha'ks &o &he al/s gi)er- i' ,a%& &here .as 'o &ha'ks a& all o&her &ha' a' a,,ir/a&io' o&her &ha& Allah .o7ld repay. I'&eres&i'gly e'o7gh- bo&h par&ies belie)ed &his so &ha& pai',7l a'd i'si'%ere rela&io'ship be&.ee' &he re%ipie'& o, %hari&y a'd i&s pro/o&er .oas 'e)er es&ablished. To a' Arab- a%:7iri'g a be&&er %loak or a be&&er horse or a be&&er &e'&- /erely ,or &he sake o, o7&doi'g a'o&her 'o/ad- .o7ld appear &o be sheer 'o'se'se. I, Abdallah or Mo7ssa or Sli/a' .a'&ed a 'e. %loak or horse or &e'&- i& .o7ld be because he wanted it for himself, not to impress others, .ho

.o7ld 'o& a'y.ay 'o&i%e &he addi&io' o, &he 'e. i&e/. This is 'o& &o beli&&le ho'es& %o/pe&i&io'- b7& &o %o'de/' %o/pe&i'g .i&h 'o o&her ob@e%&i)e &ha' &o o7&shi'e &he 'eighbor- .hi%h- 7',or&7'a&ely- is /ore &he r7le &ha' &he e>%ep&io' i' /os& %o//7'i&ies. O'e o, &he /os& i'&eres&i'g le%&7res I e)er ga)e- ,ro/ &he poi'& o, )ie. o, a7die'%e rea%&io' &o &his aspe%& o, Sere'i&y- o%%7rred i' Holly.ood. My lis&e'erBs a&&e'&io' .as ad/irable 7'&il I rea%hed &ha& par& o, /y &alk .hi%h deal& .i&h h7/ili&y a'd e')y. A& &ha& poi'&- I s7dde'ly reali=ed &ha& I .as %o',ro'&ed by a gala>y o, &he /os& e>pe'si)e ,7rs a'd ha&s- &o say 'o&hi'g o, @e.elry- .hi%h had e)er bee' ga&hered be,ore /e a& a le%&7re a'y.here. There &hey .ere- ,7rry a'd ,ea&hery- gay a'd gli&&eri'ga'd &here .as I ,r7i&lessly %o'de/'i'g &he obsessio' &o ha)e /ore /a&erial &hi'gs ra&her &ha' de)elopi'g i''er )ir&7es. or .as &here a'y al&er'a&i)e b7& &o s&r7ggle o' a'd le& /y e>hor&a&io's rebo7'd ,ro/ .all &o .all o, &he a7di&ori7/. O'e o, &he /os& poig'a'& e>a/ples o, &he ,a&7i&y o, so%ial %o/pe&i&io' is &he spe%&a%le o, /iddle5aged .ido.s .ho ro%k a'd regre& o' &he )era'das o, s7//er resor& ho&els. There &hey si&ro%ki'g a'd regre&&i'g- regre&&i'g a'd ro%ki'g. They ha)e 'o&hi'g &o do- 'o&hi'g &o look ,or.ard &o a'd 7s7ally li&&le e'o7gh &o look ba%k o'. A'd .hy soI "hy do &hey ro%k i' &his dereli%& s&a&e o, /i'd a'd bodyI !s7ally be%a7se &heir h7sba'ds .orked ,re'=iedly &o gi)e &he/ /ea's &o /ai'&ai' &heir ,alse s&a'dards a'd died ,ro/ &he e,,or&. A' A/eri%a' &old /e &ha& she asked her &.el)e5year5old da7gh&er- a,&er a &rip abroad- .ha& had s&r7%k her /os& abo7& her ,irs& %o'&a%& .i&h E7rope. The reply .as sig'i,i%a'&G ?There .ere as /a'y old ge'&le/e' as &here .ere old ladies.A E7ropea's &ake li,e /7%h /ore easily &ha' A/eri%a's- .hi%h is %hie,ly d7e &o %li/a&e a'd par&ly &o 'o& ,eeli'g obliged &o o7&ra%e e)eryo'e else. I ha)e k'o.' /e' .ho led leis7rely li)es i' #ra'%e a'd I&aly %ha'ge soo' a,&er se&&li'g i' A/eri%a i'&o ,re'=ied p7rs7ers a,&er so/e 7'de&er/i'ed goal. "o/e'- &oo- .ho &ook li,e as i& %a/e i' E7rope- be%a/e i',e%&ed .i&h &he o7&ri)ali'g /a'ia a ,e. /o'&hs a,&er se&&li'g i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es. The o'ly e>pa&ria&e I e)er k'e. .ho kep& his bala'%e o7&side his 'a&i)e la'd .as a' old /a' %alled Harry 3e'&- .ho looked a,&er &he &e''is %o7r&s o' a' es&a&e o' Lo'g Isla'd. He .as al/os& illi&era&e a'd had e/igra&ed ,ro/ E'gla'd be,ore &he days o, passpor&s a'd :7o&a reg7la&io's. He had /arried a lady ?i' ser)i%eA a'd &heir so's had go'e &o &he lo%al high s%hool- .here he had lear'ed &he sloga's abo7& ?risi'g abo)e his s&a&io'A a'd ?ha)i'g ad)a'&ages .hi%h his pare'&s had 'o& had.A As a res7l& he had be&ake' hi/sel, &o %ollege a'd o7& o, &he orbi&s o, ?do/es&i% ser)i%e.A A& &he &i/e o, .hi%h I speak- he had be%o/e a real es&a&e broker so/e.here i' &he 'eighborhood o, .here his ,a&her &e'ded &he &e''is %o7r&s. ?A'd ai'B& Be pro7d o, i&HA &he old /a' .o7ld say as I sa& .i&h hi/ i' a ki'd o, %ellar .here he s&ored &he &e''is e:7ip/e'&. ?Ai'B& Be pro7d a'd ai'B& Be 7'BappyH Go& i'so/'ia- Be &ells Bis /o&her.ha&e)er &ha& is.A I do'B& s7ppose &ha& old Co%k'ey e)er /issed a 'igh&Bs res&. He k'e. e>a%&ly .ha& he s&ood ,orhe had h7/ili&y- he .as sere'e- a'd he le,& i& a& &ha&. The agi&a&ed .orld .i&h i&s &e'se people s&rai'i'g a,&er so/e&hi'g .i&h re.ards obs%7red by .orries /ade 'o se'se &o hi/. They .ere abs7rdi&ies .i&h .hi%h he had 'o pa&ie'%e- so &he less he &ho7gh& abo7& &he/- &he be&&er. I, a'yo'e e)er /ade /e break &he &e'&h %o//a'd/e'&- i& .as &his /a'. I e')ied hi/ his %o/pos7re- I %o)e&ed his Sere'i&y. So /a'y /e' a'd a good /a'y .o/e' ,eel &ha& &hey .ill be happier i' spheres or o%%7pa&io's .hi%h are 'o& 'a&7rally &heir o.'. To gi)e a' e>a/ple- I do 'o& ha)e &o go beyo'd /y o.' pro,essio' a'd e>perie'%es. My ap&i&7des as a .ri&er belo'g &o biography- his&ory a'd &ra)el. e)er&heless- ,eeli'g &ha& I %o7ld be a s7%%ess,7l 'o)elis& or play.righ&- I ha)e &ried &o p7& &his belie, i'&o e,,e%&- .i&h 7',or&7'a&e res7l&s. O, &he /a'y 'o)els I ha)e .ri&&e' a'd &he se)eral plays- ,o7r .ere p7blished a'd &.o prod7%ed- a'd all ,ailed &o aro7se a'y i'&eres&. "he' I .as .orki'g i' Holly.ood- I .as %o'&i'7ally /ee&i'g yo7'g .o/e' .ho belie)ed

&he/sel)es &o be grea& a%&resses a'd 'early died o, s&ar)a&io' &o pro)e i&. Mos& o, &he/ had &he /aki'gs o, e>%elle'& .i)es a'd /o&hers a'd so/e had :7ali,i%a&io's ,or e>e%7&i)e posi&io's. There .ere s&e'ographers- &oo- .ho de)eloped e')io7s 'e7ras&he'ia be%a7se &hey i/agi'ed &hey .ere ,i&&ed ,or /ore e>%i&i'g &hi'gs- .hereas a ge'7i'e e'&h7sias/ ,or &heir @obs .o7ld probably ha)e led &he/ &o &hose brigh&er hori=o's &hey %ra)ed. a&7rally- i, a /a' or .o/a' has a %ha'%e &o progress- &he oppor&7'i&y sho7ld be heeded. The p7rs7i& o, a' a/bi&io' be%o/es .as&e,7l o'ly .he' i& ob)io7sly %a''o& be ,7l,illed- a'd deplorable .he' i& has i&s sole /o&i)e &he a%hie)e/e'& o, perso'al po.er a& &he e>pe'se o, o&hers. Be%a7se .ha&e)er /a&erialis&s /ay say- s7%%ess o, &his ki'd .ill 'o& breed Sere'i&y. I& .ill breed pre%isely &he opposi&e. $e& ,e. .ill a%%ep& &his- a'd .he' re/edies s7%h as &hose se& o7& i' &his book are s7gges&ed&he /a@ori&y re/ai' 7'%o')i'%ed. They are like &he .eal&hy yo7'g /a' .ho asked +es7s &he bes& .ay &o ge& i'&o (aradise. ?+es7s sai&h 7'&o hi/-A a%%ordi'g &o S&. Ma&&he.- ?I, &ho7 .il& be per,e%&- go a'd sell all &ho7 has&- a'd gi)e &o &he poor- a'd &ho7 shal& ha)e &reas7re i' hea)e'G a'd %o/e a'd ,ollo. /e. B7& .he' &he yo7'g /a' heard &ha& sayi'g- he .e'& a.ay sorro.,7l- ,or he had grea& possessio's.A Th7s- &he idea o, %o'%e'&ra&i'g o' &he a%:7isi&io' o, h7/ili&y see/s &o be so/e&hi'g .hi%h ,e. .ill e)e' &ake i'&o %o'sidera&io'- ho.e)er ,r7s&ra&ed &hey /ay be. They are &oo b7sy e')yi'g a'd %olle%&i'g a'd s&ori'g 7seless &ri)iali&ies. or is a'y o, &his 'e. or %hara%&eris&i% o, o7r age. #i)e %e'&7ries be,ore &he bir&h o, Chris&B7ddha a'd Co',7%io7s %o7'seled /odes&ly. Today &here are o)er &.o h7'dred /illio' B7ddhis&s a'd o)er si> h7'dred /illio' Co',7%ia's .ho &ry &o e/7la&e &he e>a/ples o, &heir /as&ers. B7& &here are 'o& a /illio' dis%iples o, Ale>a'der o, Ma%edo' or apolea' Bo'apar&e or Adol, Hi&ler. There areho.e)er- a grea& /a'y ?"orldly "ise/e'A .ho &hri)e ,or a .hile ra&her ai/lessly 7'&il &hey slip i'&o &he ?Slo7gh o, Despo'dA a'd 'e)er %a&%h a gli/pse o, &he ?Dele%&able Mo7'&ai's.A (erhaps &hey do 'o& .a'& &o. (erhaps &hey are %o'&e'& &o s&agger abo7& i' &heir /ire o, /a&erialis/. "ell- &ha& is &heir b7si'ess- b7& i& is 'o& &he road &o &ra':7illi&y. The +o'esesB s&a'dards .ill 'o& s&a'd 7p o)er &he ro7ghs&eep gro7'd .hi%h has &o be %o)ered be,ore &he %o/,or&able do.' grade begi's a'd &he s7'5kissed /eado.s o, Sere'i&y are %a7gh& sigh& o,.

%eware of ambition for wealth, for there is nothing so characteristic of narrowness and littleness of soul as the love of riches, and there is nothing nobler than indifference to money. MARC!S TELLI!S CICERO %al-ac was the first to perceive that money was as necessary to a young man in the nineteenth century as a coat of mail was in the fifteenth. GEORGE MOORE Chap&er V "orryi'g abo7& #i'a'%ial (roble/s O'e o, &he /os& dis&ressi'g h7/a' s&a&es o, /i'd is &he se'se o, i/por&a'%e .hi%h /o'ey gi)es &o /a'y .ho ha)e i& a'd &he ,eeli'g o, ,r7s&ra&io' i& gi)es &o /a'y .ho do 'o&. O'e o, &he pri/e pro/o&ers o, .orry i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es is %o''e%&ed .i&h &he la%k o, /o'ey- .hile &he 'e>& i' i/por&a'%e is &he belie, &ha& ha)i'g /ore /o'ey .ill se&&le all proble/s per&ai'i'g &o happi'ess. A'd ye&- ha)i'g a bigger i'%o/e really sol)es 'o&hi'g. All &ha& happe's is &ha& &he s&a'dard o, li)i'g- 7rged o' by &his keepi'g 7p .i&h &he +o'eses obsessio'- i'%reases 7'&il ,a'%ied 'eeds o'%e /ore e>%eed &he ,7'ds a)ailable &o s7pply &he/. This is 'o& 'e. or esse'&ially A/eri%a'. Three h7'dred years be,ore &he bir&h o, Chris&- &he Greek philosopher Ep7%7r7s .ro&e ?I, yo7 .ish &o /ake (y&ho%les ri%h- do 'o& add &o his s&ore o, /o'ey- b7& s7b&ra%& ,ro/ his desires.A e)er&heless- &here are /a'y .ho .ill arg7e &his poi'& o, )ie.- a'd .ill :7o&e i' s7ppor& o, &heir arg7/e'& George MooreBs s&a&e/e'& &ha& Bal=a% .as &he ,irs& &o per%ei)e &ha& /o'ey .as as 'e%essary &o a yo7'g /a' i' &he 'i'e&ee'&h %e'&7ry as a %oa& o, /ail .as i' &he ,i,&e'&h. O' .hi%h o'e %a' o'ly %o//e'& &ha& /o'ey- like .i'e a'd .o/e'- is good ,or so/e a'd 'o& so good ,or o&hers. My o.' e>perie'%e has 'e)er sho.' /e &he ad)a'&age o, possessi'g a grea& deal o, /o'ey. I ha)e 'e)er had a large reg7lar i'%o/e- b7& o' o%%asio's s7%h as &hose .he' I .orked i' &he /o&io' pi%&7re b7si'ess or .he' I sold a book &o a Holly.ood s&7dio a'd had %o'siderable %ash a& /y disposalI 'e)er %ha'ged /y habi&s. The o'ly o%%asio's .here I did al&er /y .ays .ere .he' I .as par&i%7larly broke a'd had &o. E)e' so- .he' I li)ed i' 7l&ra %heap ho&els- /y ,rie'ds regarded i& /ore as a' e%%e'&ri%i&y &ha' a ,i'a'%ial 'e%essi&y. o o'e- I a/ s7re- s7spe%&ed &ha& I paid %alls o' people .ho ser)ed a,&er'oo' &ea i' order &o ,ill /y s&o/a%h .he' &here .as 'o /ea's &o b7y s7pper. B7& I .as 'o& par&i%7larly 7'happy a'd 'o& .ildly dis&7rbed. I had ,ai&h i' /ysel, a'd ,ai&h i' so/e&hi'g o7&side o, /e .hi%h I 'e)er really de,i'ed. I %er&ai'ly had 'o se'sa&io' o, sha/e be%a7se I .as ?o' &he ro%ks.A I .as i' &he par&i%7lar predi%a/e'& o, &he /o/e'& &o a grea& e>&e'& be%a7se o, /y o.' s&7pidi&y. e)er&heless- had i& bee' o' a%%o7'& o, so/e ge'7i'e bad l7%k or a' error o, @7dg/e'&- &he la%k o, i'%o/e .o7ld 'o& ha)e laid /e lo.. I& de,i'i&ely .o7ld 'o& ha)e /ade /e e')y &he /ore ,or&7'a&e or %o)e& .eal&h. Mo'ey is a %o')e'ie'%e .hi%h helps o'e do agreeable &hi'gs i' a' agreeable .ay. I& is 'o& e)ide'%e o, brillia'%e or )ir&7e a'd 'o& al.ays o, i'd7s&ry. I& %er&ai'ly does 'o& e'ha'%e &he %hara%&er o, /e' a'd .o/e' or raise &he/ &o posi&io's o, /oral s7periori&y. I& does 'o& al.ays /ake &he/ ge'ero7s or e)e' good5'a&7red. I' ,a%&- /a'y o, &hose .ho a%:7ire .eal&h see/ &o lose &he ki'dli'ess o, &heir lea'er years. I& has bee' re%orded- ,or e>a/ple- &ha& o'e o, &he happies& /e' .ho e)er li)ed .as S&. #ra'%is o, Assisi- .ho .as also &he poores&. "hile i& is i/possible &o %o/pare degrees o, i'di)id7al .orldly %o'&e'&/e'&- I ha)e 'o do7b& &his is &r7e. This is 'o& &o s7gges& &ha& &he .eal&y- by &he ,a%&- are a7&o/a&i%ally 7'happy a'y /ore &ha' &ha& pa7pers by bei'g pe''iless are p7re a'd pea%e,7l. e)er&heless- grea& ,or&7'es do %rea&e %o/pli%a&io's .hi%h lesser /ea's %a''o&. Or perhaps i& is /ore e>a%& &o say &ha& .he' people be%o/e ri%h &hey lose

&heir se'se o, )al7es. A& a'y ra&e- &here is 'o do7b& &ha& /e' .hose li)es are gi)e' o)er &o a%:7iri'g .eal&h res& less easily &ha' &heir e/ployees .ho /erely add 7p ,ig7res. Like.ise- &hose .ho already ha)e big ba'k bala'%es are )7l'erable &o ,ears o, loss .hi%h seldo/ de)elop i' &he /i'd o, &he ho'es& ba'k %lerk behi'd his grill. or is &his a ha%k'eyed &r7is/. I& is &he res7l& o, .ha& I obser)ed d7ri'g a s&ra'ge i'&erl7de a,&er &he #irs& "orld "ar- .he' I kep& a ledger a& Bar%layBs Ba'k a'd %ared li&&le .he&her &he bala'%e .as i' red or bla%k- pro)ided i& &allied .i&h &he o&her /ys&erio7s books i' .hi%h /y %olleag7es s%ribbled. I& %o/es ,ro/ k'o.i'g o, &he s7i%ides o, &he a,,l7e'& a,&er &he ,i'a'%ial %rash o, 01M1 a'd &he %o/para&i)e &ra':7illi&y o, &he i'dige'& d7ri'g &ha& &i/e. I& %o/es ,ro/ a Gall7p poll .hi%h es&i/a&ed &ha& se)e'&y per %e'& o, &he .orries o, A/eri%a's res7l& ,ro/ la%k o, /o'ey a'd &he %orrespo'di'g %o')i%&io' &ha& ri%hes .ill sol)e all proble/s. ei&her does &here appear &o be a'y :7i%k re/edy ,or &his s&a&e o, /i'd. #i'a'%ial %o',li%&s be&.ee' 'a&io's a'd be&.ee' i'di)id7als ha)e bee' goi'g o' ,ro/ &i/e i//e/orial. They belo'g as /7%h &o &he Babylo'ia's a'd &he (ersia's- &he (hoe'i%ia's a'd &he Ro/a's as &he A/eri%a's a'd E'glish. Bei'g badly o,, has &.o grea& ad)a'&ages. I& dispels a'y s7spi%io' o'e /igh& ha)e &ha& people %o7ld possibly be i'&eres&ed i' o'e be%a7se o, o'eBs .orldly possessio's or &ha& o'e %o7ld e)er be a %a7se o, /a&erial e')y. I& also bri'gs o'e /7%h %loser &o &he basi% &ro7bles a'd @oys o, /a'ki'd &ha' .he' o'e is a,,l7e'&. I& is as i/possible &o ,eel ?.a'&A 7'&il o'e has e>perie'%ed i&- as &o i/agi'e a &oo&ha%he .he' all o'eBs &ee&h are so7'd. !'&il &he day .he' I %o7ld 'o& a,,ord bo&h l7'%h a'd di''er a'd po%ke&ed rolls .he' I .as i')i&ed o7&- I had 'o 'o&io' .hy people .e'& &o so7p ki&%he's or poked i' garbage %a's ,or bi&s o, bread. "eal&h prese'&s %7rio7s %o'&radi%&io's. I& %a' gi)e so /7%h Sere'i&y &o &hose .ho la%k i& a'dparado>i%ally- depri)e &hose .ho ha)e i& o, so /7%h /ore. I ha)e ye& &o /ee& a ri%h /a' .ho &r7ly appre%ia&es &he l7>ery o, a sa&is,yi'g /eal or &he @oy o, possessi'g a rare book o, &he e%s&asy o, a .eek i' &he %o7'&ry as does &he ,ello. .ho ea&s a& &he A7&o/a&- reads a& &he library a'd .orks i' a %i&y. Those deligh&s belo'g o'ly &o &he i/agi'a&i)e poor .ho k'o. ho. &o lo)e a'd %a' si'g @7s& be%a7se &hey see &he s7'. They are deligh&s .hi%h %o/pare i' 'o .ay .i&h &he sa/e e>perie'%es .he' &hey are ordered by &he /ere ges&7res o, pressi'g a b7&&o' or li,&i'g a &elepho'e re%ei)er. I k'o. &his be%a7se &ha& .as ho. &hi'gs .ere arra'ged ,or /e .he' I .orked a& &he Bri&ish E/bassy i' (aris d7ri'g &he (ea%e Co',ere'%e o, 0101- a'd ho. &hey .ere not arra'ged ,or /e ,or a lo'g &i/e &herea,&er. I' &hose days a s7gges&io' .as s7,,i%ie'& &o ha)e /e s7pplied .i&h a'y&hi'g ,ro/ reser)ed %o/par&/e'&s o' &rai's &o a s7i&e a& &he HN&el de or/a'die i' Dea7)ille- S7bordi'a&e o,,i%ers a'd orderlies .ere as %o//o'pla%e &he' as la%k o, perso'al ser)i%e .as &o be a ,e. years la&er. $e& 'o'e o, &hese l7>eries .ere really appre%ia&ed or ga)e /e as /7%h e'@oy/e'& as a .eekly l7'%h- .hi%h i' &hose la&er ba'ki'g days- I 7sed &o share .i&h /y %olleag7es a& a' 7'pre&e'&io7s I&alia' res&a7ra'& o' &he Bo7le)ards. Here- i' a spiri& o, @oyo7s e>&ra)aga'%e- .e spl7rged a goodly por&io' o, o7r .eekBs pay o' pla&e,7ls o, spaghe&&i a'd red Chia'&i. or ha)e I e)er %ap&7red agai' &he e%s&a%y o, a.ake'i'g a& da.' o' &he slopes o, a Hi/alaya' hillside or o, seei'g &he Sahara glis&e'i'g 7'der &he /oo'ligh&. I do7b& .he&her &he /a&erially ,or&7'a&e e)er ha)e &hose @oys i' :7i&e &ha& ki'd o, .ay. They %a''o&. Their /o'ey /akes &heir &ra)eli'g 7'i'&eres&i'g. Their l7>ery %r7ise ships- &heir s7i&es a& ,ashio'able ho&els- &heir /eals a& res&a7ra'&s .hi%h d7pli%a&e &hose i' &heir ho/e &o.'s %a7se &he/ &o see &he .orld 'o /ore i'&i/a&ely &ha' i, &hey .ere i' a /o&io' pi%&7re &hea&re. They li)e aloo, ,ro/ all &ha& is real- b7yi'g e)ery&hi'g ,ro/ %o7r&esy &o /i'k %oa&s- ,ro/ s/iles &o %ha/pag'e. Their se'se o, )al7es is as la%ki'g as &heir Sere'i&y. O'e o, &he bes& e>a/ples o, &his /e'&ali&y %a' be see' i' a %er&ai' &ype o, &o7ris& ,ro/ &he or&h a'd So7&h A/eri%a' %o'&i'e'&s &ra)eli'g i' E7rope. The /o/e'& &hey se& ,oo& &here- o7& %o/e &he .alle&s a'd &he &ippi'g begi's- o7& o, all propor&io' &o a'y&hi'g a 'a&i)e i'habi&a'& %o7ld a,,ord or .o7ld gi)e i, he .ere able- e)e' o7& o, propor&io' &o .ha& &his sa/e &ipper .o7ld ha'd o7& i' his o.'

%o7'&ry. B7& .hile &his largess b7ys E7ropea' s/iles- i& does 'o& b7y good5.ill or a,,e%&io' b7& ra&her %o'&e/p& ,or a /e'&ali&y .hi%h belie)es &ha& e)eryone as .ell as e)erything has a pri%e. The &ra)eler seldo/ hears &his dire%&ly- a'd al&ho7gh he /ay se'se a hos&ile 7'der%7rre'&- i& 'e)er o%%7rs &o hi/ &ha& i& is d7e &o his a&&i&7de &o.ards /o'ey. So /a'y people ask a,&er le%&7res- ?"ha& do &he Arabs do .i&h all &he /o'ey &hey /ake ,ro/ sheep breedi'g a'd da&e ,ar/i'gIA A'd I al.ays reply- ? o&hi'g.A I do 'o& &hi'k &ha& /a'y belie)e /e- b7& i&Bs &he &r7&h F a& a'y ra&e ,ro/ /y a7die'%esB poi'& o, )ie.. The 'o/ad Arabs do 'o&hi'g .i&h &heir pro,i&s &o i/pro)e &heir .ay o, li)i'g or- as &hey .o7ld &hi'k- %o/pli%a&e i&. They spe'd &heir /o'ey o' &heir 'eeds- s7%h as ,ood a'd %lo&hi'g- dis&rib7&i'g &he s7rpl7s a/o'g &hose .ho are 'o& as ,or&7'a&e as &hey. Ma'y o, &hose .ho se& o7& &o ,i'd Sere'i&y are de,ea&ed by &he &rials o, &he @o7r'ey- .hi%h bri'gs &he/ &o grie, :7i%ker &ha' a'y&hi'g else. A'd ye&- i, &hey .o7ld %o'sider &his aspe%& o, &heir :7es& ,or a /o/e'&- &hey .o7ld appre%ia&e ho. .or&h.hile is &he e>pe'di&7re. I, logi%al reaso'i'g .ill 'o& &ell &he/ so- le& &he/ gla'%e a& a'y a)erage gro7p o, h7/a' bei'gs i' &he ?%i)ili=edA .orld &oday. The /a@ori&y .ill be ,ra'&i%ally .as&i'g e'ergy &o a&&ai' so/e&hi'g /a&erial &hey belie)e .ill /ake &he/ be&&er o,,. They .ill be @os&li'g ea%h o&her- ,alli'g o)er ea%h o&he- yelli'g a& ea%h o&her. They .ill be &ra/pli'g a'd s'or&i'g a'd bello.i'g like s&a/pedi'g %a&&le. Like %a&&le- &oo- /os& o, &he/ .ill 'o& be a& all s7re .here &hey are goi'g or .hy- b7& &ha& .ill 'o& s&op &he/. o&hi'g .ill s&op &he/ 7'&il &hey ,i'd &hey %a''o& p7sh a'y ,7r&her. Those .ho ha)e 'o& died o, e>ha7s&io' o' &he .ay /ay .o'der .ha& &he s&r7ggle .as abo7&- .ha& ge'era&ed &he ,ier%e s7rge &o.ards &he i'de,i'able so/e&hi'g k'o.' as ?progress.A "ha& ga)e &he/ s7%h ab'or/al )i&ali&yI Be%a7se- s7dde'ly- &hey are &ired i' body a'd /i'd- a'd &he so%ial a'd /o'e&ary gai's &hey ha)e a%hie)ed do 'o& see/ &o %o/pe'sa&e ,or &he .eari'ess. Or do &heyI Are'B& &hey ,ree 'o.I #ree ,ro/ /a&erial .a'&- ,ree ,ro/ so%ial s&ig/a- ,ree ,ro/ bei'g regarded as so%ial ,ail7resI o. &ha& &he &op o, &he slippery ra/p has bee' rea%hed- &ha& /er%iless :7es&io' /7s& be a's.ered. Is e)ery&hi'g sere'e a'd sa,e a'd sple'ded a& &he %7l/i'a&io' o, &he .eari'g %li/bI The a's.er is ob)io7s. #reedo/ ,ro/ ,ear is 'o& e's7red by /a&erial s7%%ess 'or- ,or &ha& /a&&er- is ,reedo/ ,ro/ a'y&hi'g /ale)ole'&. The ,i'a'%ially or s7%%ess,7lly se%7re are i' bo'dage &o apprehe'sio'. They are as /7%h i' bo'dage as priso'ers i' a pe'i&e'&iary- a'd like priso'ers- see li&&le %ha'%e o, es%ape. Like priso'ers- &oo- &hey .o7ld gi)e /7%h ,or &heir ,reedo/. A& leas& &hey &hi'k &hey .o7ld. Tha& is &heir &ro7ble F &hey think &hey .o7ld- ,or 'ei&her &he physi%ally i//obili=ed priso'er i' &he @ail 'or &he /e'&ally i//obili=ed priso'ers i' his l7>7rio7s s7rro7'di'gs .ill obey &he r7les .hi%h e'&i&le hi/ &o ,reedo/. He .a'&s his %ake o, i'd7lge'%e- be i& %ri/e or o)erdri'ki'g or a'y o&her ,or/ o, 7'dis%ipli'ed rela>a&io'- &o keep a'd also &o ea&. A'd ye&- i& is 'o harder &o ,ollo. &he s&eep road &o Sere'i&y &ha' &he ha=ardo7s ro7&e &o /a&erial gai' or &he da'gero7s s&agger &o.ards ,elo'y. O%%asio'ally- I ha)e ,o7'd /ysel, /aki'g a ,air s7%%ess o, so/e&hi'g I .as 7'der&aki'g a'd bee' %orrespo'di'gly sa&is,ied .i&h /ysel,. B7& a& &he sa/e &i/e I se'se &he la%k o, a'y deep5roo&ed /e'&al .ell5bei'g. The &ri7/ph o, &he /o/e'& has s&i/7la&ed /e as /igh& a bo&&le o, %ha/pag'e- b7& .i&h &he k'o.ledge &ha& &he e,,e%& .o7ld .ear o,, rapidly a'd e'd i' a'&i%li/a>. There .as 'o&hi'g solid &o s7ppor& /y good spiri&s a'd /y e>hilira&io' .as i'%li'ed &o be %lo7ded by depressio'. or .as &here a'y&hi'g .hi%h I %o7ld do abo7& i& 7'&il I dis%o)ered &he %a7se o, &his appare'& parado>. Ma&erial gai' by itself is perhaps &he /os& disappoi'&i'g o, a%hie)e/e'&s. I& has &he sa/e de%ei)i'g :7ali&ies as &he %hildBs belie, &ha& be%a7se gro.'7ps %a' ea& a'y&hi'g &hey like a'd go &o bed .he' &hey please &hey /7s& ha)e rea%hed &he s7//i& o, e/a'%ipa&ed happi'ess. I& is- 'e)er&heless- as di,,i%7l& &o %o')i'%e &he %hild o, &his ,alla%y as &he /a' .ho is se& o' ,i'a'%ial s7%%ess. A'd &his is 'o& &o i/ply &ha& /o'ey sho7ld be &hro.' o7& o, &he .i'do. i, o'e .a'&s Sere'i&y. I& is o'ly a .ar'i'g agai's& allo.i'g a dollar /e'&ali&y &o &ake %o'&rol.

?Tho7 ar& ri%h a'd .ha& o, i&I As &ho7 depar&es& dos& &ho7 drag &hy ri%hes a,&er &hee- p7lli'g &he/ i'&o &he %o,,i'IA So said &he a'%ie'& Greek (aladas- s7//i'g 7p .ha& sho7ld be al.ays re/e/bered by &hose .ho ha)e- by &hose .ho ha)e 'o& a'd &hose .ho hope &o ha)e. Mo'ey is gi)e' o'e &o spe'd .isely ,or o'eBs pleas7re a'd &he pleas7re o, o&hers- 'o& ,or hoardi'g or ,or sho.i'g o,,. or is i& ?&he roo& o, all e)il.A I' ,a%&- S&. (a7l 'e)er .ro&e &ha& &o Ti/o&hya'd &he o,&e' /is:7o&ed passage really readsG ?#or &he love o, /o'ey is &he roo& o, all e)ilG .hi%h .hile so/e %o)e&ed a,&er- &hey ha)e erred ,ro/ &he ,ai&h a'd pier%ed &he/ &hro7gh .i&h /a'y sorro.s.A

+at not to dullness, drink not to elevation. BE +AMI #RA 3LI Chap&er VI "orry Bro7gh& O' by (hysi%al I'd7lge'%e Tra':7illi&y o, /i'd depe'ds as /7%h o' physi%al as o' spiri&7al so7'd'ess. This see/s ,airly ob)io7sye& ,e. people re%og'i=e i&. They do 'o& 7'ders&a'd &ha& i' o)ers&rai'i'g &he/sel)es &hey are .eari'g do.' 'er)o7s resis&a'%e. They %a''o& be %o')i'%ed &ha& &here is 'o disease or opera&io' or e>er&io' .hi%h does 'o& lea)e so/e a,&ere,,e%& o' &he /i'd. O)eri'd7lge'%e i' ea&i'g or dri'ki'g or s/oki'g or &oo )iole'& physi%al e>er%ise are &he pri/ary %a7ses o, &ired 'er)es. Tired 'er)es are &he pri/ary %a7ses o, irri&abili&y a'd la%k o, Sere'i&y. O'%e &he 'er)o7s resis&a'%e is lo. a'd %ells are gi)i'g o7& /ore &ha' &hey are &aki'g i'- .orry a'd ,ear are .ai&i'g &o &ake %o'&rol. A serene mind cannot thrive in an overindulged or underrested body. "hile &his sho7ld be sel,5e)ide'& &o a'yo'e o, a)erage i'&ellige'%e- &here are ,e. people .ho gi)e i& a &ho7gh&. They &rea& &heir bodily /a%hi'e .i&h as li&&le %o'sidera&io' as a' old bi%y%le- ba'gi'g i& abo7&- lea)i'g i& o7& i' &he rai'- o/i&&i'g &o oil i& or p7/p 7p &he &ires 7'&il o'e day &he bi%y%le %a' 'o lo'ger s&a'd &he s&rai' a'd disi'&egra&es. B7& .hile &he bi%y%le %eases &o be o, a'y pra%&i%al 7se a'd is relega&ed &o a @7'k heap- &he h7/a' bei'g- 'o. 'o&hi'g /ore &ha' a sel,5/ade e'%7/bra'%e- %o'&i'7es &o be gi)e' %o'sidera&io' by &hose .ho had &he ,ore&ho7gh& &o &ake %are o, &he/sel)es. To &he /a@ori&y o, h7/a' bei'gs- ea&i'g is 'o /ore &ha' a /ea's o, s7bsis&e'%e. The a)erage Asia&i% a'd A,ri%a' is happy i, he ge&s s7,,i%ie'& ,ood &o es%ape s&ar)a&io'. More E7ropea's &ha' o'e s7pposes are 'o& properly ,ed- a'd &here are 7'do7b&edly a good /a'y or&h A/eri%a's .ho are 7'der'o7rished. #or s7%h as &hese- .ha& ,ollo.s .ill so7'd sheer 'o'se'se- b7& i& is 'o& ,or &he po)er&y5 s&ri%ke' a'd ,a/ished &ha& &his %hap&er has bee' .ri&&e'. I& is ,or all /e' a'd .o/e' .ho are o)eri'd7lgi'g &heir s&o/a%hs a'd se'ses- 'o& reali=i'g &ha& i& is &his o)eri'd7lge'%e .hi%h gi)es &he/ @7/py 'er)es a'd a gl7/ o7&look o' li,e. Gl7&&o'y %a' be o'e o, &he grosses& o, h7/a' obsessio's. I& is o'e o, &he pri/ary %a7ses o, shor& &e/pers- &ired'ess a'd loss o, /e'&al &ra':7illi&y. The i'sis&e'%e i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es o' ?bala'%ed die&s-A- &he ,lo. o, books a'd ar&i%les a'd le%&7res o' se'sible ea&i'g- &he e>pa'sio' o, s%ie'&i,i% k'o.ledge abo7& ,oods a'd &heir e,,e%&s o' body a'd /i'd are 'o& 'e.. They are )ery old. I' a'%ie'& Babylo'- ,or e>a/ple- &here .ere appare'&ly 'o physi%ia's as .e k'o. &he/- a'd %7res ,or diseases .ere based o' si/ple abs&i'e'%e a'd do/es&i% %are. Ti&7s (o/po'io7s A&&i%7s- .ho li)ed i' Ro/e abo7& 0JJ A.D.- s7,,ered s7%h &or&7res ,ro/ dropsi%al go7& &ha& he de%ided &o s&ar)e hi/sel, &o dea&h. Be,ore he s7%%eeded- he %7red hi/sel,. D7ri'g &he sple'did days o, Assyria'Egyp&ia' a'd Gre%ia' %i)ili=a&io'- a si/ple die& .as &he 7'i)ersal r7le. The Arabs- .ho a,&er &he dea&h o, Moha//ed es&ablished a' e/pire grea&er &ha' &ha& o, &he Ro/a's- %arried o7& &heir %a/paig's o' a /eager ra&io' o, barley a'd da&es a'd .i&h 'o al%oholi% s&7/7la'&. "i&ho7& goi'g ba%k beyo'd &he si>&ee'&h %e'&7ry- .e %a' read Lord Ba%o' o' &he s7b@e%&G ?C7ri'g diseases is e,,e%&ed by &e/porary /edi%i'e- b7& le'g&he'i'g o, li,e re:7ire&h obser)a&io' o, die&s.A A'd Sir "illia/ Te/ple- a %o'&e/porary o, Charles II- &ells 7s &ha& a %e'&e'aria' a&&rib7&ed his rob7s& %o'di&io' &o ea&i'g be,ore he .as h7'gry a'd dri'ki'g be,ore he .as dry- .hi%h pre)e'&ed his &aki'g &oo /7%h a& a &i/e (erhaps &he ,i'es& e>a/ple o, a h7/a' bei'g .ho- by obser)i'g &he r7le o, &e/pera'%e/ai'&ai'ed per,e%& heal&h a'd Sere'i&y 7'&il he died a& &he age o, 0J6 .as &he si>&ee'&h5%e'&7ry Ve'e&ia'- L7igi Cor'aro. I, e)ide'%e is re:7ired- &here are &hree %o'&e/porary por&rai&s pai'&ed o, Cor'aro .he' he .as 'eari'g his h7'dred&h bir&hday .hi%h s7gges& a /a' hal, his age. T.o are by Ti&ia'- o'e by Ti'&ore&&o.

!'&il &he day o, his dea&h- Cor'aro 'e)er be%a/e i',ir/. His 'er)o7s sys&e/ 'e)er broke do.' a'd his se'ses .ere 'e)er i/paired by bli'd'ess or dea,'ess. He &ook a 'or/al :7o&a o, e>er%ise e)ery day 7'&il he re&ired &o bed ,or &he las& &i/e- he lear'ed &o si'g i' his se)e'&ies a'd .ro&e &hree &rea&ises o' The Art of .iving .ong be&.ee' &he ages o, eigh&y5&hree a'd 'i'e&y5o'e. I' &hese .ri&i'gs- Cor'aro re%o//e'ds &e/pera'%e a'd si/ple %ooki'g as &he bes& aids &o lo'ge)i&y a'd &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd. "hile he e'7/era&es &he ki'ds a'd :7ali&ies o, &he .i'es a'd /ea&s a'd )ege&ables o' .hi%h he &hri)ed- he i'sis&s that these are what suited him alone. He is e/pha&i% o' &his poi'& a'd urges all those who wish to conserve their health to find out for themselves what is best for them individually. He de'o7'%es pare'&s .ho %o/pel &heir %hildre' &o ea& .ha& is s7pposed &o be good ,or &he/ a'd hos&s .ho ,or%e ,ood o' g7es&s .i&h s/all appe&i&es. O' o'e aspe%& o, die& alo'e he is s&7bbor' F &uantity. He has 'o do7b& &ha& overea&i'g a'd overdri'ki'g are &he %hie, %a7ses o, ill'ess- .orry a'd pre/a&7re dea&h. I& is hard &o :7arrel .i&h &his arg7/e'&. Apar& ,ro/ &he gross appeara'%e o, &hose .ho are o)er.eigh& a'd &he bes&ial beha)ior o, &he o)erdri'kers- &he /i'ds o, &hese i'&e/pera&e %rea&7res are 7s7ally like &he bodies i' .hi%h &hey d.ell. Their texture is suetlike and, as suet is stodgy, so are the senses, which does not mean that they are serene. They %a''o& be. They are &oo b7sy %opi'g .i&h o)er&a>ed diges&io's. T.e'&y5,o7r h7'dred years ago- So%ra&es a'd (la&o spoke o, ?a ,air /i'd i' a ,air body-A a'd +7)e'al- ,i)e %e'&7ries la&er- pro'o7'%ed his i//or&al di%&7/- ?Me's sa'a i' %orpore sa'o.A I' &he eigh&ee'&h %e'&7ry- Vol&aire de%laredG ?I& is &he s&o/a%h &ha& /akes people happy.A I' o7r o.' &i/esSir "illia/ Osler said i' a' address &o $ale s&7de'&sG ? o dyspep&i% %a' ha)e a sa'e o7&look o' li,e F &o keep &he body ,i& is a help i' keepi'g &he /i'd p7re.A A'd &ha& is a &ho7sa'd &i/es &r7e. o /a' .i&h i'diges&io' %a' be sere'e. o /a' .i&h a %logged li)er %a' be a'y&hi'g b7& e)il5&e/pered. I, yo7 do 'o& belie)e &his- &ry &o be gay a'd good5 'a&7red a,&er a' e)e'i'g o, o)erea&i'g- o)erdri'ki'g a'd o)ers/oki'g. Co'&ras& yo7r s&a&e i' s7%h %ir%7/s&a'%es .i&h a.aki'g a,&er a lo'g 'igh&Bs res& i' &he %o7'&ry. Cor'aro does 'o& /e'&io' s/oki'g i' a'y o, his o%&oge'aria' &rea&ises be%a7se a& &ha& &i/e &his habi& .as 'o& ye& i' )og7e i' E7rope. Had i& bee'- i& is %er&ai' he .o7ld ha)e said &ha& o)eri'd7lge'%e i' &oba%%o %a' be as bad ,or &he 'er)o7s sys&e/ as &oo /7%h ,ood a'd dri'k. #or so/e- any s/oki'g is 7pse&&i'g &o hear&- diges&io' a'd 'er)es a'd- %o'se:7e'&ly- &o Sere'i&y. I ga)e 7p s/oki'g ,or se)eral reaso's. The ,irs& .as &ha& .he'e)er I ,el& o7& o, sor&s- I i's&i'%&i)ely k'o%ked o,, &oba%%o. The se%o'd .as &ha& as soo' as I .as ,eeli'g .ell e'o7gh &o s/oke agai'- I did 'o& e'@oy i& 7'&il I had o'%e /ore broke' /ysel, i'&o &he habi&. My do%&or- .i&h .ho/ I dis%7ssed &he /a&&er- &ook a' 4 ray o, /y l7'gs .hi%h sho.ed &he/ &o be s&ai'ed by 'i%o&i'e- a'd &he' read /e a paragraph ,ro/ a /edi%al e'%y%lopedia .hi%h said- ?/icotine is extremely poisonous to man, a very small dose 0less than a drop1 proving fatal within a few minutes.# He &old /e- &oo- &ha& l7'g %a'%er .as o,&e' a&&rib7&ed &o s/oki'g a'd &he' added &ha& i, I did 'o& belie)e i' /edi%al .ar'i'gs- i& /igh& i'&eres& /e &o %al%7la&e ho. /7%h a year I spe'& o' &oba%%o. "hile &his re%o//e'da&io' did 'o& i',l7e'%e /e &o a'y grea& e>&e'&- I .as as&o'ished &o ,i'd ho. /7%h /o'ey did go i'&o .ha& .as 'o /ore &ha' i'd7lgi'g a debili&a&i'g habi& .hi%h Ihad a%:7ired soo' a,&er lea)i'g s%hool. B7& i& .as probably &he 45ray pho&o a'd &he e>&ra%& ,ro/ &he e'%y%lopedia .hi%h had &he /os& e,,e%& a'd /ade /e p7& &oba%%o o7& o, /y li,e. I& .as 'o& easy- ho.e)er- a'd ,or si> .eeks or so I %ra)ed /y a,&er5 break,as& s/oke. Ho.e)er- I s&ood ,ir/ .i&h a ,illed b7& 7'li& pipe be&.ee' /y &ee&h. Soo' I had 'o pipe a& all a'd 'o &ho7gh&s e)e' o, a pipe. I had %li/bed o7& o, a'o&her r7& .i&ho7& a'y &e/p&a&io' &o drop ba%k. I ha)e 'e)er s/oked si'%e- a'd /y 'er)o7s sys&e/- as .ell as /y ge'eral heal&h- has i/pro)ed beyo'd belie,. My Sere'i&y has i'%reased- a'd .hile- like L7igi Cor'aro- I .ill le& o&hers de%ide .ha& s7i&s &he/ bes&- I %a''o& belie)e &ha& &oba%%o does a'yo'e a'y good. I ha)e 'o do7b&- ei&her- &ha& /a'y o, &he dyspep&i% a'd depressed people o, &he .orld &oday .o7ld do .ell &o s7bs&i&7&e ,or &heir

bi%arbo'a&es a'd seda&i)es a'd o&her pallia&i)es &o i'diges&io' a'd 'er)o7s'ess less s7bser)ie'%e &o &he e>&re/ely i'gra&e a'd )i'di%&i)e Lady i%o&i'e. #or &hose .ho .ish &o gi)e 7p &oba%%o a'd 'eed ar&i,i%ial aid- I s7gges& &he 7'li& pipe or &he 7'li& %igar- &o s&ar& .i&h. S/oki'g is as /7%h a physi%al as a /e'&al habi&. The lips a'd &he pala&e de/a'd &oba%%o .i&h as /7%h i'sis&e'%e as &he 'er)es. Holdi'g so/e&hi'g i' o'eBs /o7&h .hi%h &as&es o, 'i%o&i'e d7ri'g &he &ra'si&io' period is- &here,ore- %o/,or&i'g a'd helps i' &he .ea'i'g pro%ess. I ga)e 7p dri'ki'g abo7& &he sa/e &i/e as I did s/oki'g I had dr7'k- o' a'd o,,- si'%e I le,& s%hool- so/e&i/es /odera&ely- o%%asio'ally &o e>%ess. Like 'i%o&i'e- al%ohol did /e 'o good. I& 7pse& /y s&o/a%h- paraly=ed /y /i'd a'd ga)e /e 'a7sea&i'g ha'go)ers. I& also /ade /e do ,oolish &hi'gs. The ?day a,&erA- I .as i')aribaly i' a s&a&e o, :7easy s&7por .hi%h r7i'ed /y reaso'i'g a'd /y .ri&i'g. B7& &ha& did 'o& s&op /e. I .e'& o' like a grea& /a'y see/i'gly i'&ellige'& people- .ho- day a,&er day- go a li&&le .ay &o.ards r7i'i'g &heir diges&io's a'd 'er)es .i&h &he %o'%e'&ra&io' o, /a'ia% /aso%his&s. Tha& I s&opped a%&i'g i' &his ,7&ile .ay %a/e- as i& o,&e' does- i' a s7dde' /e'&al re)ersal a'd ,ro/ :7i&e 7'e>pe%&ed %a7ses. The ,irs& .as a &.e'&y5,i)e5%e'& edi&io' o, &he la&e Doro&hea Bra'deBs )ake 2p and .ive .hi%h I pi%ked 7p by a%%ide'& ,ro/ a rail.ay s&a&io' 'e.spaper s&a'd. I do 'o& 7s7ally a%:7ire books i' &his .ay- a'd /y bro.si'g /igh& ha)e bee' li/i&ed &o a gla'%e had 'o& /y eyes %a7gh& &he %hap&er headi'g ?The "ill &o #ail.A ?#ail7re-A I read- ?i'di%a&es &ha& e'ergy has bee' po7red i'&o &he .ro'g %ha''els. It takes energy to fail.# Tha& asser&io' /ade /y &ho7gh&s spi'. I& @ol&ed /e as i, I had s7dde'ly bee' .aked ,ro/ a so7'd sleep by a ,ire or a' ear&h:7ake. ?I& &akes e'ergy &o ,ail.A I kep& o' repea&i'g &his &o /ysel,&ryi'g &o ra&io'ali=e &he /ea'i'g o, Miss Bra'deBs s&a&e/e'&. I' al/os& &ra'%elike s&a&e- I bo7gh& &he book a'd %o'&i'7ed readi'g. A ,e. pages ,7r&her o'- I %a/e &o &he passage .hi%h- &oge&her .i&h &he se'&e'%e abo)e- .as &o ha)e so /7%h e,,e%& o' /e. ?The easies& o, all &o re%og'i=e as lo)ers o, ,ail7re-A Miss Bra'de .e'& o' &o say- ?are &he hea)y dri'kers. "here dri'ki'g is so %o's&a'& as &o bri'g o' a .aki'g sleep or- deeper- a ki'd o, dea&h i' li,e&he prese'%e o, &he .ill &o ,ail is ob)io7s &o a'y obser)er. B7& &here are &ho7sa'ds .ho sho. &he sy/p&o/s i' so ,ai'& a ,or/ &ha& &hey pass al/os& 7''o&i%ed- all &hose .ho dri'k- k'o.i'g &ha& i& /ea's a bad /or'i'g &he 'e>& day- a )ag7e a'd .olly approa%h &o e)ery proble/ 7'&il &he e,,e%&s ha)e passed o,,C &hose &o .ho/ a'y dri'ki'g /ea's physi%al dis%o/,or&- .he&her a%7&e or &ri,li'g. Anyone who has learned to expect these conse&uences and yet continues to lay himself open to them stands convicted of the desire to handicap himself, at least to that extent.# Tha& .as &ha&- a'd &ha& .as /e- %o')i%&ed o, &he desire &o ha'di%ap /ysel,- %o')i%&ed o, &he .ill &o ,ail .i&h 'o e>&e'7a&i'g %ir%7/s&a'%esH I had bee' bor' .i&h a' a%&i)e /i'd .hi%h had bee' &horo7ghly de)eloped. (hysi%ally- I .as as so7'd as a ra%e horse- &ho7gh 'o& i' &rai'i'g. I .as 'o& &ied do.' &o a'y dreary ro7&i'e or obliged &o li)e i' &he sl7/s o, a s/oky %i&y. I' o&her .ords- I had not the semblance of an excuse to seek forgetfulness in alcohol. $e&- al&ho7gh &he .ords o, Miss Bra'de had sho%ked /e a'd i/pelled /e &o a lo& o, i'&rospe%&i)e probi'g- &hey did 'o& p7& a' i//edia&e e'd &o /y dri'ki'g habi&s. "ha& /ade /e pa7se a'd gi)e &he /a&&er /ore serio7s &ho7gh& .as o'e o, &hose /aga=i'e ar&i%les .hi%h appear persis&e'&ly i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es a'd re,er &o al%oholis/ as a disease. This asser&io'- probably be%a7se I ,el& g7il&y- a''oyed /e. The' i& pro)oked /e. I, o)erdri'ki'g .as a disease- I .as a diseased /a'. B7& I did 'o& belie)e &hisC i' ,a%& I .as %er&ai' I .as per,e%&ly .ell. I had /erely de)eloped a bad habi& like s/oki'g or bi&i'g /y 'ails. A'yo'e .i&h a'y s&re'g&h o, %hara%&er %o7ld s&op &ippli'g i, he .a'&ed &oC i& .as /erely a :7es&io' o, /aki'g 7p o'eBs /i'd. $e&- .hile I &7r'ed &his o)er a'd o%%asio'ally ,7/ed abo7& i&- I &ook 'o s&eps i' &he dire%&io' o, re,or/. As a /a&&er o, ,a%&- a grea& /a'y hea)y dri'kers do go o' pos&po'i'g &his de%isio' 7'&il i& is &oo

la&e &o do a'y good- or else &hey 7se &his ?diseaseA ,or/7la as a' e>%7se ,or &heir e>%esses. They so %o')i'%e &heir ,rie'ds a'd rela&i)es &ha& a deep5sea&ed ail/e'& e>is&s &ha&- i's&ead o, bei'g ha'dled ro7ghly- &hey are h7/ored like i')alids. They &he' &rade o' &his sy/pa&hy &o dri'k /ore a'd are pardo'ed ,or &heir beha)ior o' &he gro7'ds &ha& &hey did 'o& k'o. .ha& &hey .ere doi'g .he' &hey o7gh& really &o ha)e bee' &old &ha& &hey had 'o b7si'ess &o be dr7'k i' &he ,irs& pla%eH A& a'y ra&e- a,&er a good deal o, pro%ras&i'a&i'g- I &ook /ysel, i' ha'd- dras&i%ally a'd abr7p&ly. Tha& is &o say- I did 'o& %7& do.' o' li:7or- or dri'k o'ly o)er &he .eek e'd. I k'e. &his .o7ld be :7ibbli'g. I ga)e 7p dri'ki'g o'e 'igh& a'd did 'o& &o7%h al%ohol agai' ,or se)e' years. or did I repla%e i& .i&h a'y o&her s&i/7la'& or seda&i)e. I do 'o& s7gges& &ha& &his .as easy or %o/,or&able or &ha& I did 'o& /iss /y .hiskey be%a7se &ha& .o7ld 'o& be &r7e. D7ri'g &he i'i&ial /o'&hs o, /y &ee&o&alis/- I .as .re&%hed ,ro/ K (.M. !'&il di''er- .hi%h .as e)ide'%e i' i&sel, o, &he .ill &o ,ail a'd a' ob)io7s )i'di%a&io' o, /y s&ep. e)er&heless i& .as 'o& easy a'd I had &o de)ise a'd adhere &o a rigid ,or/7la. To begi' .i&h- I /ade i& a r7le &o a)oid all %o%k&ail par&ies a'd di''ers .here &here .as preli/i'ary dri'ki'g.I di'ed early- be,ore &he a'>io7s /o/e'& o, 'eedi'g a dri'k arri)ed. I did e)ery&hi'g I %o7ld &hi'k o, &o keep /ysel, ,ro/ bei'g &e/p&ed 7'&il- li&&le by li&&le- &he 7rge &o dri'k ,aded as had &he 7rge &o s/oke. Soo' I ,o7'd &ha& I %o7ld go &o par&ies a'd %as7ally re,7se all &he o'%e &e/p&i'g glasses .i&ho7& e,,or&. I .as a/7sed- &oo- &o 'o&i%e ho. i/be%ile /y %o/pa'io's be%a/e as a' e)e'i'g progressed. The rea%&io's o, &he .o/e' espe%ially ,as%i'a&ed /e. The )elo%i&y o, &he &ra'si&io' ,ro/ reser)ed gree&i'gs &o &alka&i)e'ess- &o shrill'ess a'd o' &o a/oro7s ges&7res .as a re)ela&io'. I' a s7rprisi'gly shor& &i/e- &hese see/i'gly 'or/al h7/a' bei'gs los& all se'se o, propor&io' a'd /7%h o, &heir se'se o, de%or7/. A'd &he' as I 'o&ed &hese 7'a&&ra%&i)e &rai&s- I .o'dered .hy I had 'e)er do'e so be,oreI "hya,&er all &his &i/e- .ere &hey s7dde'ly i/pressi'g /eI I& .as be%a7se I had bee' like &hese people. I had bee' 'oisy a'd i'a'e a'd a/oro7s a'd 7'%o'&rolled. I, o'e &hi'g irre)o%ably de%ided /e &o %7rb &he dri'ki'g habi&- i& .as goi'g &o a %o%k&ail par&y %old soberH O' &he o&her ha'd- I soo' bega' &o gai' i' heal&h a'd e'ergy. I ,el& like +oh' B7'ya' i' 3ilgrim4s 3rogress .he' &he hea)y pa%k ,ell ,ro/ his ba%k a& ?&he .all &ha& .as %alled Sal)a&io'.A I ,el& as i, I had bee' s&r7ggli'g &hro7gh a dark a'd s&i,li'g &7''el- a'd had 7'e>pe%&edly %o/e o7& i'&o %o/,or&i'g s7'shi'e a'd ,resh bree=es- &e' years yo7'ger a'd /7%h s&ro'ger &ha' I had bee' si> /o'&hs be,ore. There .o7ld be ,e.er people seeki'g di)or%e a'd &he sola%e o, psy%hia&ry i, /ore o, &he/ .o7ld look a& &he/sel)es dispassio'a&ely be,ore a'd a,&er &hey ha)e &ake' a ,e. dri'ks. $e&- .i&h all &his- I maintain the principle of .uigi (ornaro that what is good for me is not necessarily good for you. I, yo7 like dri'ki'g- a'd i, i& does yo7 'o har/ a'd is 'o& ap& &o be%o/e yo7r /as&er- by all /ea's dri'k. B7& be s7re .ho is &he boss- espe%ially as yo7 gro. older. There are people .ho &hri)e o' ri%h ,ood a'd al%oholi% dri'ks a'd o&hers &o .ho/ as%e&is/ is &he o'ly .ay &o li)e. As e>a/ples- .e ha)e Sir "i's&o' Ch7r%hill a'd &he Agha 3ha'- Cardi'al Ma''i'g a'd Ber'ard Sha.. The aler&'es o, &hese /e'Bs /i'ds is e)ide'%e &ha& &hey ,lo7rished o' .ha& &hey &ho7gh& bes& ,or &he/. They also had Sere'i&y. The #re'%h a'd I&alia's a'd Spa'iards .ho &ake li,e /7%h as i& %o/es a'd rarely allo. .orries &o g'a& a& &he/- look 7po' .i'e as par& o, &heir daily ,ood ra&io'. They &ake i& 'a&7rally .i&ho7& a'y idea &ha& i& .ill /ake &he/ i'%ohere'& or %a7se &he/ &o lose &heir se'se o, )al7es. They seldo/ &ake i& &o %o'%eal i',eriori&y %o/ple>es or gi)e &he/ ,alse %o7rage. They depe'd o' i& i' &he sa/e .ay as &hey do o' reg7lar /eals- b7& 'o /ore. I like &o dri'k .i'e .he' I k'o. i& &o be good a'd .he' i& is ser)ed .i&h appropria&e ,ood. Tha&ho.e)er- is /erely a /a&&er o, perso'al &as&e a'd has li&&le &o do .i&h &he e,,e%& o, al%ohol o' body a'd /i'd. A'yo'e .ho ,eels so i'%li'ed %a' /ake hi/sel, @7s& as paraly&i% o' Bordea7 or B7rg7'dy as o' Bo7rbo'. I& /ay &ake lo'ger b7& &he 7l&i/a&e res7l& .ill be &he sa/e.

"hile a good /a'y .o/e' a'd so/e /e' &ry &o sa)e &he/sel)es ,ro/ al%oholis/ by s7bs&i&7&i'g Be'=edri'e ,or %o%k&ails- &hey are really 'o be&&er o,,. The ha'go)er 'e>& day .he' &he 'er)es- 'o lo'ger bra%ed by &he dr7g- are saggi'g /ay 'o& ha)e &he 'a7sea o, .i'e or .hiskey b7& &he ,eeli'g o, e>ha7s&io' is /7%h &he sa/e. #7r&her/ore- .hile al%ohol e'%o7rages sleep- Be'=edri'e &e'ds &o ge'era&e i'so/'ia- .hi%h leads &o &he sleepi'g pill habi&. Al&ho7gh &his does 'o& 7pse& ho7seholds like dri'ki'g- i& %a' e'd ,a&ally ,or &he addi%&. #e. %a' ha'dle 'ar%o&i%s i' /odera&io'- be &hey opi7/ s/okers or hashish ea&ers or ladies .hose so%ial a%&i)i&ies key &he/ 7p beyo'd &he rea%h o, sleep. A,&er &he i'i&ial e%s&asies o, o'e pill- &he /i'd- .he&her .eary or 'o&- begs ,or /ore. Soo' a resis&a'%e is ,or/ed a'd &.o- &hree or si> pills prod7%e li&&le e,,e%& b7& be%o/e as es&ablished a habi& as &he e)e'i'g /eal. This is ,ollo.ed by a grad7al i/pair/e'& o, &he /e'&al ,a%7l&ies- a'd i, a' a%%ide'&al o)erdose does 'o& kill &he addi%&- &here /ay be li&&le %ohere'%e le,&. This is espe%ially so .he' &he 'o. e',eebled- sel,5/ade i')alid s&i/7la&es his hear& .i&h Be'=edri'e a'd %al/s i& .i&h barbi&7ra&es. The hear& %a' &ake a grea& deal o, p7'ish/e'&as &he heal&h re%ords o, ro.er a'd r7''ers .ill &es&i,y- b7& .he' i' so /a'y /i'7&es i& is ordered &o ,7'%&io' a& &op speed a'd &he' a& slo. /o&io'- i& 'o lo'ger k'o.s .ha& i& is doi'g a'd e)e'&7ally gi)es 7p &ryi'g. ?I& &akes e'ergy &o ,ail-A .ro&e Doro&hea Bra'de. A'd i& %a' be added &ha& i& &akes de&er/i'a&io' a'd perse)re'%e &o des&roy o7r )i&al orga's .hi%h- e>%ep& i' ab'or/al %ases- are gi)e' 7s i' per,e%& a'd resis&a'& .orki'g %o'di&io'. The @oys o, o)eri'd7lge'%es las& ,or a ,e. ho7rs. The @oys o, /odera&io' e'd7re as lo'g as li,e. Ha)i'g &ried &o da/pe' &he @oys o, o)erea&i'g- s/oki'g a'd dri'ki'g- a'd s7spe%&i'g &ha& ,e. .ill be 7pse& or i',l7e'%ed by &hese %o//e'&s- i& /ay i'&eres& &hose .ho say- ?I do'B& /i'd &he a,&ere,,e%&s- &heyBre .or&h i&HA &o lear' so/e&hi'g abo7& &he ha'go)er a'd i&s possible %7re. I' &he ,irs& pla%e- e>%ep& i' e>%essi)e :7a'&i&ies- al%ohol is 'o&- by i&sel,- a killer. O'ly 7'der e>aggera&ed a'd e>%ep&io'al %o'di&io's do .hiskey or gi' da/age &he brai' or &he )i&al orga's o, &he body. Ail/e'&s %o//o'ly s7pposed &o res7l& ,ro/ dri'ki'g are- i' reali&y- %a7sed by &he la%k o, )i&a/i's- /i'erals- a'd pro&ei's i' li:7or a'd &he habi&7al dri'kerBs 'egle%&i'g &o ea&. ;I'%ide'&ally- a :7o&e &e/porary pallia&i)e .he' ,ood %a''o& be %o/bi'ed .i&h dri'k is &o &ake )i&a/i' B &able&s .hile o' a spree.< Al%ohol- like s7gar- %rea&es ar&i,i%ial a'd &e/porary e'ergy b7& gi)es e)e' less 'o7rish/e'&. Co'se:7e'&ly- d7ri'g a' e)e'i'g o, dri'ki'g /e' a'd .o/e' p7& a grea& deal o, physi%al s&rai' o' &heir sys&e/s. "i&ho7& a'y a.are'ess o, &heir %o'di&io's- &hey &he' go &o bed e/o&io'ally .or' o7&- &o ,all i'&o a res&less sleep 7'&il &hey .ake 7p e>ha7s&ed- edgy a'd .i&h a' a%hi'g head. "ha& has &o be deal& .i&h i' &he /or'i'g is- /ore &ha' a'y&hi'g- &ired'ess F &ired'ess o, &he 'er)o7s sys&e/ F a'd &he o'ly .ay &o %7re &ired'ess is by res&. The /a' .ho &ries &o ,igh& his ha'go)er .i&h %old sho.ers- bla%k %o,,ee a'd e>er%ise is &aki'g all &he .ro'g /eas7res &o %7re hi/sel,. I's&ead o, &he %old sho.er- he sho7ld &ake a .ar/ ba&h- i's&ead o, &he bla%k %o,,ee- he sho7ld dri'k .ar/ /ilk a'd ea& easily diges&ed ,ood- .hi%h .ill res&ore his los& s&re'g&hC i's&ead o, )iole'& e>er%ise- he sho7ld res& his o)er&a>ed body a'd /i'd. Abo)e all- he sho7ld 'o& dri'k spiri&s or .i'e ,or a& leas& ,or&y5eigh& ho7rs. By ,ollo.i'g &hese r7les- .hi%h /ay be di,,i%7l& ,or &hose .ho have &o .ork a,&er a 'igh& o, par&yi'g- &he ha'go)er period .ill be abbre)ia&ed. This ad)i%e is 'o /ore &ha' %o//o' se'se. A'yo'e .ho .akes a,&er a sober- s&ay5a&5ho/e e)e'i'g ,eeli'g as despera&ely ill as i& is possible &o ,eel a,&er a' al%oholi% 'igh& .o7ld 'o& o'ly re/ai' i' bed b7& se'd ,or a do%&or. He .o7ld dare 'o& re)i)e hi/sel, .i&h ar&i%ial s&i/7la'&s or probably ea& or dri'k a'y&hi'g a& all 7'&il a physi%ia' had diag'osed &he %a7se o, his 'a7sea- heada%he a'd /is%ella'eo7s pai's. He .o7ld %all his o,,i%e a'd repor& his %o'di&io' .i&h 7'/is&akeable si'%eri&y. So .hy 'o& &ake &he sa/e a&&i&7de &o &he ha'go)erI I& is ,ar be&&er &o re%o)er %o/ple&ely a'd :7i%kly &ha' &o s&r7ggle &o .ork 7'able &o do a'y&hi'g =es&,7lly a'd perhaps e)e' ,eeli'g &he 'e%essi&y o, re%7pera&i'g .i&h so/e /ore o, &he poiso' .hi%h s&ar&ed &he &ro7ble.

The bes& re/edy- ho.e)er- is 'o& &o dri'k &o e>%ess. There is /ore %ri/e- depra)i&y- des&i&7&io' a'd ge'eral 7'happi'ess d7e &o o)erdri'ki'g &ha' &o a'y o&her h7/a' .eak'ess. I& is- %orrespo'di'gly&he grea&es& e'e/y o, Sere'i&y.

The young man who feels an awakening that life is a burden or a bore has been neglecting his machine, driving it too hard, stoking the engines too much, or not cleaning out the ashes and clinkers. r has been too much with .ady /icotine or fooling with %acchus, or, worst of all, with the 5ounger Aphrodite. SIR "ILLIAM OSLER Chap&er VII "orries A&&e'da'& o' Lo)e A,,airs a'd Marriage Te/pera'%e does 'o& o'ly /ea' bei'g a &ee&o&aler- i& /ea's bei'g &e/pera&e i' e)ery&hi'g o'e does F i' dri'ki'g a'd s/oki'g- i' .orki'g or playi'g- i' dallyi'g .i&h .ha& Dr. Osler re,ers &o as &he ?$o7'ger Aphrodi&eA a'd Dr. #ieldi'g- /ore bl7'&ly- as ?Se> a'd &he Lo)e Li,e.A To :7o&e Ci%ero?Te/pera'%e is &he ,ir/ a'd /odera&e do/i'io' o, reaso' o)er passio' a'd o&her 7'righ&eo7s i/p7lses o, &he /i'd.A Ho.e)er- .hile &he yo7'ger Aphrodi&e plays a' i/por&a'& role i' &he a&&ai'/e'& or loss o, Sere'i&y- o'e %a''o& ge'erali=e abo7& i'di)id7al bodies. As i' ea&i'g a'd dri'ki'g- ea%h perso' /7s& ha)e a' idea o, .ha& is bes& ,or hi/ a'd sho7ld ,ollo. his i's&i'%& ,or be&&er or ,or .orse- re/e/ber &ha& s&ri%& sel,5de'ial %a' be as bad ,or o'e as periodi%al sel,5i'd7lge'%e. A /a' or a .o/a' .ho dies a &ee&o&aler or a )irgi' 7s7ally looks ba%k o' a dreary @o7r'ey s&re.' .i&h re,7sals a'd o'e o, 'o par&i%7lar /eri&. !'&il o'e has k'o.' se's7al pleas7res- &heir a)oida'%e is 'o& espe%ially )ir&7o7s. "i&h ,e. e>%ep&io's- li,elo'g &e/pera'%e a'd %has&i&y %a' breed s7%h d7ll'ess o, /i'd &ha& &he body /igh& @7s& as .ell be dead. I' ,a%&- .ha& /akes /e' like Charles de #o7%a7ld a'd Tho/as Mer&o' i'&eres&i'g is &ha& &hey k'e. li,e ,ro/ all poi'&s o, )ie.. ?There is /ore @oy i' hea)e' o)er o'e si''er .ho repe'&e&h &ha' o)er 'i'e&y a'd a'd 'i'e @7s& perso's .ho 'eed 'o repe'&a'%eA /akes /7%h /ore se'se &o /e 'o. &ha' i& did .he' I heard i& 7sed as a &e>& ,or a ser/o' a& s%hool. I& &akes a lo& o, ,7'da/e'&al se's7ali&y ,or a h7/a' bei'g &o de)elop all l7s&s o, &he ,lesh. I& &akes a grea& deal o, .ill po.er- &oo- &o gi)e &he/ 7p. By gi)i'g &he/ 7p- I do 'o& /ea' &ha& as%e&is/ is &he esse'&ial or re%o//e'ded al&er'a&i)e. The e>hilara&io' gai'ed ,ro/ good .i'e or &he sa&is,a%&io' ,ro/ good ,ood or &he e%s&asies ,ro/ physi%al lo)e are 'o&- in themselves- %e's7rable or si',7l. The &ro7ble is &ha& &he se's7o7s a'd &he )ol7p&7o7s go &o e>&re/es &o o)eri'd7lge &hese 'or/al a'd 'a&7ral pleas7res- .hi%h leads as /7%h &o 7'der/i'i'g o, Sere'i&y as .orryi'g abo7& &hi'gs o)er .hi%h o'e has 'o %o'&rol. A grea& /a'y /e' belie)e &ha& &he se>7al a%& is esse'&ial &o &he pro/o&io' o, good heal&h. o&hi'g %o7ld be /ore ,alse. I' ,a%&- %arried o7& as a /ea's &o a' e'd- i& %a' be%o/e a' irri&a'& a'd &he' a' e',eebler. Speaki'g &o $ale 7'dergrad7a&es- Sir "illia/ Osler a&&a%hed /ore bla/e &o 7'bridled se>7al i'd7lge'%e as a %a7se o, /e'&al e>ha7s&io' &ha' &o o)eri'd7lge'%e i' &oba%%o a'd al%ohol. "hile ,or /a'y years I did 'o& righ&ly 7'ders&a'd or heed &he grea& do%&orBs .ords- I 'o. k'o. &ha& he .as righ&. I'%o'&i'e'%e is a rele'&less e'e/y o, %rea&i)e .ork- as i& probably is o, a'y .or&h.hile o%%7pa&io'. The /a@ori&y o, /a'ki'd /eas7re li,e by ,alse s&a'dards o, pleas7re a'd pai'- i's&ead o, by s&a'dards o, gro.&h. "he' all goes .ell- e)ery&hi'g is .o'der,7l. "he' &he re)erse o%%7rs- e)ery&hi'g is deplorable. #e.- i' ei&her %ase- gi)e a /o/e'& &o %o'sider .he&her or 'o& &hey are progressi'g as a res7l& o, e>perie'%e .hi%h has bee' a,,orded &he/.$e& e)ery&hi'g &ha& happe's p7shes o'e a li&&le ,ar&her o' &he @o7r'ey &o.ards &his k'o.ledge. "he' I s&ar& o,, &o ,i'd /ysel,- I .as .eighed do.' by des&r7%&i)e &ho7gh&s a'd habi&s- a'd as 7',i& as yo7 /ay belie)e yo7rsel, &o be &o a%hie)e &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd. #or &his reaso'- &he physi%al

aspe%&s o, &his s7b@e%& ha)e bee' s&ressed. Toba%%o /ay re/ai' a har/less habi&- al%ohol /ay soo&he &ired 'er)es- slo&h /ay o'ly /ea' break,as& i' bed. o'e o, &hese /ay e)er %a&%h 7p .i&h &he Sere'i&y seeker .ho is ,ore.ar'ed or has a'y s&re'g&h o, %hara%&er. To %er&ai' 'a&7res- ho.e)er- &hey are as i'@7rio7s as is &he $o7'ger Aphrodi&e when she gets out of hand. ?The o&her pri/al i's&i'%& is &he hea)y b7rde' .hi%h a&7re p7&s o' all o, 7s &o i's7re a %o'&i'7a&io' o, &he spe%ies-A says Sir "illia/ Osler. ?To dri)e (la&oBs &ea/ &a>es &he e'ergies o, &he bes& o, 7s. O'e o, &he horses is a ragi'g- 7'&a/ed de)il- .ho %a' o'ly be bro7gh& i'&o s7b@e%&io' by hard ,igh&i'g a'd se)ere &rai'i'g. This /7%h yo7 all k'o. as /e'G o'%e &he bi& is be&.ee' &he &ee&h- &he bla%k s&eed (assio' .ill &ake &he .hi&e horse Reaso' .i&h yo7 a'd &he %hario& ra&&li'g o)er &he ro%ks &o perdi&io'.A I o'%e :7o&ed &his paragraph &o a #re'%h/a' F a .ri&er a'd philosopher .ho- i' spi&e o, his s'o.5.hi&e hair a'd beard- had a yo7&h,7l &.i'kle i' his eyes. Shr7ggi'g his sho7lders- he askedG ?Do yo7 k'o. a'y be&&er .ay &o dieIA ;M< D7ri'g /y early days as a le%&7rer- a'd .he' s&ill a ba%helor- 'o :7es&io' period a,&er a'y o, /y &alks o' Sere'i&y e)er passed .i&ho7& so/eo'e poppi'g 7p .i&hG ?May I ask i, yo7 are /arriedIA ? o- I a/ 'o& /arried.A ?The' ho. %a' you .ho ha)e 'o .i,e or ,a/ily respo'sibili&ies &ell &hose .ho ha)e ho. 'o& &o .orryI $o7 do'B& k'o. .ha& yo7Bre &alki'g abo7&HA Or .ords &o &ha& e,,e%& a'd spoke' .i&h a 'o&e o, pee)ish disappro)al. I' o&her .ords- a' i'di%&/e'& a'd de'7'%ia&io' o, &he /arried s&a&e as so/e&hi'g .hi%h i'e)i&ably de,ea&s &he &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd. A& &ha& &i/e- I .as i'%li'ed &o sy/pa&hi=e .i&h &he :7es&io'ers. I ,el& &ha&- as a %are,ree ba%helor .ho had ,loa&ed aro7'd &he .orld 7'a&&a%hed ,or years- I .as 'o& o'e &o %o7'sel h7sba'ds .i&h 'aggi'g .i)s a'd s:7alli'g %hildre'. I .as 'o& o'e &o dire%& &he .ay &o Sere'i&y ,or .i)es .i&h i'dole'&- sel,ishdri'ki'g or bad5&e/pered h7sba'ds. So I 7sed &o shr7g /y sho7lders a'd gri'- ,eeli'g &ha& eigh&y per %e'& o, /y a7die'%e agreed .i&h &he :7es&io'er. A'd ye&- a& &he ba%k o, /y /i'd- I k'e. &ha& I .as .ro'g. I k'e. &ha& I sho7ld ha)e replied &o /y %ri&i%s .i&h so/e&hi'g like &hisG ?Maybe yo7r ho/e is dreary a'd :7arrelso/e. Maybe yo7r .i,e has los& her ,resh'ess a'd yo7r h7sba'd is 'o lo'ger &he passio'a&e lo)er. B7& ha)e yo7 .o'dered .he&her &his is perhaps 'o& yo7r ,a7l&I Has i& e)er o%%7rred &o yo7 &ha& yo7 e'&ered i'&o &his s&a&e ,reely a'd- pres7/ably- a,&er %are,7l %o'sidera&io'I Had yo7 'o serio7s i'&e'&io's &he' &o help a'd %o/,or& ea%h o&her a'd la7gh a'd be s&ro'g &oge&her- a'd 'o& /erely go &o bed &oge&herI Migh& I re/i'd yo7 o, &hose bea7&i,7l .ords o, &he /arriage ser)i%eG B#or be&&er ,or .orse- ,or ri%her ,or poorer- i' si%k'ess a'd i' heal&h- &o lo)e a'd &o %herish 7'&il dea&h do 7s par& ... .i&h &his ri'g I &hee .ed- .i&h /y body I &hee .orship- .i&h /y .orldly goods I &hee e'do..B Ha)e yo7 e)er &ho7gh& o, &he/I Ha)e yo7 ho'es&ly &ried &o ,i'd sol7&io's &o yo7r proble/sI *uccess in marriage is much more than finding the right person, it is also a matter of being the right person. /or is it marriage that fails, it is people that fail. All marriage does is show people up.# S7%h &ho7gh&s are .or&h serio7s %o'sidera&io' by &hose .ho are %o'&e/pla&i'g 7'i&i'g &he/sel)es &o %o/para&i)e s&ra'gers ,or &he res& o, &heir li)es as .ell as by &hose already /arriedbeari'g i' /i'd &ha&- like dri'ki'g a'd s/oki'g- /arriage /7s& be )ie.ed as a /a&&er o, i'di)id7al &e/pera/e'& F good ,or so/e- bad ,or o&hers. A grea& /a'y /e' a'd a good /a'y .o/e' /arry .i&h &he i's&i'%&s o, a'i/al or physi%al 7rges i/pelli'g &he/. "i&ho7& ad/i&&i'g i&- or perhaps e)e' reali=i'g i&- &heir 'eed &o be &oge&her is do/i'a&ed by passio'. Like &he birds a'd &he beas&s- &hey are i',l7e'%ed by &he /a&i'g i/p7lse. They

/is&ake desire ,or lo)e. They ha)e 'o& heard or do 'o& appre%ia&e &he .ise .ords o, H.G. "ells .he' he obser)ed &ha& love and the sexual urge are usually coincidences. I' ,a%&- I belie)e o'e o, &he pri/ary %a7ses ,or /arriage disas&ers is disregard o, &his &r7&h. Disregard a'd a )ag7e idea &ha& e)ery&hi'g .ill ad@7s& i&el, a,&er /arriage- &ho7gh .hy &his sho7ld be le,& &o %ha'%e passes &he bo7'ds o, h7/a' %o/prehe'sio'. Marriage is like a lo'g @o7r'ey ,or .hi%h /a'y %o'&i'ge'%ies ha)e &o be a'&i%ipa&ed be,ore &he &ra)elers se& o7&. o o'e .o7ld e/bark ,or A7s&ralia .i&ho7& so/e i',iro/a&io' abo7& &he boa& o' .hi%h he .as saili'g or .i&ho7& baggage a'd /o'ey ,or i'%ide'&al e>pe'ses. $e& &ha& is pre%isely ho. /a'y /arriages are 7'der&ake'- leadi'g &o &he ,a&e .hi%h a.ai&s a'y ,or/ o, i/pro)ide'%e. I, &he readers o, 'e.spapers %o7ld 'o& ide'&i,y &he/sel)es .i&h &hose ill5assor&ed %o7ples i' %o/i% s&rips- like ?+iggsA or ?Mr. A'd Mrs.-A p7blishers .o7ld 'o& pay high5salaried %ar&oo'is&s &o prod7%e &he/. or is &his &ype o, h7/or li/i&ed &o &he dailies. I' addi&io' &o &he a'%ie'& /o&her5i'5la. :7ips- ,e. .eeklies or /o'&hlies re,rai' ,ro/ /aki'g ,7' o, /arriage or por&rayi'g i& as bo'dage ,or &he h7sba'd a'd d7ll ro7&i'e ,or &he .i,e. E)e' ad)er&ise/e'&s s7gges& ho. bo&h /ales a'd ,e/ales %a' a%:7ire ,oolproo, /e&hods ,or holdi'g &heir /a&es. These are- ,or &he /os& par&- based o' se>7al rela&io's .hi%h belo'g ra&her &o pri/i&i)e sa)ages or &o bro&hels o, a'%ie'& Babylo' &ha' &o &he age o, a&o/i% s%ie'%e. Marriage- i' shor&- has %o/e &o be regarded as a @oke- a ra&her sordid @oke- or as a .ay &o gra&i,y se's7al 'eeds .i&ho7& &he risk o, bei'g a%%7sed o, /oral &7rpi&7deH $e& i'&o .ha& a' ideal s&a&e %a' /arriage be /ade .he' se'sibly ha'dled. "ha& a' i'd7%e/e'& &o &he de)elop/e'& o, Sere'i&y. Lo)e- &r7e lo)e- is a /ira%le. I& is 'o& .ha& /os& o, 7s e>pe%&G a s&or/y- al/os& ,righ&e'i'g appeal ,or o'e o, &he opposi&e se> .hi%h ,lares &oo ,ier%ely &o las&. The real &hi'g is like 'o&hi'g else i' &he .orld. I& is as i, .e had e'&ered ,or &he ,irs& &i/e a gro7p o, li)i'g per%ep&i)e bei'gs .ho 7'ders&a'd as .e do. !',or&7'a&ely- &he pri)ilege o, ,alli'g i' lo)e is 'o& gi)e &o e)erybody a'd &he pri)ilege o, ,alli'g deeply i' lo)e is gi)e' &o ,e.. A%%ordi'g &o A'drO Ma7rois- %o')ersa&io' is &he real basis o, /a&ri/o'y. ?To be alo'e .i&h a .o/a' .ho &alks i'&ellige'&ly-A he says- ?is o'e o, &he pleasa'&es& &hi'gs i' li,e.A He does 'o& say the pleasa'&es& &hi'g- b7& one o, &he pleasa'&es&. or is i& i/plied &ha& a highly ed7%a&ed .o/a' .ill necessarily /ake a highly sa&is,a%&ory .i,e a'y /ore &ha' .ill o'e .hose %hie, asse& is bea7&y. I' ,a%&&here is 'o&hi'g a /a' ,ears /ore &ha' ha)i'g a .i,e .i&h /ore i'&elle%& &ha' hi/sel, or o'e .ho da==les .i&h her lo)eli'ess b7& has 'o /ore %lai/ &o h7/a'i&y &ha' a' or%hid. Here /7s& be so/e&hi'g i' &he /ake57p o, bo&h par&ies besides good looks- good brai's or good /a''ers. There sho7ld be a li&&le %7l&7re- a grea& deal o, &a%& a'd a' ade:7a&e a/o7'& o, %har/. The ,irs& %a' o,&e' be a%:7ired- &he se%o'd prese'&s a /ore di,,i%7l& proble/. I' ,a%&- %har/ is a :7ali&y .hi%h is e>&re/ely hard &o de,i'e a'd &hose .ho ha)e i& are highly 7'a.are o, &heir good ,or&7'e. Ta%&- al&ho7gh %o/ple&ely abse'& i' so/e peopleBs 'a&7res- %a' be de)eloped. I& is a se'se .hi%h has bee' &he s7%%ess se%re& o, /e' a'd .o/e' i' e)ery .alk o, li,e. I' /arriage- i& is i'&7i&i)e'ess &o &he /ood o, o'eBs h7sba'd or .i,e- sayi'g &he righ& &hi'g i's&i'%&i)ely a& &he righ& /o/e'&- res&rai'i'g &he i'appropria&e :7es&io'- 'e)er o,,e'd'g .i&h ill5%hose' .ords. A /a' a'd .o/a' .i&h &r7e &a%& %a' a%hie)e /ore &o.ards /ai'&ai'i'g Sere'i&y i' &he ho/e &ha' .i&h all &he bea7&y a'd /o'ey i' &he .orld. E)e' i'&ellige'%e is 7seless 7'less i& is %o/bi'ed .i&h &a%&. Ta%& is a' abili&y &o p7& o'esel, i' &he opposi&e perso'Bs pla%e a'd &o %o'&rol .ha&e)er e/o&io's are 7pper/os& i' o'eBs /i'd a& &he /o/e'&.Lo)e- %o/bi'ed .i&h &a%&- /akes a' ordi'ary- sel,ish se'&i/e'& %o'&rolled by &ri)iali&ies i'&o so/e&hi'g .hi%h is .i&ho7& %o'di&io' or %ha'ge. I& &7r's i& i'&o a sy/bol o, e&er'i&y- obli&era&i'g all /e/ory o, a begi''i'g- all ,ear o, a' e'd. $e& ho. ,e. /e' a'd .o/e' o' &he &hreshold o, /arriage %a' appre%ia&e .ha& &his /ea's or- .he' /arried- p7& i'&o pra%&i%e. Mos&ly 'e.ly.eds- .he' &hey ha)e passed beyo'd &he i'i&ial s&ages o, e'dear/e'&- dri,& i'&o dis%7ssi'g &heir 'eighbo7rs- re%o7'&i'g dreary e>perie'%es o, &heir drab day or si&&i'g i' sile'%e .o'deri'g ho. &he e>%i&e/e'& a'd ,7' o, %o7r&i'g days disappeared. So/e &ry &o re)i)e &he old

e/o&io's by dri'ki'g- b7& 7s7ally &he e)e'i'g or S7'day a& ho/e dege'era&es i'&o readi'g a 'e.spaper- ya.'i'g a'd &ryi'g &o i/agi'e .ha& &he respe%&i)e par&'ers e)er ,o7'd so a&&ra%&i)e i' ea%h o&her. So/e %o7ples- 'o& ha)i'g e'o7gh /e'&al s&i/7l7s- do 'o& e)e' do &his. They @7s& )ege&a&e like o)erripe p7/pki's .hi%h ha)e %eased &o gro. or /a&7re 7'&il dea&h does &he/ par&. This applies- &o a %o'siderable e>&e'&- &o people o, /odera&e /ea's .ho %a''o& s7b/erge &heir boredo/ i' di''er par&ies a'd &hea&ers- or .i'&ers i' #lorida a'd s7//ers i' E7rope. I& applies &o &hose .ho /arried ,or be&&er or ,or .orse a'd ha)e dis%o)ered o'ly &he .orse- .i&ho7& e)e' /o'ey as a /akeshi,& opia&e &o deade' &he &edi7/ o, i'%o/pa&ibili&y a'd &he &a%& &o .ard o,, re%ri/i'a&io's. "hile dis%7ssi'g &his aspe%& o, /o'ey as a s/oo&hi'g ele/e'& i' ill5assor&ed 7'io's- i& /ay be asked .he&her ?/arryi'g /o'eyA %a' really breed har/o'y. The o'ly &i/e I e)er sa. &his :7es&io' s:7arely broa%hed i' pri'& .as i' Mr. S%rippsB /e/oirs. ?Do'B& /arry ,or /o'ey-A he ad)ised. ?"o/e' are .ha& &hey are. A& bes&- &hey are hard e'o7gh &o ge& alo'g .i&h. They are al.ays &ryi'g &o /ake a /a' do so/e&hi'g he does'B& .a'& &o do a'd ge'erally s7%%eedi'g. I, &hey ha)e &he /o'ey- &hey are &.i%e as po.er,7l.A (robably &he sa,es& r7le &o ,ollo. is 'o& &o /arry on account o, /o'ey- b7& a& &he sa/e &i/e 'o& &o be p7& o,, by so/eo'e o'e lo)es /erely be%a7se o, a /7%h larger i'%o/e o' &ha& side &ha' o' o'eBs o.'. "hile &here is 'o real re/edy ,or &hose .ho %a''o& or .ill 'o& ro7se &he/sel)es ,ro/ sodde'i'g ro7&i'e- &here %a' be so/e a)oida'%e o, irri&a'&s .hi%h .ill .ear o7& &he pa&ie'%e o, &he bes&5i'&e'&io'ed /a&es a'd p7& a' e'd &o all prospe%&s o, a sere'e e>is&e'%e. The ,irs& a'd /os& i'sidio7s is 'aggi'g. A grea& /a'y /e' a'd .o/e' 'ag .i&ho7& bei'g a.are &ha& &hey are doi'g so. They %ri&i%i=e a'd %o/plai' abo7& &ri)ial /a&&ers a'd are horri,ied .he'- o'e day- &hey reali=e &ha& &hi'gs &hey ha)e bee' sayi'g &hro7gh &he years ha)e .or' a deep .o7'd. There is- ,or e>a/ple- &he h7sba'd or .i,e .ho- .i&h e'&irely good i'&e'&io's- is al.ays %o//e'&i'g o' &he dri'ki'g habi&s o, his or her /a&e 7'&il &he %ri&i%i=ed par&y begi's &o ?'ipA i' se%re& a'd /ay de)elop i'&o a' al%oholi%. E)e' i, &his does 'o& /a&eriali=e- de%ep&io' has bee' bro7gh& i'&o bei'g be&.ee' &.o people .ho sho7ld- be,ore all- be s%r7p7lo7sly ,ra'k. A'd .i&h &he ,irs& lie &old- &he se%o'd a'd &hird ,ollo. a7&o/a&i%ally. A'o&her .ay &o /ake ho/e li,e i'&olerable is &o drag 7p &he pas&- ,or e>a/ple by harpi'g o' so/e old lo)e a,,air or a pre)io7s /arriage. "ha& re'ders &his ,or/ o, 'aggi'g /ore se'seless &ha' a'y o&her is &ha& 'o o'e %a' do a'y&hi'g &o al&er .ha& happe'ed be,ore ei&her o, &he par&ies %o'%er'ed /e&H "hile i':7isi&i)e'ess /ay be a ge'7i'e de/o's&ra&io' o, i'&eres& i' a h7sba'd or .i,e- i& 7s7ally is 'o /ore &ha' idle %7riosi&y- .hi%h- .he' 7'%o'&rolled be%o/es .eariso/e. Al&ho7gh &here are /e' .ho ha)e &his ,aili'g- i& is /ore ap& &o be a ,e/ale &rai&. Like Bl7ebeardBs .i)es a'd Loge'gri'Bs bride- &hey %a''o& lea)e .ell e'o7gh alo'e. A'd /e' de&es& :7es&io's. They are li&&le %o'%er'ed .i&h &heir .i)esB %l7b /ee&i'gs- l7'%hes- shoppi'g e>pedi&io's- or e)e' &he doi'gs o, &heir 'eighbo7rs. They ha)e &heir o.' habi&s a'd .ork a'd &ho7gh&s- so/e o, .hi%h &hey e'@oy shari'g i' &heir o.' &i/e i, 'o& pressed. So/e /e' relish spells o, soli&7de- as do so/e .o/e'. Their /i'ds are &ired or &hey ha)e proble/s &o sol)e. $e&- ho. hard i& is- 7s7ally- ,or &he /a@ori&y &o ,i'd res&,7l'ess. The /o/e'& ei&her par&'er s7gges&s spe'di'g &he day alo'e- &here is i//edia&e s7spi%io' o, so/e se%re& i, 'o& l7s&,7l i'&e'&io'- .hi%h /ay lead &o &he i')e'&io' o, a' 7'%o')i'%i'g e>%7se a'd a pro%essio' o, %o'@e%&7resbri'gi'g o' a 'igh& o, 'aggi'g a'd &he a&&e'da'& ba'ishi'g o, Sere'i&y. "i&h a 'a&7ral 'igh&Bs res& go'eirri&a&io' ,ollo.s- leadi'g &o a se%o'd ro. a'd /ore la%k o, sleep 7'&il a ,re'=ied a'&ago'is/ has bee' generated by nothing more than an ill-timed &uestion. The bes& re/edy ,or &his %o'di&io' o, /i'd is a shor& separa&io' .hile bo&h sides %a' res& a'd re,le%&. I' ,a%&- .i&ho7& a'y spe%i,i% ob@e%&i)e- h7sba'ds a'd .i)es sho7ld par& o%%asio'ally a'd sor& &heir &ho7gh&s a'd beha)e .i&ho7& %o'sideri'g a'ybody b7& &he/sel)es. $e& ho. /a'y /arried %o7ples p7& &his i'&o pra%&i%eI The /o/e'& he or she s7gges&s a ,e. days o, soli&ary holiday- do7b&s de)elop.

)hat is behi'd &his .ish &o be alo'eI +ealo7sy- i' a'y ,or/- is disas&ro7s &o pea%e o, /i'd. I' &he ho/e i& des&roys e)ery ,o7'da&io' o, happi'ess- a'y ,eeli'g o, se%7ri&y. The odd &hi'g is &ha& @ealo7sy rarely has a'y %a7se beyo'd /ere s7spi%io' .orked 7p ,ro/ so/e&hi'g &he @ealo7s perso' &ho7gh& he sa. or heard. Thea&er a7die'%es.i&'essi'g thello- sy/pa&hi=e .i&h Desde/o'a a'd %o'de/' &he Moor as a /7rdero7s /a'ia%. e)er&heless- ,i,&y per %e'& o, &ha& a7die'%e ha)e bee' g7il&y &o so/e degree o, &he sa/e ki'd o, i'sa'i&y. or is i& /7%h good prea%hi'g abo7& &his. H7/a' bei'gs are @ealo7s or 'o& @ealo7s by 'a&7re. I, Sere'i&y is o'eBs goal- &he bes& &hi'g is &o drop &he %o/pa'y o, a'yo'e .ho sho.s &his &rai&. ei&her &i/e 'or sel,5%o'&rol .ill eradi%a&e .ha& is i'here'& as bald'ess or bad &ee&h. Alo'g .i&h @ealo7sy'aggi'g F .hi%h %a' be &he res7l& o, @ealo7sy F is &he /os& r7&hless des&royer o, pea%e o, /i'd. I' a' ar&i%le i' (ollier4s ".+. Slo%7/ de%lared &ha& &here are /ore dereli%& al%oholi%s i' skid5ro. ,lopho7ses o, &he !'i&ed S&a&es be%a7se o, 'aggi'g or @ealo7s .i)es &ha' ,or a'y o&her reaso'. O'e o, Dale Car'egieBs /os& per&i'e'& re/arks- .hi%h has al.ays %l7'g &o /y /i'd- r7's so/e&hi'g like &hisG ?"alki'g &e' blo%ks &o /ee& a 'aggi'g .i,e %a' be /ore ,a&ig7ei'g &ha' .alki'g &e' /iles &o /ee& a s.ee&hear& o'e adores.A I ha)e 'o do7b&- ei&her- &ha& &here are '7/bers o, .o/e' .ho .o7ld say &he sa/e abo7& &he re&7r' o, a h7sba'd ,ro/ &he o,,i%e .ho gr7/bles a'd %ri&i%i=es ,or 'o reaso' b7& &ha& he is &ha& ki'd o, /a'. To ha)e Sere'i&y i' /arriage 'aggi'g /7s& be %he%ked :7i%klyC o&her.ise- like a /i%robe i' a glass o, .a&er- .hi%h %a' 'ei&her be see' 'or se'sed- i& .ill i'%rease .i&h s7%h rapidi&y &ha& e)e'&7ally 'o&hi'g %a' resis& i&. Rabbi +osh7a Lieb/a' says i' o'e o, his essaysG ?Marriage is a /a'y sided rela&io'ship be&.ee' a /a' a'd a .o/a'- i'&e'ded i' o7r %7l&7re &o %o'&i'7e 7'&il i'&err7p&ed by dea&hC &he legalso%ial- e%o'o/i%- religio7s a'd e/o&io'al aspe%&s o, .hi%h pro)ide- theoretically at least, &he bes& %ir%7/s&a'%es 7'der .hi%h &o %o'%ei)e a'd &o rear %hildre'C a& &he sa/e &i/e- o,,eri'g &he /a>i/7/ oppor&7'i&y ,or &he grea&es& '7/ber o, ad7l&s &o li)e .ell ro7'ded- happy li)es as i'di)id7als. !'happy i'deed is &he %o7ple .here &he bo'd is o'ly legal. B"ha& God ha&h @oi'edHB e>presses a' 7'.arra'&ed ass7/p&io' .hi%h .o7ld s7rely be %hara%&eri=ed as s7%h by o/'is%ie'& .isdo/. The idea &ha& a' agree/e'& a'd a legal bo'd a7&o/a&i%ally %o',er happi'ess- be%a7se /arriages are /ade i' hea)e' by so/e /ys&erio7s a'd di)i'e predes&i'a&io' is se'&i/e'&al &o//yro&. I, /arriages are /ade i' hea)e'.hy do so /a'y /arried people li)e i' hellIA There is o'e /ore .orry breeder i' &his /ale5,e/ale rela&io'ship .hi%h belo'gs really &o &he pre/ari&al period. I& %o'%er's &he girl .ho- ha)i'g 7p &o &he /o/e'& o, her e'gage/e'& bee' a pai'&er or poe& or a' a%&ress- ass7res her ,ia'%O &ha& all she year's ,or is a' oppor&7'i&y &o %ook- /ake beds a'd s.eep ,loors. Or &he big ga/e h7'&er a'd e>plorer .ho %o')i'%es his bride5&o5be &ha& his li,elo'g a/bi&io' has bee' &o li)e i' a %i&y a'd .ork i' a' o,,i%e. Bo&h &hese people are probably si'%ere .he' &hey /ake &hese de%lara&io's- be%a7se &heyBre i' lo)e a'd &hi'k o'ly i' &er/s o, &he likes or dislikes o, &he lo)ed o'e. $e& &hey sho7ld k'o. &ha& li)es i' &he ar& .orld or i' Ce'&ral A,ri%a %a''o& be easily re%o'%iled &o '7rseries or %o'%re&e pa)e/e'&s. or is &his a ,a'%i,7l idea. Ma'y /ore /arriages &ha' o'e s7pposes ha)e go'e o' &he ro%ks ,or 'o o&her reaso' &ha' 7'%o's%io7s or 7'i'&e'ded disho'es&y d7ri'g &he %o7r&i'g s&age. I sa. i& happe' /ysel, .he' a :7i&e 7'ar&is&i% /a' o, /y a%:7ai'&a'%e %o')i'%ed &he girl he .a'&ed &o /arry- .ho .as a ,irs&5%lass /7si%ia'- &ha& he do&ed o' opera- sy/pho'ies a'd pia'o solos. B7& .he' &he ho'ey/oo' .as o)er a'd his bride a''o7'%ed &ha& she had &i%ke&s ,or &his a'd &ha& /7si%al e)e'&- &he /a' ad/i&&ed he .as &o'e dea, a'd &ha& a'y ,or/ o, %o'%er& .as ,or hi/ a .as&e,7l a'd &edio7s ordeal. The o'ly reaso'- he e>plai'ed- &ha& he had a%%o/pa'ied his ,ia'%Oe &o hear /7si% .as &ha& he .a'&ed &o be 'ear her. o. &here .as 'o ,7r&her 'e%essi&y &o pre&e'd. The .i,eBs a's.er .as &o pa%k 7p a'd lea)e- e>plai'i'g &o /e la&er- a,&er she had ob&ai'ed a di)or%e- &ha& she %o7ld 'o& go o' li)i'g .i&h a /a' .ho .as ,7'da/e'&ally so disho'es&H

;E< I& has bee' said &ha& %hildre' are a grea& %o/,or& i' o'eBs old age a'd also help o'e &o ge& &here ,as&er. There is /7%h &r7&h i' &his :7ip- al&ho7gh i&s ,7l,ill/e'& %a' be a)oided by a li&&le %o//o' se'se. Trai'i'g a %hild does 'o& %o'sis& solely i' ed7%a&i'g i&. I& %o'sis&s a grea& deal /ore i' gi)i'g i& a good e>a/ple. The ,a&her a'd /o&her /7s& es&ablish a &o'e o, s&abili&y a'd se%7ri&y &o .hi%h &he %hild .ill respo'd. The a%&7al prese'%e o, &he pare'&s- &heir e)ide'& lo)e ,or ea%h o&her a'd espe%ially ob)io7s sig's o, har/y .ill do /ore ,or a %hild &ha' e'dless &alki'g abo7& good beha)ior. e7rosis is 'o& i'heri&ed- b7& &he ,o7'da&io' /ay be laid by &he 'e7ro&i% beha)ior o, pare'&s. To a s/all %hild- a'y&hi'g &he ,a&her or /o&her does see/s 'or/al a'd 'a&7ral. Co'se:7e'&ly- he i/i&a&es &he beha)ior by bei'g agreeable a'd lo)i'g- or spi&e,7l a'd sel,ish. I, he sees his pare'&s goi'g i'&o &a'&r7/s- he .ill do &he sa/e. Th7s- i, &he pare'&s are 'e7ro&i%- &he %hild /ay gro. 7p 'e7ro&i%- not because he has inherited this trait- a'y /ore &ha' &hey did- b7& be%a7se he has learned it ,ro/ &he/. O' &he o&her ha'd- pare'&s sho7ld 'o& sa%ri,i%e &he/sel)es ,or &heir %hildre'. They sho7ld 'o& depri)e &he/ o, 'e%essi&ies- b7& 'ei&her sho7ld &hey allo. &he/ &o be e>&ra)aga'& i, &ha& is ap& &o %a7se a'yo'e dis%o/,or&. Childre' seldo/ ,7lly appre%ia&e .ha& &heir pare'&s are doi'g ,or &he/- a'd i, &hey do- &hey seldo/ sho. /7%h gra&i&7de. Those .ho do- ,re:7e'&ly allo. &heir se'se o, d7&y &o %arry &heir i'deb&ed'ess &o e>&re/es. There is 'o&hi'g /ore &ha' dis&ressi'g &ha' &he spe%&a%le o, de)o&ed so's a'd da7gh&ers aba'do'i'g &heir happi'ess a'd ,7&7re &o de/a'di'g- aili'g or agi'g pare'&s. Di)or%ed ,ro/ &heir %o'&e/poraries- &hey sa%ri,i%e &he/sel)es i' a' a&/osphere o, .heel %hair se%l7sio'. A'd e)e'&7ally &hese %hildre' are le,& &o deal .i&h &he .orldBs proble/s alo'e F o,&e' &oo la&e &o s&ar& ho/es o, &heir o.'. "ha& all &his resol)es i&sel, i'&o is ge&&i'g pare'&s- /arriage a'd %hildre' i'&o &he righ& perspe%&i)e F a po&e'&ial so7r%e o, Sere'i&y i's&ead o, a po&e'&ial so7r%e o, .orry. This applies/oreo)er- %hie,ly &o &he E'glish5speaki'g ra%es- .ho approa%h /arriage %as7ally a'd .i&h li&&le &r7e %o'sidera&io' ,or &he ,7&7re. o heed is gi)e' &o &he ,ail7res o, o&her /arriages- &o &he ad)i%e o, older a'd e>perie'%ed people- i, 'o& pare'&s- or &o &he &rib7la&io's .hi%h yo7'g people ha)e &o 7'dergo ,ro/ &he la%k o, &he 'e%essary /ea's &o s&ar& a ho/e. I's&ead- a yo7'g .o/a' a''o7'%es her e'gage/e'&e)eryo'e appla7ds- a .eddi'g da&e is ,i>ed a'd &he %o7ple is la7'%hed i'&o a' ad)e'&7re like a r7dderless boa& i' a ro7gh sea. "i&h &he La&i's- &here is s&ill /7%h ,ore&ho7gh& gi)e' &o &his s7b@e%&- /7%h .eighi'g o, pros a'd %o's- @7dgi'g &he s7i&abili&y o, &he yo7'g people i')ol)ed F &heir ages- &as&es- &e/pera/e'&s- &heir ,i'a'%ial reso7r%es. !s7ally &here is a li&&le 'es& egg or a do.ry i' &he pi%&7re- /aybe a paid5,or ho/e or o&her goods a'd %ha&&els .i&h .hi%h &o s&ar& ho7sekeepi'g. There is- i' o&her .ords- a /a&erial as .ell as a spiri&7al ,o7'da&io' ,or &he 7'io'. The ,ree a'd easygoi'g A'glo5Sa>o' yo7&hs is ap& &o s%o,, a& &hese /arriages o, %o')e'ie'%eb7& he %a''o& re,7&e &he ,a%& &ha& &he propor&io' o, di)or%es i' &he 7'5so)ie&i=ed por&io's o, &he Co'&i'e'&al E7rope is ,ar lo.er &ha' i' E'gla'd a'd &he !'i&ed S&a&es. or has &his /7%h &o do .i&h a'y bi'di'g r7les o, &he Ro/a' Ca&holi% Ch7r%h. I' /a'y par&s o, I&aly a'd e)e' /ore i' #ra'%e- '7/ero7s ,a/ilies are ,ree&hi'kers .hose /arriages are 'o& blessed by a pries&. The s7%%ess o, &hese 7'io's %a' be a&&rib7&ed &o a' 7'ders&a'di'g o, &he i'gredie'&s .hi%h go &o /ake a %o/,or&able a'd happy ho/e. I' ,a%&- a' a%&i)e sear%h ,or Sere'i&y .o7ld be li&&le 7'ders&ood by a E7ropea' La&i' a'd probably 'o& by a S%a'di'a)ia'- a'd &his %a'- &o a grea& e>&e'&- be a&&rib7&ed &o a sa'e a'd pr7de'& approa%h &o /arriage. Shor&ly a,&er .ri&i'g &his %hap&er- I ,o7'd /ysel, ski//i'g &hro7gh so/e essays by Ar'old Be''e&& p7blished &hir&y years or so ago- .here I %a/e 7po' &he ,ollo.i'g passage deali'g .i&h /arriageG

?(erso'ally-A he .ri&es- ?I sho7ld es&i/a&e &ha& i' 'o& o'e per %e'& e)e' o, ro/a'&i% /arriages are &he h7sba'd a'd .i,e %apable o, passio' ,or ea%h o&her a,&er &hree years- so brie, is &he d7ra&io' o, )iole'%e o, lo)e. I' perhaps &hir&y5&hree per %e'&- passio' se&&les do.' i'&o a &ra':7il a,,e%&io' .hi%h is ideal. I' ,i,&y per %e'&- i& si'ks i'&o sheer i'di,,ere'%e- a'd o'e be%o/es 7sed &o o'eBs .i,e or o'eBs h7sba'd as &o o'eBs o&her habi&s. I' &he re/ai'i'g si>&ee' per %e'&- i& de)elops i'&o dislike or de&es&a&io'. Do yo7 &hi'k &ha& /y per%e'&ages are .ro'g- yo7 .ho ha)e bee' /arried a lo'g &i/e a'd k'o. .ha& &he .orld isI "ell- yo7 /ay /odi,y &he/ a li&&le F yo7 .o'B& /odi,y &he/ /7%h. The risk o, ,i'di'g o'esel, 7l&i/a&ely a/o'g &he si>&ee' per %e'& %a' be a)oided by &he si/ple e>pedie'& o, 'o& /arryi'g a'd- by &he sa/e e>pedie'&- o&her risks %a' be a)oided .hi%h I ha)e 'o& /e'&io'ed.A "hile &ha& /ay be &he bes& ad)i%e a'yo'e %a' o,,er abo7& &his /os& a'%ie'& a'd perple>i'g proble/- i& is 'o a's.er &o &he sear%h ,or Sere'i&y. I' ,a%&- lo)e- &r7e lo)e o, &he /i'd as .ell as o, &he body is probaby &he sa,es& sol7&io' &o &he .orldly %o',7sio's .hi%h bese& /os& o, 7s. Bear i' /i'dho.e)er &ha& lo)e is as ,ragile as i& is bea7&i,7l a'd sho7ld be ha'dled .i&h %orrespo'di'g %are F 'e)er &ake' ,or gra'&ed. I, properly 7'ders&ood- i& %a' be &he so7r%e o, happi'ess a'd &he %a7se o, Sere'i&y. "he' i& is /a&7red by /arriage- i& %a' ,7r'ish &ha& &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd .hi%h s7rpasses a'y&hi'g else o, i&s ki'd. #or- i' spi&e o, &he %o/i% s&rips- a'd %y'i%al %o//e'&s o' &he /arried s&a&e- a'd di)or%e s&a&is&i%s- /arriage properly a%%ep&ed a'd 7sed %a' be o'e o, &he a's.ers- possibly &he /os& sa&is,a%&ory a's.er- ,or &hose .ho seek Sere'i&y.

%lessing on him who first invented sleep. It covers a man, thoughts and all, like a cloak, it is meat for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold and cold for the hot. It is the current coin which purchases cheaply all the pleasures of the world, and the balance that sets even king and shephard, fool and sage. MIG!EL DE CERVA TES Chap&er VIII "orryi'g abo7& Ill'ess a'd I'so/'ia "hy %a'B& o'e sleepI I'so/'ia is 7''a&7ral %hildre' a'd pri/i&i)e peoples sleep .i&ho7& pers7asio'. My Arab shephards rolled 7p i' &heir b7r'o7ses o' &he hard deser& a'd dropped o,, &o sleep &he /o/e'& &hey lay do.'. So did I a,&er a li&&le pra%&i%eC or as I heard a girl %o//e'& a,&er lis&e'i'g &o a gro7p o, yo7'g ladies &elli'g ho. &heir &ho7gh&s .e'& ro7'd a'd ro7'd as soo' as &hey p7& o7& &he ligh&G ?The /o/e'& I ge& i'&o bed- I sh7& /y eyes a'd /y /i'd goes bla'k.A The sig'i,i%a'%e o, &ha& re/ark- I k'o.- es%aped &he speaker as .ell as her ,rie'ds b7& .ha& i& a/o7'&ed &o .asG ?I a/ /ore ri%hly e'do.ed- /ore ,or&7'a&e- /ore happy &ha' a'y o, yo7. I ha)e a gi,& .hi%h has 'o pri%e a'd 'o /o'ey %a' b7y.A O'e o, &he /ai' %a7ses o, i'so/'ia is &he .orryi'g bro7gh& o' by @7s& &hi'ki'g abo7& i&. $e& i& is /edi%ally es&ablished &ha& 'o o'e e)er died ,ro/ 'o& sleepi'g. e)er&heless- a grea& '7/ber o, h7/a' bei'gs- espe%ially i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es- s7,,er ,ro/ i'so/'ia- a'd ,or &hese so/e&hi'g /ore &ha' s%ie'&i,i% ,a%&s are 'e%essary. There are &hree /e&hods- o7&side %o/ple&e physi%al e>ha7s&io'- ,or l7ri'g sleep. The ,irs& a'd .ors& is a seda&i)e. Al&ho7gh &his is 'o& re%o//e'ded- .he' ,or so/e reaso' &he 'eed be%o/es i/pera&i)e- i& sho7ld be p7& i'&o e,,e%& i' &he righ& a.ay a'd a& &he righ& &i/e. Tha& is- the drug should be taken sufficiently early in the evening to ensure reaping its full benefit. Mos& i'so/'ia%s &oss abo7& 7&il a,&er /id'igh& be,ore /aki'g 7p &heir /i'ds &o s7rre'der &o a sleepi'g pill. They are 'o.- ho.e)er- so &e'se &ha& .ha&e)er 'ar%o&i% &hey 7se does 'o& relie)e &he/ :7i%kly. So .he' a& las& &hey ha)e s7'k i'&o a dr7gged sleep- i& is &i/e &o ge& 7p. The'- i' order &o opera&e e,,e%&i)ely- &hey dri'k :7a'&i&ies o, %o,,ee so &ha& 'er)o7s'ess s&ar&s all o)er agai'. "i&h &he 'igh& &he sa/e res&less'ess reappears- &he sa/e @o7r'ey &o &he barbi&7ra&e bo&&le- s7%%eeded by &he sa/e paraly=ed .aki'g. S7%h a %o'di&io' is o'e o, &he grea&es& disas&ers .hi%h %a' be,all a'ybody- p7&&i'g a' e'd &o &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd. I' ,a%&- once the sleep seeker develops the habit of taking a nightly dose and then increases it to meet the natural physical resistance to any form of medicine, he is as sick a man as the chronic alcoholic, .i&h his heal&h- .ork a'd ,7&7re i' da'ger. Like &he al%oholi%- &oo- he /7s& go &o e>&re/es &o %7re &he habi& F si& 7p all 'igh&- .alk- s&ay a.ake a'd read- adop& a'y s7b&er,7ge &o de,ea& &he depe'de'%e o' 'ar%o&i%s. Sleepi'g pills a'd po&io's &ake' i'dis%ri/i'a&ely /ay 'o& be ,a&al b7& &hey .ill %a7se o'e &o lose all po.er o, %o'%e'&ra&io'. "ha& hardly a'y addi%&s reali=e is &ha& bro/ide poiso'i'g causes i'so/'ia- &he )ery %o'di&io' &he dr7g is s7pposed &o %7re- .hi%h leads- o, %o7rse- &o hea)ier doses res7l&i'g i' /ore poiso'i'g a'd .orse i'so/'ia. #7r&her/ore- .hile &he barbi&7ra&e ha'go)er /ay be so sligh& &ha& so/e i'di)id7als are 7'a.are o, i&- i& is 'e)er&heless &here- ea&i'g a.ay a& &he brai' a'd s&eadily lo.eri'g e,,i%ie'%y. So/e readers /ay ,eel &ha& I ha)e 'e)er bee' &hrea&e'ed by i'so/'ia a'd &here,ore ha)e 'o righ& &o prea%h o' &he s7b@e%&. Tha& is 'o& &r7e- There ha)e bee' periods i' /y li,e .he' pai' a'd ill'ess kep& /e a.ake. O' o'e o, &hese o%%asio's I .as gi)e' /orphi'e- %odei'e a'd De/erol- b7& o'%e &he s7,,eri'g .as o)er I %7& /ysel, o, ,ro/ &he 7''eeded seda&i)e. O' o&her o%%asio's I &ook 'o&hi'gpre,erri'g &o le& 'a&7ral %a7ses .ear /e o7& 7'&il sleep %a/e o, i&s o.' a%%ord. Tha& is &he hard .ayb7& i& is &he bes& .ay i, e)e'&7ally o'e .a'&s pea%e a'd sa'i&y. As a /a&&er o, ,a%&- &here are se)eral ar&i,i%ial aids &o sleep .hi%h are 'o& har/,7l. A ho& ba&h or

so/e&hi'g &o ea& be,ore se&&li'g do.' ,or &he 'igh& are bo&h so7'd seda&i)es. #or &hose .ho go o,, &o sleep as soo as &hey ha)e p7& o7& &he ligh& b7& are .ide a.ake &.o ho7rs la&er- so/e&hi'g /ore &o ea& by &he bedside- s7%h as apples or /ilk- .ill 7s7ally se'd &he/ o,, agai'. Te/pera&7re also plays a big role i' pro/o&i'g sa&is,yi'g sleep. E)ery perso' has his o.' ideas abo7& .ha& &he &her/o/e&er i' &he bedroo/ sho7ld read- ye& &here are h7'dreds o, /e' a'd .o/e' .hose res&less 'igh&s are d7e &o 'o&hi'g /ore &ha' bei'g &oo ho& or &oo %old or ha)i'g &oo /a'y bla'ke&s o' &he bed or a' i%y dra,& blo.i'g ,ro/ a &oo .idely ope'ed .i'do.. O'e o, &he bes& /e&hods I ha)e dis%o)ered ,or i'd7%i'g sleep re:7ires so/e i/agi'a&io'. I& %o'sis&s i' &elli'g o'esel, s&ories abo7& o'esel, a,&er &he s7//er o, &he ,a'%i,7l ad)e'&7res o, "al&er Mi&&y F /aki'g o'esel, &he hero o, a ro/a'&i% lo)e a,,air or a dari'g e>ploi& or a s7perla&i)e a&hle&i% %o'&es&. or does &his really re:7ire /7%h e,,or& si'%e lo'g be,ore &he %li/a> is rea%hed- sleep has bro7gh& obli)io'. e>& e)e'i'g o'e %a' go o' ,ro/ .here %o's%io7s'ess .as los& or else s&ar& a,resh. Or i, ro/a'%e is 'o& i' o'eBs li'e- o'e %a' &ry &o %rea&e &he per,e%& %ri/e- %as&i'g o'esel, i' &he role o, &he %ri/i'al e'dea)ori'g &o a'&i%ipa&e e)ery /o)e &he poli%e /ay /ake &o ,r7s&ra&e &he robbery or /7rder. I, o'eBs i/agi'a&io' is :7i&e s&erile- a good /e'&al sleepi'g pill is &o &ry &o re/e/ber a road alo'g .hi%h o'e has dri)e' or ridde' or .alked. O' o%%asio's .he' sleep .as el7si)e- I ha)e se& o7& i' ,a'%y alo'g &he high.ay .hi%h leads ,ro/ Algiers &o &he Sahara- b7& I ha)e rarely go& beyo'd &he A&las Ra'ge be,ore losi'g %o's%io7s'ess. There are /a'y o&her ki'ds o, /e'&al ga/es- all e,,i%a%io7s i' &he l7ri'g o, sleep. The system employed does not matter provided it gets the mind occupied with such an organi-ed series of thoughts that it cannot dart about from one disturbing sub!ect to another or worry the same problem aimlessly like a cat running after its own tail. There is also &he i'd7%i'g o, sleep by be%o/i'g so .eary &ha& s&ayi'g a.ake is o7& o, &he :7es&io'. As &he la&e Ro7ssy de Sales a/7si'gly s7gges&edG ?#or/7la ,or sleepi'g. o& go &o bed ,or a .eek. The' go &o bedHA "hile &his .as spoke' i' ,7'- &he 'o&io' is 'o& as e>aggera&ed as /igh& be s7pposed. "he' a res&less /i'd .ill &ake 'o respi&e- bodily e>ha7s&io' %a' be &he re/edy. I& is rare &o ,i'd a /a' or .o/a' .hose o%%7pa&io' is e'&irely physi%al rea%hi'g &he bed .i&h a'y likelihood o, a dis&7rbed 'igh& ahead. Co7ples .ho share roo/s are a/o'g &hose .ho are delibera&ely ha'di%appi'g &he/sel)es i' &he ra%e ,or sleep. o &.o h7/a' bei'gs are .ell e'o7gh ad@7s&ed &o ,eel &he 7rge &o res& or rise a& ide'&i%al /o/e'&s. So/e like readi'g i' bed- so/e like &alki'g- so/e are &oo dro.sy &o do ei&her. Th7s- a bed&i/e %o',li%& is al.ays ap& &o %rop 7p .hi%h is dea&h &o res&. E)e' i, &here is 'o %o',li%&- &here is &he res&less'ess o, o'e perso' or &he s'ori'g o, &he o&her &o add &o &he i'so/'ia proble/. I, separa&e roo/s are 'o& a)ailable- separa&e beds sho7ld be i/pera&i)e. These re%o//e'da&io's do 'o& apply &o &hose .ho ,or pra%&i%al or e%o'o/i% reaso's %a''o& %o'sider &he/ or ,or &hose .ho ,i'd bedroo/ i'&i/a%y a' i'd7%e/e'& &o sleep. The s7gges&io's are ,or &he /a'y .ho r7i' &heir 'igh&s ,ro/ 'o o&her reaso' &ha' habi&- %o')e'&io' or &radi&io'. I' /y opi'io' a'd a,&er &ryi'g /a'y sys&e/s a'd dis%7ssi'g &he/ .i&h spe%ialis&s a'd pra%&i&io'ers- &he o'ly i',allible pres%rip&io' ,or sleep is as ,ollo.sG Re&ire ,or &he 'igh& .i&h &he intention of sleeping. I' &he .ords o, Ho/er- ?The 'igh& is already a& ha'd a'd i& is .ell &o yield &o &he 'igh&.A I' o&her .ords- do 'o& do so &o &hi'k o)er &he proble/s o, &he day .hi%h has passed or o, &he day .hi%h is %o/i'g. Go &here ,or sleep- %er&ai' o, dis%ardi'g all physi%al a'd /e'&al %ares. #or &hose .ho ,eel &ha& &his is si/pler &o say &ha' do- &he ,ollo.i'g e>pla'a&io' gi)e' /e by a Hi'd7 philosopher- .ho i'%li'ed &o /ys&i%is/ a'd belie)ed i' Chris&ia'i&y- /ay help. ?Sleep a'd dea&h-A he said- ?are %losely rela&ed. I' bo&h %ases- o7r spiri&is lea)e o7r bodies a'd .a'der o,, i'&o &he 7'i)erse. The o'ly di,,ere'%e i' &he &.o s&a&es is &ha& .he' .e die- &he %7rre'&s o, )i&ali&y %ease &o ,lo. a'd de%ay se&s i'. "hile .e are sleepi'g- e)ery physi%al orga' is ,7'%&io'i'g

e>a%&ly as i, .e .ere a.ake- b7& o7r spiri&s are a.ay. This is- o, %o7rse- &ha& sleep ,ro/ .hi%h o'e a.akes re,reshed a'd .i&ho7& a'y re%olle%&io' o, idio&i% or ,a'&as&i% drea/s- .hi%h- i'%ide'&ally- o%%7r .he' .e are be&.ee' .ake,7l'ess a'd sleep a'd &he spiri&- re&7r'i'g &o &he body- %rea&es 7'sy/e&&ri%al &ho7gh&s .hi%h bri'g 7s ba%k &o &he ,7ll %o's%io7s'ess. I& is o'ly 7'broke' sleep .hi%h gi)es 7s &ha& s7bli/e se'sa&io' &ha& e)ery&hi'g is righ& .i&h o7rsel)es a'd &hose abo7& 7s.A I' s7ppor& o, &his &heory- I %a' &hi'k o, &he o%%asio's .he' I ha)e .ake'ed i' &he /or'i'g .i&h a ki'd o, e%s&asy- ready &o ha'dle a'y .orldly proble/s &he day /igh& bri'g. I a/ s7re- &oo- &ha& /a'y /e' a'd .o/e' .ho read &hese li'es %a' look ba%k o' si/ilar e>perie'%es- b7& ha)e 'e)er .o'dered .hy &hey happe'ed or /ade a'y a&&e/p& &o repea& &he/. They probably do 'o& k'o. or s7spe%& &ha& &here is a .ay- a .ay I lear'ed also ,ro/ /y sere'e Hi'd7 ,rie'd. I' &he ,irs& pla%e- &he a%hie)e/e'& o, &his ki'd o, e%s&a&i% res& re:7ires prepara&io' a'd &he prepara&io' re:7ires pra%&i%e. I, prepara&io' is 'o& /ade- i, &he .orries o, &he day are 'o& dis%arded&hey .ill ,ollo. o'e i'&o &he real/s o, sleep. Th7s- ho. o'e has li)ed d7ri'g &he day- &oge&her .i&h &he %o/pa'io's o, .ake,7l &ho7gh&- .ill also- &o a grea& e>&e'd- de&er/i'e &he 'a&7re o, sleep a& 'igh&. 3reliminary tran&uillity of mind is essential in order to receive any benefit from sleep. This preli/i'ary &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd /ea's F i, o'e li)es .i&h .i,e- ,a/ily or ,rie'd F &he a)oida'%e o, arg7/e'&s or &he i'&rod7%&io' o, a'y %o'&ro)ersial &opi%- ho.e)er /ildly- i' &he e)e'i'g. I& /ay be a do/es&i% proble/ o, 'o real i/por&a'%e- so/e&hi'g o'e said a& break,as&- or &he i/pe'di'g )isi& o, a &ireso/e rela&i)e- .hi%h a& bed&i/e %a' be%o/e as irri&a&i'g as a barbed &hor' i' o'eBs ,i'ger. I, o'e li)es alo'e- i& is easy &o &7r' &o a' i'&eres&i'g book &o /ake o'e ,orge& pas& a'd ,7&7re 7'&il dro.si'ess se&s i'. B7&- .ha&e)er o'eBs s&a&7s- all &ha& &e'ds &o be dis%orda'& /7s& be e@e%&ed ,ro/ &he /i'd be,ore re&iri'g ,or &he 'igh&- a'd .hile &his /ay be di,,i%7l& a& ,irs&- pra%&i%e .ill soo' /ake i& as /7%h o, a habi& as ea&i'g o'eBs s7pper. The .ay I prepare /ysel, ,or sleep- a'd &he .ay yo7 %a' also- is as ,ollo.sG Ha)i'g a%hie)ed &his /e'&al a&&i&7de &o.ards bed&i/e- I %o'sider &he physi%al aspe%&- .hi%h is 'early as i/por&a'&. I make up my mind that, regardless of whether I lose consciousness or not, I will be at rest. +very part of me will be resting and my only purpose will be to bring physical rest. I will not even consier the word "sleep.# +verything in me will be concentrated on plain rest. To arri)e a& &his p7rely /a&erial %o'di&io'- I &he' allo. /y body a'd espe%ially /y ba%k a'd 'e%k &o go li/p. I rela> /y ar/s a'd %lose /y eyes. I& does 'o& /a&&er i, I a/ lyi'g i' a ,ield or o' a so,& bed- I a/ ,labby a'd ,la%%id ,ro/ /y head &o /y ,ee&. I k'o. 'o. &ha& I a/ physi%ally a& res&. I ,7r&her k'o. &ha& id I do 'o& be%o/e i'se'sible d7ri'g &he 'igh&- .hi%h is 7'likely 7'der &hese %o'di&io's- I .ill 'o& ha)e bee' 7si'g or &iri'g /y ears or eyes or li/bs. All &hose par&s o, /e .hi%h ha)e bee' i' %o'&i'7al a%&io' d7ri'g dayligh& .ill ha)e bee' i' repose. I' o&her .ords- si> or eigh& ho7rs s&re&%hed o7& i' &he dark- awake- a'd si> or eigh& ho7rs s&re&%hed o7& i' &he dark- asleep- )ary li&&le- as ,ar as re%7pera&i)e rela>a&io' is %o'%er'ed- pro)ided &here is 'o i'&err7p&io'. There /7s& be 'o &7r'i'g o' &he ligh& &o read or goi'g i'&o a ,re'=y o)er &he possibili&y &ha& i'so/'ia is goi'g &o /ake o'e i'&o a 'er)o7s .re%k. It will not make one into a nervous wreck, pro)ided o'e regards &hese ho7rs o, lyi'g i' &he dark as a delibera&e i'&e'&io' &o res& i' &he sa/e .ay as o'e goes &o lie do.' so/e&i/e i' &he a,&er'oo'. o o'e appears ,ro/ a sies&a .i&h a s&ory o, ago'i=i'g sleepless'ess. O' &he %o'&rary- &he res7rre%&io' ,ro/ &he pos&l7'%h res& has re,reshed &he s7b@e%& .he&her %o's%io7s'ess .as los& or 'o&. The sa/e reaso'i'g /7s& be applied &o so5%alled i'so/'ia. I' o&her .ords- thinking about not being asleep, listening to a clock strike the hours, imagining how impossible work will be next day are actually the causes of insomnia. So ,orge& &ha& .ord or i&s i/pli%a&io's a'd- e>%ep& 7'der ab'or/al %ir%7/s&a'%es- &his 'e. /e'&al a&&i&7de .ill i'd7%e sleep. ?He sleeps .ell .ho k'o.s 'o& &ha& he sleeps illHA said (7bli7s Syr7s i' Ro/e &.o &ho7sa'd years ago. "hi%h goes &o sho. &ha& &he idea &ha& &hi'ki'g abo7& i'so/'ia bri'gs i& o' is 'ei&her origi'al 'or 'e.. I do7b& )ery /7%h- &oo- .he&her /e' .ho ha)e &o ge& 7p e)ery /r'i'g be,ore si> &o e/p&y

garbage %a's or girls .ho ha)e &o &ra)el ,ro/ &he %o7'&ry &o o,,i%es i' &he %i&y s7,,er ,ro/ .ake,7l'ess a& 'igh&. They ha)e 'o &i/e. or ha)e yo7 i, yo7 /ake 7p yo7r /i'd abo7& i&. Co'%er'i'g &he /ore spiri&7al sys&e/ ,or l7ri'g sleep- /y Hi'd7 ,rie'd ad)isedG ?Lyi'g o' yo7r ba%k .i&h yo7r ha'ds %rossed o' yo7r %hes&- le& &he res& o, yo7r physi%al sel, sag. Si/7l&a'eo7slyrela> yo7r /i'd a'd e/p&y yo7r brai' o, %o',li%&i'g &ho7gh&s a'd &he' o, all &ho7gh&s. I& &akes pra%&i%e &o do &his b7& i& .ill %o/e .i&h %o's%ie'&io7s %o'%e'&ra&io'. O'%e &he brai' %ells are BlooseB a'd a%%ordi'gly re%ep&i)e- say so/e&hi'g like ?Co/e i'- sleepHA I& does 'o& /a&&er .ha& e>pressio' yo7 7se or i, yo7 7se a'y e>pressio' a& all pro)ided &he /i'd is .ai&i'g a'd ready ,or sleep. I, &ha& is so&ra':7illi&y a'd &ha& pea%e .hi%h passes all 7'ders&a'di'g .ill spread o)er yo7 a'd be,ore yo7 k'o. .ha& has happe'ed yo7 .ill ha)e go'e o,, %o/ple&ely as i, yo7 had &ake' a deep brea&h o, e&her. ?I,-A he &he' added- ?yo7 ,i'd &ha& sleep .ill 'o& respo'd &o &his %all- i& is be%a7se- i' spi&e o, yo7r bes& i'&e'&io's- yo7 ha)e 'o& %o/ple&ely e/p&ied yo7r brai' o, .orldly a'd- espe%ially- a'gry or %o'&ro)ersial &ho7gh&s. O, &his &here is 'o do7b&. I' order &o be'e,i& by &his %o/pelli'g %al/- &here /7s& be 7'%o'di&io'al s7rre'der.A This ,or/7la is 'o& ,ar,e&%hed or i/pra%&i%al- 'or has i& a'y&hi'g &o do .i&h E/ile Co7OBs %7res by a7&os7gges&io'. I& is .i&hi' &he rea%h o, all- as I %a' %er&i,y .ho ,irs&- ra&her do7b&,7lly a'd &he' .i&h gro.i'g %o',ide'%e- p7& i& i'&o pra%&i%e- 7'&il ,ro/ a'&i%ipa&i'g bed&i/e .i&h apprehe'sio' o, boredo/I 'o. look ,or.ard &o i& eagerly as so/e&hi'g .hi%h .ill se'd /e o7& 'e>& day sa&7ra&ed .i&h &he @oy o, li)i'g. O'%e yo7 ha)e a%%ep&ed i&- as I ha)e- yo7 .ill ba'ish ,ro/ yo7r /i'd all 'o&io's &ha& so7'd sl7/ber is 'o& yo7rs by right- .hile si/7l&a'eo7sly dis%ardi'g &hose %aps7les a'd &able&s .hi%h debli&a&e a'd de/orali=e. $o7 .ill abo)e all sleep sere'ely- .ake sere'ely- a'd li)e sere'ely. I' ,a%&&he a%hie)e/e'& o, Sere'i&y is al/os& sy'o'y/o7s .i&h &he a%hie)e/e'& o, good sleepi'g habi&s. ;M< M7%h &he sa/e %a' be said abo7& heal&h- &ha& is &o say bad heal&h i'd7%ed by ,7ssi'g. As .i&h i'so/'ia- /e' a'd .o/e' .ho have &o ear' &heir li)i'g %a''o& a,,ord &o be ill. I')alidis/ is &he pri)ilege o, &he idle a'd .eal&hy. ?I& is dai'&y &o be si%k-A .ro&e E/erso'- ?i, yo7 ha)e &he leis7re a'd %o')e'ie'%e ,or i&.A Or as a ,a/o7s #re'%h do%&or re/arked- ?There are 'o ill'esses- o'ly pa&ie'&s.A I, o'e has &he leis7re- i& is @7s& as easy &o be%o/e a hypo%ho'dria% as a' i'so/'ia%. The /o/e'& o'e de%ideds o'e has high blood press7re or &ha& a l7/p i' o'eBs ar/ is /alig'a'& or &ha& o'eBs l7'gs are aili'g- i& does 'o& &ake lo'g &o .ork o'esel, i'&o a po&e'&ial hear&- or %a'%er- or &7ber%7losis s7b@e%&. This is ,ollo.ed bya grad7ally le'g&he'i'g daily sel,5e>a/i'a&io' a'd %orrespo'di'g i'%rease o, .orryi'g 7'&il /a'y sy/p&o/s o, o&her /alig'a'& ail/e'&s are dis%o)ered. +ero/e 3. +ero/e- &he E'glish h7/oris&- &ells ho. he .e'& o'e /or'i'g &o &he Bri&ish M7se7/ &o look 7p &he %7re ,or hay ,e)er. ?I go& do.' &he book-A he .ri&es- ?a'd read all I %a/e &o readC a'd &he'- i' a' 7'&hi'ki'g /o/e'&- I idly &7r'ed &he lea)es a'd bega' i'dole'&ly &o s&7dy diseases ge'erally. I ,orge& .hi%h .as &he ,irs& dis&e/per I pl7'ged i'&o F so/e ,ear,7l- de)as&a&i'g s%o7rge- I k'o. F a'd be,ore I had gla'%ed hal, .ay do.' &he lis& o, pre/o'i&ory sy/p&o/s- i& .as bor'e i' o' /e &ha& I had ,airly go& i&. ?I sa& ,or a .hile- ,ro=e' .i&h horrorC a'd &he'- i' &he lis&less'ess o, despair- I agai' &7r'ed o)er &he pages. I %a/e &o &yphoid ,e)er F read &he sy/p&o/s F dis%o)ered I had &yphoid ,e)er- /7s& ha)e had i& ,or /o'&hs .i&ho7& k'o.i'g i& F .o'dered .ha& else I had go&- &7r'ed 7p S&. Vi&7sB da'%e F ,o7'd- as I e>pe%&ed- &ha& I had &ha& &oo F bega' &o ge& i'&eres&ed i' /y %ase- so s&ar&ed alphabe&i%ally. Read 7p ag7e- a'd lear'i'g &ha& I .as si%ke'i'g ,or i&- a'd &ha& &he a%7&e s&age .o7ld s&ar& i' abo7& a'o&her ,or&'igh&. Brigh&Bs disease- I .as relie)ed &o ,i'd- I had o'ly i' /odi,ied ,or/. Cholera I had .i&h se)ere %o/pli%a&io'sC diph&heria I see/ed &o ha)e bee' bor' .i&h. I plodded %o's%ie'&io7sly &hro7gh &he &.e'&y5si> le&&ers- a'd &he o'ly /alady .hi%h I %o7ld %o'%l7de I had 'o& go& .as ho7se/aidBs k'eeH

?I sa& a'd po'dered. I &ho7gh& .ha& a' i'&eres&i'g %ase I /7s& be ,ro/ a /edi%al poi'& o, )ie.. The' I .o'dered ho. lo'g I had &o li)e. I ,el& /y p7lse. I %o7ld 'o& a& ,irs& ,eel a'y p7lse a& all. The'all o, a s7dde'- i& see/ed &o s&ar& o,,. I p7lled o7& /y .a&%h a'd &i/ed i&. I& /ade a h7'dred a'd ,or&y5 se)e' &o &he /i'7&e. I &ried &o ,eel /y hear&. I& had s&opped bea&i'g. I &ried &o look a& /y &o'g7e b7& all I %o7ld see .as &he &ip a'd &he o'ly &hi'g &ha& I %o7ld gai' ,ro/ .ha& .as &o ,eel /ore %er&ai' &ha' be,ore &ha& I had s%arle& ,e)er. I had .alked i'&o &ha& readi'g roo/ a happy- heal&hy /a'. I %ra.led o7& a de%repi& .re%kHA A'd &ha& is o'ly a sligh&ly e>aggera&ed des%rip&io' o, ho. hypo%ho'dria de)elops. !',or&7'a&ely- /a'y do%&ors do 'o& help &hese i/agi'ary i')alids. So/e o, &he/ 'eed pa&ie'&s. O&hers reali=e &ha& i, &hey ,i'd 'o real ill'ess- &he /a' or .o/a' %o's7l&i'g &he/ .ill /o)e o' &o so/ebody .ho sy/pa&hi=es a'd pres%ribes. O&hers ,eel &ha& sel,5/edi%a&io' a'd i'%reased 'er)o7s &e'sio' .ill be &he o7&%o/e o, a' 7'%o/passio'a&e a&&i&7de. There are o'ly a ,e. .ho re,7se &o .as&e &i/e o' &he .o7ld5be i')alid. I' a' i'' .here I 7sed &o go &o .ri&e I o'%e sa. a' o)erri%h old lady i' a &a'&r7/ be%a7se &he lo%al do%&or she s7//o'ed had said &here .as 'o&hi'g .ro'g .i&h her. #la/i'g .i&h heal&hy rage- she s&ood o' &he &hreshold o, her roo/ de'o7'%i'g &he physi%ia' as a' i'%o/pe&e'& pro)i'%ial pra%&i&io'er .ho did 'o& k'o. ill'ess .he' he sa. i&H The &r7&h .as &ha&- bei'g a b7sy %o7'&ry do%&or- he did k'o. ill'ess- real ill'ess- a'd %o7ld 'o& be bo&hered .i&h a .eal&hy .o/a' .hose o'ly disabili&y .as 'o& ha)i'g e'o7gh &o o%%7py her ai/less e>is&e'%e. O' &he o&her ha'd- I ha)e k'o.' people .ho really did s7,,er ,ro/ bad heal&h a'd %o7ld ,i'd li&&le %o/pe'sa&io'. So/e o, &he/ .ere )eri&able /ar&yrs. They %o7ld 'o& a,,ord &o s7//o' do%&ors &o &heir ho/es or e)e' go &o &heir o,,i%es. They had &o .ork e)ery day e>%ep& o' .eek e'ds- .he' &hey .ere &oo .eary &o go &o hospi&als ,or ,ree &rea&/e'&. The %o7rage o, &hese /e' a'd .o/e' has al.ays /ade /e asha/ed .he' I ha)e le& /i'or i'disposi&io's &ake &he 7pper ha'd a'd p7& /e &o bed. I& has also /ade /e .ish &ha& I %o7ld se& so/e o, &he ladies .ho ro%k a'd regre& o' ho&el )era'das &o %lea'i'g o,,i%es or s&a'di'g behi'd depar&/e'& s&ore %o7'&ers .he' &hey %o/plai'd o, pai's i' &heir %7shio'ed5 propped ba%ks a'd s&ool5s7ppor&ed legs. There is 'o grea&er de&erre'& &o Sere'i&y &ha' .orryi'g o)er ail/e'&s- i/agi'ary or real. E)e' i, o'e is s7,,eri'g ,ro/ so/e&hi'g serio7s- ,7ssi'g o)er i& .ill o'ly /ake i& .orse. $owever, the man or woman who is a genuine invalid is usually resigned and courageous. I& is &o o7&5a'd5o7& hypo%ho'dria%s &ha& &hese .ar'i'gs are addressed. A good re/edy ,or &his /e'&ali&y is &o %o'sider ho. ,or&7'a&e o'e is i' 'o& ha)i'g )ario7s %hro'i% ail/e'&s. #or e>a/ple- I ha)e seldo/ had a heada%he a'd 'e)er o'e o, &hose e>%r7%ia&i'g /igrai'es .hi%h ra%k so/e people a& reg7lar i'&er)als. I ha)e 'o& s7,,ered ,ro/ l7/bago or s%ia&i%a or go7&. I a/ 'o& &he s7b@e%& &o re%7rri'g %olds or as&h/a- i' ,a%&- e>%ep& ,or a' erra&i% diges&io' .hi%h %a' be h7/ored by a se'sible die&- I %a''o& %o/plai' &ha& I ha)e e)er had a'y&hi'g .hi%h has %a7sed /e /ore &ha' &e/porary i'%o')e'ie'%e. $e& i& &akes &he .ri&i'g o, &hese .ords &o bri'g &his blessi'g &o /y 'o&i%e a'd /ake /e gra&e,7l ,or &he i//7'i&y &o .ha& &or/e'&s a large propor&io' o, &he h7/a' ra%e. I, yo7 are ill- ho.e)er- a'd 'eed /edi%al help or ad)i%e- do 'o& ,ail &o &ell a do%&or &he &r7&h. "hile &he hypo%ho'dria%s i')e'& sy/p&o/s- &he &r7e s7,,erers o,&e' %o'%eal &he/. They disg7ise .ha& &hey dri'k a'd s/oke a'd de'y ha)i'g had ail/e'&s &hey %o'sider 7'dig'i,ied or sha/e,7l. The o'ly %o'se:7e'%e o, &his de%ep&io' is &o /ake &he diag'osis a'd &rea&/e'& /ore di,,i%7l& ,or &he do%&or. E)e' a,&er &he do%&or has pres%ribed- &his &ype o, pa&ie'& is ap& &o disregard i's&r7%&io's or apply &he/ o'ly .he' i& does 'o& i'&er,ere .i&h his habi&7al .ay o, li)i'g- or &ake do7ble doses o' &he ass7/p&io' &ha& &hey .ill ha)e do7ble &he e,,e%&. Th7s &he disho'es& a'd 7'dis%ipli'ed pa&ie'& is as likely &o lose his Sere'i&y as is &he hypo%ho'dria%al. ;E<

So/e people ,eel .ear a'd depressed a'd %o's&a'&ly .o'der .hy. They go &o do%&ors ,or &o'i%s .hi%h are gi)e' &he/ be%a7se &ha& is &he si/ples& sol7&io' a'd &he o'ly ?re/edyA a &ired /i'd .ill 7'ders&a'd. B7& &ha& is- o, %o7rse- o'ly a &e/porary help. #a&ig7e %a' see/ &o be /e'&al or physi%al- b7& i' poi'& o, ,a%&- /e'&al .ork- pro)ided i& i'&eres&s o'e- %a''o& /ake o'e &ired. Blood &es&s o' /a'7al laborers ha)e sho.' ,a&ig7e sy/p&o/ps.hile &es&s o, &he sa/e ki'd o' s&7de'&s a'd %rea&i)e ar&is&s ha)e sho.' 'o'e. A,&er ho7rs o, %o'&i'7o7s .ork- &here /ay be 'o %he/i%al e)ide'%e o, e>ha7s&io'- so &ha&- &o all i'&e'&s a'd p7rposesa .ri&er sho7ld be able &o do as e,,e%&i)e .ork a,&er si> ho7rs a& his desk as a,&er o'eH As i& happe's- I ha)e ,o7'd &his &o be appro>i/a&ely &r7eC a& leas& .he' I ha)e bee' .orki'g o' a s7b@e%& .hi%h i'spired /y i/agi'a&io'- I ha)e .ri&&e' ,or &e' ho7rs a day .i&ho7& &ra%e o, .eari'ess. (arado>i%ally ;or 'or/ally- a%%ordi'g &o &hese s%ie'&i,i% ,i'di'gs<- deadli'e .ork o' ar&i%les .hi%h did 'o& really i'&eres& /e or &he re)isi'g o, a /a'7s%rip& ,or &he &hird &i/e had /e res&less a'd ya.'i'g hal, a' ho7r a,&er s&ar&i'g &o &ype. I' &he sa/e .ay- o,,i%e .orkers i' s7bordi'a&e posi&io's lea)e &heir ledgers- &ills a'd &ype.ri&rs %o/a&ose .i&h e>ha7s&io'- ye& re)i)e a'd ,eel &he/sel)es s7,,7sed .i&h e'ergy a& a di''er par&y or da'%e hal, a' ho7r la&er. So &here are di,,ere'& ki'ds o, &ired'ess. The /os& ob)io7s- a'd &he easies& &o re/edy- res7l& ,ro/ &oo /7%h e>er%ise or ,ro/ s&ayi'g 7p &oo la&e. A'yo'e .ho does 'o& re%og'i=e &ha& lyi'g do.' or sleepi'g is &he pri/ary %7re ;a'd /a'y do 'o&- pre,erri'g ar&i,i%ial s&i/7la'&s i's&ead< has o'ly hi/sel, &o bla/e i, his body gi)es .ay &o &he o)er&a>i'g o, his s&re'g&h. The ,or/s o, ,a&ig7e .hi%h %o'%er' 7s 'o. are 'o& &ha& si/ple &o deal .i&h. I' ,a%&- &hey are as hard &o de,i'e as &o %7re. O'e o, &he /os& %o//o' is s&rai' ,ro/ &he ki'd o, o)er.ork .hi%h i')ol)es %o'&i'7o7s respo'sibili&y .i&ho7& periods o, rela>a&io'. "hile &his- &oo- %o7ld be ha'dled by delibera&e res&i'g- ,e. &hi'k o, &aki'g a holiday be,ore &e'se'ess has gai'ed %o/ple&e %o//a'd. "he' &his o%%7rs- &he breaki'g poi'& is 'o& ,ar o,,- a'd %a' res7l& i' a lo'g period o, i')alidis/ a'd so/e&i/es e)e' s7i%ide. The' &here is boredo/- 7s7ally &he o7&%o/e o, so/e d7ll ro7&i'e or bei'g obliged &o do .ork o'e dislikes- or so/e&i/es @7s& ha)i'g 'o&hi'g &o do F especially not having enough to do! This is &he /os& di,,i%7l& ,or/ o, &ired'ess &o re/edy- si'%e i& re:7ires i/agi'a&io' a'd e'&erprise F ,irs& &o diag'ose &he %a7se o, &he .eari'ess a'd &he' radi%ally %ha'ge a .ay o, li)i'g regardless o, %o'se:7e'%es- s7%h as gi)i'g 7p a @ob o'e /ay ha)e held ,or a lo'g &i/e- /o)i'g &o a di,,ere'& par& o, &he %o7'&ry- or perhaps &aki'g 7p a' o%%7pa&io' .he' o'e is 'o& really obliged &o .ork. The &hird %a7se o, &ired'ess is hidde' e/o&io'al dis&7rba'%es- like ha&i'g o'eBs ho/e li,e or &he &o.' o'e re/ai's i' ,ro/ habi&- or o'eBs pare'&s or .i,e- or e)e' &he 'eighbors .i&h .ho/ o'e is ,or%ed &o asso%ia&e. A'y o, &hese %a7ses g'a. a& &he 'er)es a'd %rea&e a' irri&able &e'se'ess .hi%h leads &o despo'da'%y a'd a&&e'da'& .orries. This is ,ollo.ed by a %o'di&io' i' .hi%h &he body a%&7ally ,eels ba&&ered a'd a%hi'g a'd 7'able &o be a& ease i' a'y posi&io'- .hile &he /i'd ,i'ds i& i/possible &o rela> or %o'%e'&ra&e. Seda&i)es .ill prod7%e a &e/porary relie,- b7& %a''o& &o7%h &he basi% %a7se o, &he &ro7ble- .hi%h %a' o'ly be deal& .i&h by a de&er/i'a&io' &o a&&a%k &he dis&7rba'%e a& &he roo&s. The ,o7r&h %a7se o, &ired'ess- a'd &his applies espe%ially &o &he !'i&ed S&a&es- is &he i'se'si&y .i&h .hi%h A/eri%a's li)e- .ork a'd play. E)ery&hi'g is %arried o7& a& break'e%k speed a'd i' a perpe&7al ,re'=y o, &i/e sa)i'gH Sa)i'g &i/e ,or .ha&I As a' Arab o'%e said &o /e- ?"ha& do yo7 do .i&h &he &i/e yo7B)e sa)edIA or is a holiday i')ariably &he a's.er- be%a7se a holiday 7'der /oder' %o'di&io's- .i&h &his /a'ia 'o& &o .as&e o'e pre%io7s /o/e'& o, &he brie, leis7re- is @7s& as &iri'g as .ork F ,re:7e'&ly /ore &iri'gH ?Res& is 'o& idle'ess-A said Lord A)eb7ry- ?a'd &o lie so/e&i/es o' &he grass 7'der &he &rees o' a s7//erBs day- lis&e'i'g &o &he /7r/7r o, &he .a&er or .a&%hi'g &he %lo7ds ,loa& a%ross &he sky- is by 'o /ea's .as&e o, &i/e.A I, so/e o, &he 'er)o7sly e>ha7s&ed .o7ld do &his i's&ead o, dri)i'g ai/lessly alo'g a %ro.ded road or arra'gi'g &heir holidays i' a /ob o, ,re'=ied &i/e sa)ers- &here .o7ld be

,e.er /e'&al breakdo.'s a'd li&&le 'eed ,or &his ki'd o, book. or a/ I %ri&i%i=i'g a' A/eri%a' &rai& ,ro/ &he poi'& o, )ie. o, a ,oreig'er. Lo'g be,ore I %a/e &o &he !'i&ed S&a&es- I had read abo7& &his &e'se'ess i' &he .orks o, a Har)ard pro,essor "illia/ +a/es. Here- ,or e>a/ple- is a passage ,ro/ &he grea& philosopherBs ?Essay o' rela>a&io'AG ?"e say &ha& so /a'y o, o7r ,ello. %o7'&ry/e' %ollapse a'd ha)e &o be se'& abroad &o res& &heir 'er)es be%a7se &hey .ork so hard. I s7spe%& &ha& &his is a' i//e'se /is&ake. I s7spe%& &ha& 'ei&her &he 'a&7re 'or &he a/o7'& o, o7r .ork is a%%o7'&able ,or &he ,re:7e'%y a'd se)eri&y o, o7r breakdo.'s- b7& &heir %a7se lies ra&her i' &hose abs7rd ,eeli'gs o, h7rry- o, ha)i'g 'o &i/e- i' &ha& brea&hless'ess a'd &e'sio'- &ha& a'>ie&y o, ,ea&7re- a'd &ha& soli%i&7de ,or res7l&s- &ha& la%k o, i''er har/o'y a'd ease- - i' shor&- by .hi%h &he .ork is so ap& &o be a%%o/pa'ied- a'd ,ro/ .hi%h a E7ropea' .ho sho7ld do &he sa/e .ork .o7ld 'i'e &i/es o7& o, &e' be ,ree. These per,e%&ly .a'&o' a'd 7''e%essary &ri%ks o, i''er a&&i&7de a'd o7&er /a''er i' 7s- %a7gh& ,ro/ &he so%ial a&/osphere- kep& 7p by &radi&io'- a'd ideali=ed by /a'y o, &he ad/irable .ay o, li,e- are &he las& s&ra.s .hi%h break &he A/eri%a' %a/elBs ba%k- &he ,i'al o)er,lo.ers o, o7r /eas7re o, .ear a'd &ear a'd ,a&ig7e.A This r7shi'g like &he .i'd- al.ays goi'g so/e.here- 'e)er ge&&i'g a'y.here /akes o'e &hi'k o, Ali%e Thro7gh &he Looki'g Glass a,&er her headlo'g dash .i&h &he Red *7ee'G ?"ell- i' our %o7'&ry-A said Ali%e- s&ill pa'&i'g a li&&le- ?yo7Bd ge'erally ge& so/e.here i, yo7 ra' )ery ,as& ,or a lo'g &i/e as .eB)e bee' doi'g.A ?A slo. sor& o, %o7'&ryHA said &he Red *7ee'. ? o.- here- yo7 see- i& &akes all &he r7''i'g yo7 %a' do &o keep i' &he sa/e pla%e. I, yo7 .a'& &o ge& so/e.here else- yo7 /7s& r7' &.i%e as ,as& as &ha&.A I& e>plai's- &oo- .hy so /a'y /ore A/eri%a's s7,,er ,ro/ high blood press7re- s&o/a%h 7l%ers a'd hear& ail/e'&s &ha' &heir %o'&e/poraries i' E7rope. The o'ly re/edy ,or &hese sel,5des&r7%&i)e habi&s is- o'%e /ore- &o &ake &he /a&&er i' ha'd delibera&ely a'd ease &he &e'sio' ,ro/ i'side.A'd by &he i'side is 'o& /ea'& dr7ggi'g &he body .i&h al%ohol or Be'=edri'e or so/e barbi&7ra&e. I& /ea's delibera&ely rela>i'g e)ery&hi'g- i'%l7di'g &he /i'd. !'&il o'e %a' do &his- &here .ill be 'o /e%ha'is/ &o ge'era&e &ra':7illi&y. Dr. Ed/7'd +a%obso' o, &he !'i)ersi&y o, Chi%ago Labora&ory o, Cli'i%al (hysiolagy has de%lared &ha& a'y 'er)o7s or e/o&io'al s&a&e fails &o e>is& i' &he prese'%e o, %o/ple&e rela>a&io'. He does 'o& say may or e)e' will 'o& e>is& F b7& fails to exist. I' o&her .ords- o'e %a''o& %o'&i'7e &o .orry i, o'e is rela>ed. D7ri'g /y s&ay i' &he Sahara- I 'e)er sa. a' Arab i' a &e'se s&a&e o, body or /i'd. "he&her he .as res&i'g or .orki'g- his li/bs a'd /7s%les .ere sla%k. "he' he .alked- he &ook lo'g easy s&rides. "he' he rode- he be%a/e par& o, &he horse- al/os& like a %e'&a7r. The horse- &oo- ,el& &he rela>a&io' o, i&s /as&er a'd- .hile spiri&ed- .as %al/. I 'o&i%ed also ho. res&i)e &he sa/e horse be%a/e .he' i& .as loa'ed &o so/e )isi&i'g O%%ide'&al .i&h 'er)es 'o& a&&7'ed &o &he Sere'i&y o, &he deser&. E)e' &he a'i/al %o7ld se'se &he riderBs e/o&io'al i's&abili&y- .hi%h had 'o&hi'g &o do .i&h &he :7ali&y o, &he horse/a'ship. The Chi'ese .i&h .ho/ I %a/e i'&o %o'&a%& .he' I li)ed i' Eas&er' Asia did 'o& ride /7%h- i, a& all- b7& &hey sho.ed &heir /as&ery o)er rela>a&io' e)e' /ore e,,e%&i)ely &ha' &he Arabs. "hile &hey .ere al.ays ,7lly o%%7pied- &hey 'e)er le& &heir .ork i'&er,ere .i&h &heir res& so &ha& .he' &he 'e%essi&y &o rela> /ade i&sel, ,el&- &hey i's&i'%&i)ely a'd al/os& a7&o/a&i%ally allo.ed &heir bodies a'd /i'ds &o go li/p. I' a ,e. /o/e'&s- a' e)ide'& %al/ absorbed &he/ a'd &ho7gh .ide a.ake- &heir /i'ds had %learly 'o& los& %o'&a%& .i&h &he .orries o, &he .orld- .i&h i&s pleas7res &oo. They had &he Sere'i&y o, &hose s&a&7es o, B7ddha. A %ar)ed ,ig7re o, B7ddha %a' ser)e as a' ad/irable /odel ,or rela>a&io'. I& .ill sho.- i' addi&io' &o &he %al/'ess o, ,a%ial e>pressio'- a sla%k'ess o, &he li/bs a'd espe%ially o, &he ha'ds. These res& o' &he lap o, &he i/age as i, &hey .ere 'o& a&&a%hed &o &he sho7lders by bo'es a'd si'e.s. The ar/s ha)e 'o &e'sio' a'd s7gges& al/os& &ha& all &he pe'&57p %o',7sio's o, &he /i'd are ,lo.i'g o7& o, &he ,i'gers- lea)i'g i' &heir pla%e &ha& &ra':7illi&y .hi%h %hara%&eri=es e)ery bro'=e a'd /arble

repd7%&io' o, &he ,o7'der o, B7ddhis/. Ha'ds are o, para/o7'& i/por&a'%e i' bri'gi'g abo7& rela>a&io'. They are &he /os& res&less e>&re/i&ies o, &he body a'd &he /os& se'si&i)e. "he'e)er I .e'& &o res& /ysel, .i&ho7& goi'g &o bed- I sea& /ysel, o' a %hair a'd le& /y ha'ds li&erally drop i'&o /y lap. A& &he sa/e &i/e- I allo. /y sho7lders &o sag a'd /y spi'e &o ,orge& i&s ere%&'ess. I' a shor& .hile- all s&rai'ed &ho7gh&s .ill ha)e r7' o7& o, /y head- do.' &he ba%k o, /y 'e%k- &hro7gh /y ar/s a'd o7& &he &ips o, /y ,i'gers. By doi'g &his ,or a ,e. /i'7&es .he'e)er I ,i'd &he &i/e- I 'o& o'ly ,orge& /y 'er)o7s &e'sio' b7& be%o/e &r7ly res&ed. Try &his yo7rsel, a'd see .ha& happe's. Try i& .i&ho7& /e'&al or physi%al %o'%e'&ra&io' o' .ha& yo7 are doi'g. Try i& a& a'y /o/e'& o, &he day. #or e>a/ple- I al.ays pra%&i%e &his ki'd o, rela>i'g .he' .ai&i'g &o see a do%&or or de'&is& or p7blisher or e)e' /ee&i'g a' 7'p7'%&7al g7es&. As a res7l&- I a/ able &o go i'&o /y do%&orBs o,,i%e or &ake a sea& i' &he de'&is&Bs %hair or gree& a' 7'p7'%&7al g7es& .i&ho7& &ha& aggrie)ed a&&i&7de o, /os& people .ho ha)e bee' kep& .ai&i'g. #e. aspe%&s o, h7/a' beha)ior are as s&ra'ge as &ha& sho.' by people be'& o' keepi'g appoi'&/e'&s. "hile &his also %o/es 7'der &he headi'g o, gi)i'g o'esel, a ,alse se'se o, i/por&a'%e- i& has /7%h &o do .i&h rela>a&io'- bo&h i' &he ge'eral se'se a'd as a' a'&ido&e &o &ha& par&i%7lar ,aili'g. Al/os& e)ery /a' or .o/a' .ho goes &o a do%&or or a &rys& ass7/es a' e>pressio' .hi%h s7gges&s &ha& he or she is &he o'ly pa&ie'& or lo)er i' &he .orld. I, &he physi%ia' is o)erbody or &he ob@e%& o, &he a,,e%&io's o)erla&e- &e'se'ess o,&e' /o7'&s o7&rageo7sly &o a poi'& .here 'a7sea /ay se& i'. $e& .ha& a %ha'%e &his i'&erl7de o, %o/p7lsory i'a%&i)i&y o,,ers ,or rela>i'g /i'd a'd body a'd allo.i'g &he &ired 'er)e %ells &o reb7ild &he/sel)es. I re/e/ber o'%e ,i'di'g a de'&is& i' s7%h a 'er)o7s %o'di&io' &ha& he %o7ld 'o& hide i&. Reali=i'g &ha& he 'eeded &o relie)e .ha& see&hed i' his /i'd or else lose his sel,5%o'&rol- I asked hi/ .ha& &he &ro7ble .as. E)e' .he' he had le& go abo7& &he irri&a&io's ge'era&ed by a series o, %o/plai'i'g a'd 7'reaso'able %lie'&s- I s&ill ,el& his &e'sio' .as &oo high. I did 'o& ,a'%y &he idea o, his @abbi'g &hi'gs i'&o /y /o7&h i' &ha& s&a&e- so I pers7aded hi/ &o si& i' his o.' de'&al %hair- &he /os& ad/irable spo& i' .hi%h &o rela> i, se'sibly 7sed- a'd le& his ha'ds droop i' his lap. #or &e' /i'7&es- he sa& &here ?7'%oiledA a'd brea&hi'g deeply 7'&il- sa&is,ied &ha& he .as %o/ple&ely %al/ed- I &ook his pla%e. Hal, a' ho7r la&er- I le,& .i&h /y &ee&h a&&e'ded &o e,,i%ie'&ly a'd pai'lessly. I'%ide'&ally- I .o7ld ha)e liked &o s7b/i& &he pa&ie'&s .ho ,7/ed i' &he .ai&i'g roo/ &o &he sa/e &rea&/e'&- re/i'di'g &he/ &ha& taut nerves make them especially receptive to suffering. I /igh& ha)e added &ha& a &ra':7il /e'&al a&&i&7de o' &heir par& .o7ld /ake i& /7%h easier ,or &he de'&is& &o do his .ork e,,i%ie'&ly- or &ha& &oo&ha%he las&s ,or ho7r ,ar /ore e>%r7%ia&i'gly &ha' &he ,e. &.i'ges .hi%h maybe ,el& ,ro/ &he .hirri'g drill. The ,irs& &hi'g &o do- &he'- i' %o''e%&io' .i&h ge'eral rela>a&io' is &o le& &he ar/s go li/p. The' &he 'e%k a'd ba%k .ill ,ollo. s7i& 7'&il soo' &he .hole body .ill begi' &o %o',or/. A,&er a li&&le pra%&i%e- sleep or se/isleep .ill ,ollo.- regardless o, &he posi&io' o, &he body. !',or&7'a&ely- ,e. h7/a's bei'gs .ho belo'g &o &he O%%ide'&al .orld 7'ders&a'd .ha& &his /ea's. Those .ho ha)e a' i'kli'g rarely p7& i& i'&o e,,e%&. "he' &he dayBs .ork is o)er- &hey begi' &o .o'der res&lessly ho. &hey %a' o%%7py &he/sel)es 7'&il bed&i/e. They ,ill &he/sel)es .i&h s&i/7la'&sa'd &h7s @erked o7& o, a 'a&7ral &ired'ess- s%7rry o,, &o bridge- bo.li'g- /o)ies or da'%i'g. They 'e)er %o'sider &ha& &he 'igh&ly /er%y o, &he e)e'&ide repairs o7r 'a&7re .i&h %o/,or&i'g repose. There .as a Holly.ood .ri&er I k'e. .ho killed hi/sel, by rele'&less s%7rryi'gs. He .as .orki'g a& o'e o, &he s&7dios o' &he s%ree' adap&a&io'o, oel Co.ardBs (avalcade- .hi%h i' i&sel, .as a' all5absorbi'g a'd ,a&ig7i'g &ask. $e& soo' a,&er lea)i'g &he o,,i%e- he .o7ld play gol, or &e''is- i, i& .as ,i'e- ,re:7e'&ly ,ollo.i'g &his .i&h di'i'g a'd 7s7ally da'%i'g. Or else he /igh& go &o a gy/'asi7/ &o s.i/ or bo> a'd ge'erally .ear hi/sel, o7& 7'&il i& .as &i/e ,or par&yi'g. O'e day his body a'd /i'd broke 7'der &he s&rai'- a'd i' less &ha' a .eek &hey had gi)e' 7p &he s&r7ggle. He .as dead be%a7se he %o7ld 'o& go ,ro/ his o,,i%e &o his %o/,or&able ho7se a'd le& his body sl7/p F or e)e'

read 7'&il he slep&. or is &his %ase a' e>%ep&io'. I& is probably &he &ypi%al beha)ior o, /os& /e' be&.ee' &he ages o, &.e'&y a'd se)e'&y. "o/e'- bei'g i's&i'%&i)ely /ore %are,7l o, &heir bodies- do 'o& 7s7ally %ollapse i' &heir &ra%ks. I ha)e a %o/i% s&rip ;a &ragi% s&rip .o7ld be /ore ap&< .hi%h I %7& o7& o, a /aga=i'e as a re/i'der &ha& I a/ i' &he /i'ori&y as ,ar as &his shi,&i'g ,ro/ .ork &o bed i' lo. gear is %o'%er'ed. The %ar&oo's o' &his s&rip sho. ho. a /a' a'd his .i,e de%ide &o spe'd a' e)e'i'g a& ho/e a'd &he res&less boredo/ .hi%h e's7es. #i'ally- .or' o7& by ,aili'g &o ,i'd a'y pas&i/e- &hey ,all 'er)o7sly i'&o bed .i&h- ?Le&Bs go &o a sho. &o/orro..A E)e' &hose .ho se&&le do.' &o read rarely do so .i&h %o'%e'&ra&io'. They allo. a' 7'der%7rre'& o, &ho7gh& &o depri)e &he/ o, &he ,ood a good book o,,ers. This is par&ly be%a7se /a'y /e' a'd .o/e' read ,ro/ d7&y ra&her &ha' pleas7re. They ,eel &hey sho7ld keep 7p .i&h li&erary &re'ds- so &hey rely o' &he bes&5seller lis&s or &he %o7'sel o, s&ore e/ployees i' &heir book p7r%hases. Readi'g sho7ld ha)e as i&s goal e'&er&ai'/e'& or i's&r7%&io'- i& sho7ld 'e)er be do'e ,ro/ a se'se o, d7&y 7'less resear%h is &he ob@e%&i)e- a'd sho7ld al.ays- i, possible- be %arried o' i' :7ie& s7rro7'di'gs a'd without interruptions. I, books bore yo7 or yo7 ,i'd i& di,,i%7l& &o %o'%e'&ra&e o' readi'g a'd yo7 ha)e 'o& be%o/e a' addi%& o, &ele)isio'- &ry rela>i'g .i&h yo7r i/agi'a&io' as yo7r o'ly ,or/ o, e'&er&ai'/e'&. A,&er a li&&le pra%&i%e yo7 .ill ,i'd &his soo&hi'g a'd- i, yo7 ha)e a' i')e'&i)e /i'd- grea& ,7' &oo. I re%olle%& so/eo'e sayi'g &o /e o'e s7//er day .he' I had a''o7'%ed &ha& I .as &aki'g &he day o,, ,ro/ /y desk- ?Ho. lo)ely i& /7s& be &o sla%k abo7& i' &he s7' .i&h a bookHA To .hi%h I replied- ?"hy &he bookIA I re%olle%&- &oo- &ha& a,&er &ha& day o, appare'&ly doi'g 'o&hi'g %o's&r7%&i)e I go& ba%k &o .ork .i&h 'o& o'ly a se'sa&io' o, res& b7& o, ha)i'g passed &he &i/e i' a .or&h.hile .ay. "i's&o' Ch7r%hill- i' his la&e si>&ies- .as able &o %o'd7%& &he grea&es& .ar i' his&ory be%a7se o, his abili&y &o rela> a& .ill a'd sleep be,ore he be%a/e &oo &ired. He'ry #ord dire%&ed his h7ge b7si'ess .i&ho7& le&&i'g hi/sel, be%o/e e>ha7s&ed by gi)i'g 7p par& o, ea%h .orki'g day &o res&- 7s7ally lyi'g do.'. Th7s- bo&h &hese /e' 'e)er looked &heir ages a'd probably ,el& &.e'&y years yo7'ger &ha' &hey .ere. !'&il /oder' /a' %a' lear' &o bo. be,ore &he gales o, 'er)o7s .orry- he .ill be a' easy pre&y &o bad h7/or a'd i'so/'ia a'd &hose %o'di&io's o, /i'd .hi%h lead &o 'er)o7s breakdo.'s. He .ill be sad- dis%o'&e'&ed a'd a& odds .i&h his ,ello. %rea&7res. The .hole o, his o7&look .ill be ,ear,7l a'd a%id7lo7s. So le& &he ha'ds a'd ar/s a'd &he' &he .hole body go li/p .hile yo7 repea& &hose .ords o, Dr. Ed/7'd +a%obso'G ?A'y 'er)o7s or e/o&io'al s&a&e ,ails &o e>is& i' &he prese'%e o, %o/ple&e rela>a&io'.A A'd ye& .he' e)ery&hi'g is said abo7& ill'ess a'd hypo%ho'dria- /edi%i'es a'd do%&ors a'd rela>i'g- .e s&ill ha)e &he ele/e'& o, a%%ide'& &o %o'&e'd .i&h. A /a' %a' spe'd his days .a&%hi'g .ha& he ea&s a'd dri'ks- a)oidi'g %olds- &aki'g )i&a/i's7'dergoi'g reg7lar /edi%al %he%k7ps- e)e' res&i'g- a'd &he' be r7' o)er a'd /ai/ed or perhaps killed by a %ar dri)e' by a dr7'ke' idio& or a' irrespo'sible s%hoolboy. ?I' &he /ids& o, li,e .e are i' dea&h-A says &he Book o, Co//o' (rayer- .hi%h /akes o'e .o'der .hy a'yo'e bo&hers &o .orry abo7& ill'ess- se)ere- sligh& or /erely ,a'%ied. The o'ly people I e)er e'%o7'&ered .ho did &his .ere &he deser& Arabs- b7& &he' &hey had 'o do%&ors &o %o's7l&. A'd do%&ors .o7ld 'o& ha)e had a'y b7si'ess i' &he Sahara i, &hey had bee' &here. They /igh& ,i'd less &o do i' o&her par&s o, &he .orld i, /ore people ,ollo.ed &he Arab e>a/ple a'd s&opped ,7ssi'g abo7& &hi'gs o)er .hi%h &hey ha)e 'o %o'&rol. There .o7ld be Sere'i&y- &oo- a'd a si'%ere desire &o breed &ha& ,eeli'g o, good5.ill .hi%h is 'o& o'ly &he basis o, pea%e i' &he ho/e b7& pea%e a/o'g 'a&io's.

The art of meditation may be exercised at all hours and in all places, and men of genius, in their walks, at tables and amidst assemblies, turning the eye of the mind inwards, can form artificial solitude, retired amidst a crowd, calm amidst distraction, wise amidst folly. ISAAC DBISRAELI Chap&er I4 The "orryi'g Co'di&io' "he' O'e "akes So /a'y people ha)e &old /e &ha& al&ho7gh &hey had li&&le di,,i%7l&y ha'dli'g &he a,,airs o, &he day a'd did 'o& s7,,er ,ro/ i'so/'ia- &hey 'e)er .oke .i&ho7& a' 7'de,i'able ,ear plag7i'g &he/ a'd s&ar&i'g &heir /or'i'g &e'sely. #or s7%h perso's &here are re/edies. Be,ore I dis%o)ered &hese re/edies- I o,&e' .oke ;e)e' a,&er a good 'igh&< a'>io7sly. So/e&i/es &his 7'easy .aki'g .o7ld &ake pla%e a& 'igh&- b7& 7s7ally i' &he /or'i'g. "ha&e)er &i/e i& .as- ho.e)er- apprehe'sio' sa&7ra&ed /e a'd des&royed &he /e'&al repose I had a%:7ired .hile 7'%o's%io7s. I 'eeded break,as& a'd %o,,ee &o gi)e /e reass7ra'%e &ha& 'o&hi'g horrible .as i' &he o,,i'g. $e& .hile &his ar&i,i%ial s&i/7la&io' %a7sed ,ears &o ,ade d7ri'g &he day a'd se'& /e bra)ely &o bed a& 'igh&- I .as ba%k i' a s&a&e borderi'g o' pa'i% &he /o/e'& .ake,7l'ess re&7r'ed. A,&er a good /a'y e>peri/e'&s- I dis%o)ered &ha& &he s7res& .ay &o de,ea& .ha& .as o'ly a' i/agi'ary %o'di&io'o,&e' pro/o&ed by so/e ,or/ o, i'diges&io'- .as &o a'aly=e &he %a7se F i& .as 'o /ore %o/pli%a&ed &ha' &ha&. Ass7/i'g yo7Bre 'o& a ho/eless &ra/p sleepi'g o' a park be'%h- &his is .ha& yo7 sho7ld do. Ha)i'g re&7r'ed &o %o's%io7s'ess a'd ,o7'd yo7rsel, obsessed by do7b& a'd dis/ay- lie ba%k o' o7r pillo.- as rela>ed as possible- .i&h &he ,ollo.i'g &ho7gh&G ?Here a/ I res&i'g i' bed- i' &he shel&er o, a roo/ .i&h e)ery&hi'g &o /ake /y risi'g %o/,or&able- a'd a good break,as& .ai&i'g &o s&i/7la&e /e. "hile I &ake &his ,or gra'&ed- &here are h7'dreds o, /e' a'd .o/e' 'earby .ho ha)e 'o .ar/ beds i' .hi%h &o lie a'd o'ly )ag7e prospe%&s o, break,as&.A Co'sider &ha& %are,7lly- re/e/beri'g &ha& i, yo7 were des&i&7&e yo7 .o7ld 'o& ha)e &i/e ,or &his l7>7ry o, appraisi'g yo7r physi%al %o'di&io's. So &his a'>ie&y o, /i'd is 'o& d7e &o i//edia&e 'eed or dis%o/,or&. Ha)i'g es&ablished a'd a%%ep&ed &his reali&y- ask yo7rsel,- ?"ha& &he' is bo&heri'g /eIA The answer will come &uick as a flash. There %a' be 'o :7ibbli'g or do7b& abo7& i&- 'o es%api'g .ha& is e/ergi'g dire%& ,ro/ &he s7b%o's%io7s. The basi% %a7se o, &he .orryi'g /ay be &ri)ial or .i&ho7& )alid ,o7'da&io'- b7& &here i& is be,ore yo7. or .ill a'y reaso'i'g e,,a%e- /odi,y i& or de'y i&s &r7&h. The 'e>& s&ep is &o deal .i&h i& a'd sol)e i&- .hi%h .ill 'o& be &oo di,,i%7l& o'%e yo7 ha)e /ade 7p yo7r /i'd 'o& &o de'y &he e)ide'%e or yo7r se'ses. Mos& o, 7s allo. )e>a&io's &o &ake &he 7pper ha'd be%a7se .e .ill 'o& ,a%e &he iss7es i')ol)ed- big or s/all. "e pro%ras&i'a&e a'd .ill 'o& ass7/e &ha& all proble/s ha)e sol7&io's. So/e re:7ire slo. a'd &a%&,7l ha'dli'gC so/e /ay be 7'pleasa'& or dras&i% F &ha& /ay e)e' e'&ail sel,5sa%ri,i%e or &he h7r&i'g o, o&hers F b7& all riddles ha)e a's.ers. So/e&i/es- &oo- &he basi% proble/ /ay 'o& be /ore %o/pli%a&ed &ha' i'&e/pera'%e or i'so/'ia. There is 'o&hi'g .hi%h gi)es a gloo/ier o7&look &ha' physi%al &ired'ess- be i& %a7sed by s&rai'- o)erea&i'g or o)erdri'ki'g- .hile bla%k %o,,ee or s&ro'g &ea &ake' be,ore goi'g &o o'eBs roo/ a& 'igh& are s7,,i%ie'& by &he/sel)es &o bri'g abo7& a ,righ&e'ed .aki'g- &ee/i'g .i&h se'sa&io's o, i/pe'di'g disas&er. I,- ho.e)er- &here is so/e de,i'i&e a,,li%&io' &hrea&e'i'g a'd .e are ,ear,7l or obs&i'a&e abo7& i&&he .ors& &hi'g is &o brood o)er i& i' bed. Tha& .ill o'ly se& 7p a &or/e'&i'g 'er)o7s &e'sio' .hi%h e)e' break,as& .ill 'o& relie)e. So i, &he /i'd re,7ses &o deal .i&h &he %a7se o, &he .orry i' a logi%al

.ay- &he body sho7ld be ro7sed ,ro/ 7'der &he shee&s a'd pla%ed i' a ba&h or sho.er- or i& sho7ld be &ake' o7& i'&o &he ,resh air a'd /ade &o e>er%ise. Rapidly %ir%7la&i'g blood a'd deep5brea&hi'g l7'gs .ill do /ore &o %lear /i'ds rigid .i&h .orry &ha' a'y pill or po&io'. A .ar'i'g /7s& be gi)e' abo7& 7si'g .alks delibera&ely &o .ork o7& proble/s. This o,&e' has &he opposi&e e,,e%&- i, &he .alker /erely &7r's o)er a'd o)er .ha&e)er is .orryi'g hi/ 7'&il his /i'd has be%o/e as ,re'=ied as i, he had re/ai'ed be&.ee' &hose shee&s. "alks are 7se,7l ,or sor&i'g o7& %o',li%&i'g &ho7gh&s- b7& &he pro%ess sho7ld be p7& i'&o a%&io' &hro7gh &he s7b%o's%io7s. I' o&her .ords- &he &hi'ki'g appara&7s /7s& be gi)e' so/e /e%ha'i%al or s7per,i%ial o%%7pa&io' 'o& dire%&ly %o''e%&ed .i&h &he /a&&er i')ol)ed. The ,ollo.i'g .ays- ,or i's&a'%e- I ha)e ,o7'd prod7%e &he bes& res7l&s. I, I a/ i' &he %o7'&ry- I se& o7& ,or /y &ra/p .i&h a bag o, bea's or pea'7&s. Be,ore s&ar&i'g- I /ake a be& .i&h /ysel, abo7& &he '7/ber o, bea's or pea'7&s ;.i&hi' &e'< i' &he bag- a'd as I .alk I drop &he/ o'e by o'e- a,&er &he /a''er o, To/ Th7/b. This /ay see/ ra&her %hildish- a'd perhaps i& is- ye& i& is e>&raordi'ary ho. preo%%7pied &he /i'd .ill be%o/e .i&h &he o7&%o/e o, &he ga/e. All &ho7gh&s ,o%7sed o' &he .orry soo' ,ade- .hile &he e>er%ise /ay dissipa&e i& %o/ple&ely ors7b%o's%io7sly- sol)e &he %a7se. I' a'y e)e'&- &he re,reshed brai' .ill &a%kle &he proble/ /ore %al/ly. I, I a/ i' &o.' .i&h so/e&hi'g &o %lear 7p- I play a'o&her ga/e. Goi'g i'&o &he s&ree&- I i',or/ /ysel, &ha& I %a' ha)e- ,ree o, %harge- a'y o'e &hi'g I see i' a shop .i'do. .i&hi'- say- &e' or &.e'&y blo%ks. The de%isio' has &o be /ade as &he .i'do. .here &he sele%&ed ar&i%le is displayed is passed. I' 'o %ir%7/s&a'%es %a' I go ba%k or e)e' li'ger i' /aki'g 7p /y /i'd. or a/ I per/i&&ed &o keep so/e earlier %o)e&ed ob@e%& i' reser)e i, &he las& shop o' /y .alk &7r's o7& &o be a %igar s&ore or a barroo/. The ga/e %a' be )aried a'd /ade /ore e>%i&i'g by s7bs&i&7&i'g h7/a' bei'gs ,or i'a'i/a&e &hi'gs. I' &his %ase- &he /a' or .o/a' i')ol)ed %a'- i' a prede&er/i'ed area- sele%& a'y /a&e he or she ,a'%ies. Ho.e)er- i, 'o o'e has sele%&ed a& &he e'd o, .hi%he)er blo%k e'ds &he ga/e- &he las& perso' e'%o7'&ered be%o/es &he playerBs ,7&7re h7sba'd- lo)er or /is&ress. ;I& is i'&eres&i'g- &oo- ho. o'e passes 7p a&&ra%&i)e %rea&7res a'd .i&h .ha& reg7lari&y &he 7l&i/a&e /ale or ,e/ale e'%o7'&ered is o'e o, 'a&7reBs h7/a' gargoyles.< !'der any %o'di&io's- bo&h ga/es are a/7si'g &o o%%7py a .alk- a'd .he' e/ployed .i&h spe%i,i% p7rpose %a' so absorb &he /i'd .i&h )ario7s %al%7la&io's &ha& &here .ill be 'o &i/e le,& &o %he. o)er a'd e>aggera&e .ha&e)er &he .orry /ay be. #or a'y .ho are 'o& i/agi'a&i)e or &hi'k &he/sel)es &oo old ,or s7%h ga/es- a /o)ie- play or %o'%er& %a' prod7%e &he sa/e res7l&s. The i/por&a'& &hi'g is &o /ake s7re &ha& .he' a .orryi'g &ho7gh& %o/es i'&o &he /i'd- so/e&hi'g %o's&r7%&i)e or di)er&i'g /7s& be p7& i' i&s pla%e. O'%e &he iss7e is do'e- &he brai' .ill rela>- a'd by &he &i/e i& is applied &o &he proble/ i')ol)ed- .ill be s7,,i%ie'&ly res&ed &o %ope .i&h i&. ;M< "hile &hi'ki'g abo7& so/e&hi'g &oo i'&e'si)ely /ay lead &o obsessio'- res&,7l /edi&a&io' a'd .ise i'&rospe%&io' are help,7l- o,&e' esse'&ial- &o &he a&&ai'/e'& o, Sere'i&y. Mos& O%%ide'&als- ho.e)er- are &oo 'er)o7s &o p7& i& i'&o e,,e%& i' &he righ& .ay- ,or- as Dr. +oh' O. Moseley- la&e preside'& o, &he !'i)ersi&y o, e)ada- o'%e said &o /eG ?"he' a .hi&e /a' si&s do.' &o &hi'k abo7& his &ro7bles- he goes %ra=yC .he' a %olored /a' si&s do.' &o &hi'k abo7& his &ro7bles- he goes &o sleep.A A'd he added &ho7gh&,7lly a'd e/pha&i%ally?E>%i&e/e'& is .eak'ess- %al/'ess is s&re'g&h- e'erge&i% repose is posi&i)e gra'de7r.A The ,irs& asser&io' belo'ged &o /y o.' %reed. I& %o',ir/ed /y arg7/e'& &ha& &he .orldBs o'ly real ,7ssers are O%%ide'&als. The se%o'd /a>i/ se& /e &hi'ki'g. ?E'erge&i% repose is posi&i)e gra'de7r.A I &ried &o gi)e /ysel, a' ill7s&ra&io' o, .ha& &hose .ords s7gges&ed- a'd o'%e /ore &here

/a&eriali=ed be,ore /e &hose s&a&7es o, B7ddha I had see' i' Chi'a- i' +apa' a'd i' &he &e/ples o, I'dia. They sa& be,ore /e- po.er,7l i' &he e'erge&i% repose o, &heir i'a'i/a&e ,ig7res. Their gra'de7r o)er.hel/ed /y /i'd as i& %o'%e'&ra&ed o' &he/. I de,y a'yo'e- ho.e)er ,ri)olo7s- &o s&a'd be,ore s7%h a' i/age as &he grea& Daib7&s7 a& 3a/ak7ra a'd 'o& be sobered by i&s sile'& /a@es&y- i&s e&hereal de&a%h/e'&. I& gi)es o'e &he %er&i&7de &ha& &.e'&y5,i)e h7'dred years ago- &he ,o7'der o, &his ,ai&h dis%o)ered so/e grea& &r7&h- a'd abo)e all&r7&h abo7& hi/sel,. This is o, para/o7'& i/por&a'%e i' &he a%hie)i'g o, Sere'i&y- b7& so di,,i%7l& &ha& /os& h7/a' bei'gs shy a.ay ,ro/ a'y a&&e/p& &o e,,e%& i&. Co's%ie'&io7s i'&rospe%&io'- si'%ere del)i'g i'&o o'esel,- de/a'ds %o7rage. I& de/a'ds %o7rage be%a7se &he ,irs& &hi'g dis%o)ered i' &he pro%ess is 7s7ally 7'a&&ra%&i)e. I& looks bad- i& s/ells bad- i& probably is bad. B7& i, o'e perse)eres- o'e .ill pass &hro7gh &he 7'a&&ra%&i)e ele/e'&s a'd rea%h .ha& is good a'd bea7&i,7l 7'der'ea&h all &his de%ep&i)e o7&er %o)eri'g. As 3rish'aBs heroi% i'%ar'a&io' o, Vish'7- &he s7pre/e spiri& o, &he Hi'd7s- is /ade &o say i' &he Bhaga)ad5Gi&a- ?The so7l o, hi/ .ho ha&h per%ei)ed &he Real Sel, is pea%e,7l a'd %al/- i' hea& a'd i' %old- i' pleas7re a'd pai'- i' &ha& .hi%h he %alle&h ho'or a'd disho'or. S7%h a o'e e>%elle&h i' .isdo/ &o s7%h a' e>&e'& &ha& he regarde&h bo&h ,rie'ds a'd e'e/ies- alie's a'd %o7'&ry/e'- sai'&s a'd si''ers- &he righ&eo7s a'd &he 7'righ&eo7s .i&h e:7al lo)e a'd se'se o, bro&herhood.A !',or&7'a&ely a)erage /e' a'd .o/e' are so sho%ked by &his ,irs& gli/pse o, &heir i''er sel)es &ha& &hey r7sh o,, &o ,i'd a'y di)ersio' .hi%h .ill sh7& o7& &he dis&7rbi'g pi%&7re. The ,e. .ho are 'o& a,raid a'd %o/e ba%k ,or a se%o'd &ry .ill be re.arded- be%a7se if they persevere they will undoubtedly find *erenity. They .ill be able &o look ba%k .i&h %o's&er'a&io' a& &he &i/e .he' &hey did 'o& k'o. &he/sel)es as &hey really .ere. They .ill .o'der ho. &hey %o7ld ha)e e)er bee' happy. To a rela&i)e degree- I passed so/e &i/e a)oidi'g &his iss7e- ,or .hile I had beg7' &o e>a/i'e /y i''er sel, d7ri'g &hose years i' &he Sahara- I 'e)er .e'& )ery deep be%a7se I .as &oo ear'es& a'd eager abo7& .ha& I .as &ryi'g &o do- /aki'g &he pro%ed7re a' al/os& sel,5%o's%io7s &ask. I did 'o&- i' ,a%&- really ,i'd o7& )ery /7%h abo7& /y i//a&erial sel, 7'&il so/e years la&er a'd &he' :7i&e by a%%ide'&. This happe'ed- oddly e'o7gh- o'e 'igh& d7ri'g a &yphoo' o,, &he %oas& o, +apa'. To.ards /id'igh& &he s&or/ .as a& i&s heigh& a'd &he li'er o' .hi%h I .as &ra)eli'g had ?hea)ed &o.A The .a)es higher &ha' &he de%ks- see/ed &o be hi&&i'g 7s ,ro/ all dire%&io's. B7& I did 'o& %are. A' 7',a/iliar 'ar%o&i% ad/i'is&ered by &he +apa'ese do%&or o' board had l7lled /e i'&o a se/i%o/a&ose %o'di&io'- /aki'g /e ,eel al/os& as i, /y spiri& .as de&a%hed ,ro/ /y body. My &ho7gh&s .ere ra%i'g a.ay ,ro/ /e- &oo ,as& &o %o'&rol- &oo high &o hold.... A'd &he'- as s7dde'ly as i& had beg7'- &he roar o, &he s&or/ died. "i&h &he sile'%e%o's%io7s'ess s7rged ba%k. A' 7rge si/7l&a'eo7sly &ook hold o, /e &o ge& 7p. I& .as al/os& as i, so/e&hi'g o7&side .as %alli'g /e- so I dressed a'd .e'& o' de%k. I did 'o& 'o&i%e .ha& &i/e i& .as- b7& i& .as dark a'd &here .as 'o o'e abo7&. I .alked ,or.ard a'd looked o7& &o.ards &he @7s& dis%er'ible hori=o'. There .as li&&le .i'd- a'd &he o'ly &ra%e o, &he &yphoo' .ere &he grea& billo.s o)er .hi%h &he ship s.ep& rhy&h/i%ally. Thirs&ily- I dra'k i' &he sal& air 7'&il /y .hole sel, )ibra&ed .i&h a' e>al&i'g se'sa&io' o, .ell5bei'g. A& &he sa/e &i/e- o7& o, 'o.here- o7& o, &he dark sky a'd res&less o%ea' %a/e &he a's.er &o /y :7es&io'- &he ,irs& %l7e &o &he /ys&ery I .as &ryi'g &o sol)e. A'd i& .as so/e&hi'g like &hisG !'less I had &he abili&y a'd &he %o7rage &o be%o/e &r7ly de&a%hed a'd see /ysel, as I really .as- all /y .ays o, &hi'ki'g .o7ld go o' bei'g %o',7sed.. I /7s& &ake /ysel, apar& a'd @7dge ea%h par&. I /7s& .eigh ea%h par& a'd p7& ea%h par& &o &he &es&- as I /igh& &he %o/po'e'&s o, a' e'gi'e. Those par&s .hi%h .ere dir&y .o7ld ha)e &o be %lea'ed. Those par&s .hi%h .ere .or' o7& .o7ld ha)e &o be repla%ed. There /7s& be 'o e)adi'g &he iss7e- 'o e>%7ses &ha& &his or &ha& par& .as &oo s/all or 7'i/por&a'& ,or a&&e'&io'. The o'ly .ay &o ,i'd /ysel, .as &o k'o. e)ery ,ra%&io' o, /ysel, a'd deal .i&h e)ery ,ra%&io' a%%ordi'g &o i&s /eri&s. The o'ly .ay &o se& /ysel, o' &he road .hi%h led &o Sere'i&y .as &o ,i& /ysel, ,or &ha& roadH...

The ship .as li,&ed o'&o &he %res& o, a grea& .a)e a'd re/ai'ed poised ,or a /o/e'&. Aro7'd a'd belo. /e- &he o%ea' rose a'd ,ell like &he boso/ o, a sleepi'g gia'&. Abo)e /e- pla'e&s a'd s&ars a'd s7's sparkled i'&o i',i'i&y. B7& I 'o lo'ger looked a& &he/ .i&h :7es&io'i'g a.e. They .ere as /7%h a par& o, /y li,e a'd proble/s as &he sea a'd &he la'd o, &his globe- as &he !'i&ed S&a&es &o .hi%h I .as goi'g ,or &he ,irs& &i/e. The ship glided do.' agai' i'&o &he &ro7gh o, &he rollers. #oa/ glo.ed .hi&e abo7& &he pro.. #or a /o/e'&- I re/ai'ed re)ere'&ly by &he b7l.arks. The' I .alked ba%k &o /y %abi'- ?sh7& 7p i' /eas7reless %o'&e'&.A or .ill &hose .ho .a'& &o a%:7ire so/e&hi'g %o's&r7%&i)e ,ro/ &his book be able &o do so 7'less &hey &ry &o do .ha& I did- applyi'g a'd pra%&i%i'g sel,5e>a/i'a&io' i'&ellige'&ly a'd &ho7gh&,7lly. "e are ha)i'g i& %o'&i'7ally i/pressed 7po' 7s &ha& .e be%o/e .ha& .e s.allo.. Die&s a'd )i&a/i' %aps7les ha)e be%o/e a' i'&egral par& o, o7r li)es. I& o%%7rs &o ,e.- ho.e)er- &ha& &he ,ood .i&h .hi%h &he /i'd is ,7r'ished de&er/i'es &he %hara%&er. "he' &he %erebral ,ood is %ha'ged- &he /e'&al disposi&io' 7'dergoes @7s& as /7%h /odi,i%a&io' as &he body does by a )aria&io' o, die& F e)e' /ore so. A)erage diges&i)e orga's %a' adap& &he/sel)es &o 'e. ,oods- a'd &hey ha)e all ki'ds o, /e&hods ,or %opi'g .i&h &he 7'e>pe%&ed. #7r&her/ore- a' 7pse& s&o/a%h asser&s i&sel, i' 'o 7'%er&ai' &er/s so &ha& i&s proprie&or has &o &ake s&eps &o gi)e i& e,,e%&i)e redress .i&ho7& delay. The /i'dho.e)er- is 'o& 'early so ar&i%7la&e or- ra&her- &he heari'g abili&y o, i&s o.'er is /7%h less a%7&e &ha' .he' i& is bei'g 7pbraided by a' irri&a&ed s&o/a%h. So /a'y h7/a' bei'gs are %ryi'g o7& agai's& &he hopeless'ess o, &he .orld- agai's& i&s dark'ess. They 'e)er pa7se &o .o'der .he&her &his dark'ess a'd hopeless'ess is 'o& in them a'd .he&her .ha& &hey i/agi'e is 'o& /erely a re,le%&io' o, &heir o.' /7ddled /i'ds. Me'&al die&s are /ore i/por&a'& &ha' physi%al. All &he bala'%ed )i&a/i's- pro&ei's- %alories a'd I k'o. 'o& .ha& else %a''o& /ake a /a' heal&hy- happy or prospero7s i, he has a bad disposi&io'. I& is ,or &his reaso' &ha& /edi&a&io' a'd i'&ellige'& a'd pro&ra%&ed i'&rospe%&io' are s7gges&ed. I& is 'o goodei&her- doi'g &his e)ery 'o. a'd &he' .he' o'e ,i'ds &i/e. I& is 'e%essary &o ha)e a' es&ablished sys&e/ a'd &he sys&e/ is o, para/o7'& i/por&a'%e. ega&i)e &ho7gh&s /7s& 'o& be d.el& o'. A 'ega&i)e &ho7gh& %o'&ai's ,ail7re- ,r7s&ra&io'@ealo7sy- )i'di%&i)e'ess- i/agi'ed bad heal&h. A 'ega&i)e &ho7gh& %o'&ai's ,ail7re- ,r7s&ra&io'- @ealo7sy)i'di%&i)e'ess- i/agi'ed bad heal&h. These 'ega&i)e 'o&io's are perhaps 'o& %o7r&ed. They ,or%e &he/sel)es i'&o &he /i'd a'd- i, 'o& deal& .i&h pro/p&ly a'd dras&i%ally- es&ablish &he/sel)es &here per/a'e'&ly. Allo.i'g &his &o happe' %a' do as /7%h har/ &o &he brai' as a glass o, iodi'e %a' do &o &he s&o/a%h. The righ& ki'd o, /edi&a&io' is hard &o %arry o7& .i&ho7& /7%h good5.ill a'd pra%&i%e. So /a'y people &ell /e &ha& &hey easily ,orge& .ha& &hey are /edi&a&i'g abo7&. "i&ho7& e)e' &ryi'g- &hey ass7/e /edi&a&io' is beyo'd &he/. They say i& is all )ery .ell &o &alk i' &his )ei' b7& &ha& p7&&i'g s7%h &heories i'&o pra%&i%e does 'o& .ork F a& a'y ra&e 'o& ,or &he/. They are &oo &e'se- &oo 'er)o7s. To s7%h ob@e%&io's- &here are &.o a's.ers. The ,irs& &ha& &e'se'ess .ill grad7ally sla%ke' i, &hese s7gges&io's are ,ollo.ed. This .ill 7'do7b&edly be %halle'ged. e)er&heless- i& is &r7e. /ervousness does not preclude *erenity. A'yo'e .ho is a& all se'si&i)e or i/agi'a&i)e is 'er)o7s. Mos& ar&is&s- .ri&ers- /7si%ia's a'd highly i'&ellige'& people are 'er)o7s. $e& /a'y o, &he/ ha)e &ra':7illi&y a'd %o'&e'&/e'&. Co')e'&io'ally 'or/al people did 'o& %rea&e &he s%7lp&7res i' S&. (e&erBs or &he &e/ples o, A&he's. or did &he i//or&al poe&ry or o7r %lassi% books %o/e o7& o, pla&i&7di'o7s- %al/ /i'ds. E)e' so/e o, &he .orldBs grea&es& s&a&es/e' a'd soldiers like Ale>a'der- apoleo'- Disraeli a'd Ga/be&&a had highly 'er)o7s &e/pera/e'&s. As ,or grea& /7si%ia's- &here are probably 'o'e .ho are 'o& s&r7'g as &igh& as &he s&ri'gs o, pia'os a'd )ioli's. B7& &he /a@ori&y o, &hese ha)e i'.ard pea%e a'd a %al/de&a%hed a&&i&7de &o &he ,7ssi'g o, &he .orld. O' &he o&her ha'd- s&aid people al/os& i')ariably ha)e /edio%re or 7'i/agi'a&i)e /i'ds. They

are 7'e'&erprisi'g a'd %orrespo'di'gly es&ee/ed by &heir ,ello. %i&i=e's- .ho %o',7se or&hodo> beha)io7r .i&h )ir&7e. "he' &hey die- dro)es o, rela&i)es a&&e'd &heir ,7'erals- sho.i'g sig's o, appropria&e grie,- b7& .i&h 'o i''er e/o&io's. Co')e'&io'al obi&7ary 'o&i%es appear i' &he lo%al 'e.spapers .hi%h- i' &he .ords o, Ar'old Be''e&&- a/o7'& &o 'o /ore &ha' ?6e mortuis nil nisi bunkum!# a'd i, &he de%eased .ere reg7lar a'd s7,,i%ie'&ly i/por&a'& %h7r%hgoers- &hey /ay be /e'&io'ed i' a' 7'i'spired ser/o'. B7& &ha& .ill de,i'i&ely be all. They .ill lea)e 'o&hi'g behi'd o, &he leas& i'&eres& &o a'yo'e. The .or&hy a'd &he 'or/al a'd &he s&aid are 'o& 'e%essarily good- or i, &hey are- i& is o,&e' be%a7se &hey 'e)er had a'y&hi'g &o &e/p& &he/. *o, if you are of a nervous nature, be glad of it. 7espect your condition and try to understand it. 6o not be afraid of it. Do 'o&- 7'der a'y %ir%7/s&a'%es- %o'sider i& a bar &o &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd. I& is 'o&. I& %a' be- o' &he %o'&rary- a grea& help- i, yo7 ha'dle i& &he righ& .ay. I a/ 'er)o7sly se'si&i)e a'd IB/ glad o, i&. Had I 'o& bee' so- I .o7ld ha)e bee' 7'able &o dra/a&i=e /y &ho7gh&s a'd ,o7'd i& di,,i%7l& &o .ri&e .i&h ,eeli'g. I& is probable &ha& I .o7ld ha)e re/ai'ed i' &he ar/y- %o//a'ded /y regi/e'& i' pea%e&i/e- possibly a brigade- a'd re&ired as a /a@or ge'eral. La&er- I .o7ld ha)e be%o/e a lo%al /agis&ra&e a'd &he o%%7pa'& o, &he ,ro'& pe. o, &he e&i:7e&&e5%o's%io7s )illage %h7r%h. "he' I died a ,or/al obi&7ary 'o&i%e .o7ld ha)e a''o7'%ed &ha& I had e>pired a,&er a s7%%ess,7l %areer o, ,igh&i'g Aridis- shoo&i'g g'7s a'd se'di'g pe&&y pil,erers &o @ail. A'd 'o o'e .o7ld ha)e %ared or %o//e'&ed. I do 'o& k'o. .he&her /ore &ha' &.o people .ill %are .he' I die as I a/ 'o.- b7& &here .ill be %o//e'&s F %ri&i%al %o//e'&s ,or &he /os& par&- be%a7se I %hose a' 7'or&hodo> .ay o, li)i'g. I o'%e read i' a book o, epigra/s by Mi''a Tho/as A'&ri/G ?A perso' .ho %a' sho%k so%ie&y has &he .orld be,ore hi/. To a/7se i& o'e 'eed o'ly be %le)er- b7& &o sho%k i& re:7ires ge'i7s.A O'ly &he .i&less sho. 'o rea%&io's &o e>plodi'g bo/bs- &o s&irri'g /7si%- &o &he lo)e- la7gh&era'd l7>7ries o, &he .orld i' .hi%h .e ha)e &o spe'd &hese brie, years. So i, you are di,,ere'& ,ro/ &he a)erage /a' a'd .o/e' o, yo7r so%ial %ir%le. A'd be glad o, i&H I& .ill ha)e 'o ad)erse e,,e%&s o' yo7r Sere'i&y. ;E< So/e&i/es .he' I 7rge /edi&a&io' a'd i'&rospe%&io' as 'e%essary e:7ip/e'& ,or &he @o7r'ey &o.ards Sere'i&y- I a/ &old &ha& all &his has bee' /ade easy ,or /e be%a7se o, &hose periods I de)o&ed &o soli&7de i' ,ara.ay pla%es. My %ri&i%s ,eel &ha& a'yo'e %a' ,i'd Sere'i&y i, he goes delibera&ely &o spe'd se)e' years i' &he Sahara or ,i)e years i' Eas& Asia. o&hi'g %o7ld be /ore i'a%%7ra&e. The Sahara helped /e %o'siderably a'd so did Eas& Asia- b7& &hey did 'o&- by &he/sel)es- gi)e /e Sere'i&y. To :7o&e Ralph "aldo E/erso'G ?There is o'e /ea's o, pro%7ri'g soli&7de .hi%h &o /e- a'd I apprehe'd &o all /e'- is e,,e%&7ala'd &ha& is &o go &o &he .i'do. a'd look a& &he s&ars.A Try &ha& ,or/7la 'e>& &i/e yo7 .a'& &o be alo'e .i&h yo7rsel,. Try i& i' e. $ork- i' (aris- i' Lo'do'. I& does 'o& /a&&er .here. Soli&7de a'd Sere'i&y .ill be .ai&i'g ,or yo7 i' &ha& sparkli'g 7'i)erse. $e&- .hile &his deep i''er se'se o, &ra':7illi&y is easier &o ide'&i,y .he' o'e is alo'e- &ha& %o'di&io' i' i&sel, does 'o& ge'era&e &ra':7illi&y. ?All yo7r b7s&le is 7seless-A said So%ra&es &.e'&y5,o7r h7'dred years ago. ?Do yo7 ask .hy s7%h ,ligh& does 'o& help yo7I I& is be%a7se yo7 ,lee alo'g .i&h yo7rsel,.A I' o&her .ords- do 'o& dash o,, &o &he Sahara or &he Hi/alayas&o ,i'd Sere'i&y- 7'less yo7 ha)e pre)io7sly &ried &o deal .i&h yo7r proble/s i' .ha&e)er pla%e &hey origi'a&ed. R7ral soli&7de .ill 7'do7b&edly gi)e yo7 a /7%h be&&er %ha'%e &o p7& yo7r &ho7gh&s i' order &ha' a r7/bli'g &o.'- but the actual solution will not magically appear out of desolate plains or stately mountains or dark forests. I e)e'&7ally ,o7'd .ha& I so7gh& d7ri'g a le%&7re &o7r o, &he !'i&ed S&a&esC a'd .ha& %o7ld be

/ore 7'like &he /a@es&i% sile'%es o, &he Hi/alayas or &he philosophi% %o'&e/pla&io's o, &he Arabs &ha' a7die'%es a& .o/e'Bs a'd Ro&ary %l7bsI O&hers &oo %a' do as /7%h 7'der e:7ally dis&7rbi'g %o'di&io's i, &hey si'%erely .a'& &o a'd .ill gi)e &he/sel)es a %ha'%e &o k'o. &he/sel)es. #ro/ boyhood /y li,e i'%li'ed &o &he soli&ary. I depe'ded o' 'o o'e ,or a'y&hi'g. !'less so/e pro,essio'al obliga&io'- I a)oided par&ies a'd so/e&i/es .e'& ,or .eeks .i&ho7& &alki'g &o o&her people. I allo.ed /y /i'd &o roa/- a'd i' so doi'g bega' &o dis%o)er /ysel,. I laid bare /y ,a7l&s a'd appre%ia&ed &he )al7able gi,&s 'a&7re had gi)e' /e ,ree o, %harge. I &ried &o %orre%& &he ,or/er a'd 7se &he la&&er. I 'e)er ,el& &ha& g'a.i'g 'e%essi&y &o pass &he &i/e ,or @7s& &he sake o, so doi'gC &i/e passed o, i&s o.' a%%ord :7i&e rapidly e'o7gh. I .as happy alo'e- a'd .hile 'o 'ar%issis&- I .as ge&&i'g %lose &o ?&r7&h-A 'o& o'ly as i& %o'%er'ed /ysel, b7& as i& %o'%er'ed o&hers a'd o&her &hi'gs. ?A /a' .ho %a''o& .o'der- .ho does 'o& habi&7ally .o'der- is b7& a pair o, spe%&a%les behi'd .hi%h &here are 'o eyes.A I do 'o& re%olle%& .ho said &his- b7& i& is a &ho7gh& .or&hy o, /7%h %o'sidera&io' by a'y .ho seek Sere'i&y. I belie)e- &oo- &ha& /y yo7&h,7l op&i/is/ a'd good heal&h are largely d7e &o &his abili&y &o /edi&a&e a'd be alo'e ,or lo'g periods. This is- o'%e /ore- 'o& a s7gges&io' &ha& e)eryo'e- regardless o, his .orldly obliga&io's- sho7ld &ake o,, ,or so/e .ilder'ess a'd re/ai' &here i' re&rea& ,or /o'&hs or years F al&ho7gh I k'o. a lo& o, /e' a'd .o/e' .hose 'er)o7s %o'di&io's i& .o7ld %7re F b7& periods sho7ld be spe'& i' sile'%e a'd /edi&a&io'. These periods do 'o& ha)e &o be obser)ed a& a'y spe%i,i% &i/e or o7&side &he ho7se i' .hi%h o'e li)es. All &ha& /a&&ers is de&a%h/e'&- as ,ar as possible- ,ro/ &he so7'ds o, people a'd &heir /e%ha'i%al %o'&ri)a'%es. To &his /7s& be added %o/ple&e rela>a&io'. To repea& &he .ords o, Be'@a/i' DisraeliBs ,a&her :7o&ed a& &he head o, &his %hap&er- ?The ar& o, /edi&a&io' /ay be e>er%ised a& all ho7rs a'd i' all pla%esC a'd /e' o, ge'i7s- i' &heir .alks- a& &ables a'd a/ids& asse/blies- &7r'i'g &he eyes o, &he /i'd i'.ards- %a' ,or/ ar&i,i%ial soli&7deC re&ired a/ids& a %ro.d- %al/ a/ids& dis&ra%&io'- .ise a/ids& ,olly.A #or /y o.' perso'al sa&is,a%&io' ;a'd parado>i%ally- .he' o'e &hi'ks o, &he %o'&e'&/e'& I ,o7'd i' &hose arid deser&s< I pre,er &o gra&i,y /y year'i'gs ,or soli&7de i' &he %o7'&ry a'd 'ear .a&er. The so7'd a'd &he sigh& o, r7''i'g ri)ers or a res&less sea %a' do /ore ,or /e i' &e' /i'7&es &ha' ho7rs o, re,le%&io' i' a garde'- &ha' days i' a ho7se. I ,eel /y &ho7gh&s bei'g ri'sed by &he ripples a'd .ashed a.ay by &he .a)es 7'&il /y /i'd is %lea'sed o, ,alse reaso'i'g. I& is &he a's.er &o all :7es&io's- i& belo'gs &o E&er'i&y F i& .ill al.ays be &here. The ri)ers o, E'gla'd- I'dia a'd A/eri%a ha)e soo&hed a'd sa&is,ied /e- as ha)e &he grea& seas a'd o%ea's o, &he .orld. They ha)e &a7gh& /e lesso's a'd se'& /e o' /y .ay- ,or&i,ied a'd e'%o7raged a'd e>hilara&ed as i, I had dr7'k ,ro/ &he Mosle/ (aradise a goble& o, &he .i'e .hi%h %o/,or&s .i&ho7& i'&o>i%a&i'g. I& is &he sea a'd &he ri)ers a'd &he /o7'&ai's a'd &he deser&s .hi%h %a7se /e' &o k'o. &he/sel)es. I& is &heir asso%ia&io' .i&h lo'ely pla%es .hi%h &ea%hes &he/ sel,5dis%ipli'e. I& is &he sile'%es .hi%h gi)e &he/ di)i'i&y a'd &he' &ra':7illi&y o, /i'd. A /a' .ho has k'o.' &hese pagea'&s o, e/p&y la'ds- .ho has heard &he roar o, &he i//or&al o%ea'- .ho has lis&e'ed &o &he .i'd i' &he Sahara a'd s&ood be'ea&h &he &h7'deri'g God o, &he Hi/alayas %a' a%%ep& &he a%%ord o, &he /oder' .orld k'o.i'g &ha& e)ery&hi'g has so/e /ea'i'g. He %a' be gra&e,7l a'd ge'ero7s. He %a'- abo)e alllo)e .i&h &he 7'sel,ish'ess o, deep 7'ders&a'di'g- A'd &ha&- /ore &ha' a'y&hi'g else- .ill gi)e hi/ per/a'e'& a'd sa&is,yi'g Sere'i&y.

6o the thing you fear to do and death of fear is certain. RAL(H "ALDO EMERSO A man is not so much hurt by what happens as by his opinion of what happens. MICHAEL DE MO TAIG E Chap&er 0J "orryi'g abo7& O'eBs "ork I ha)e k'o.' o'ly &hree /e' .ho .ere si'%erely happy i' &heir .ork a'd .o7ld 'o& ha)e %ha'ged i& ,or a'y&hi'g else- e)e' i, &ha& had 'o& /ea'& i'%reased salaries or posi&io's o, grea&er i/por&a'%e. There are probably o&hers b7& o'ly i' &hese &hree did I se'se a real pride a'd deligh& i' doi'g .ha& &hey did &o ear' a li)i'g. The /a@ori&y o, h7/a' bei'gs ,eel &ha& &hey are .ro'gly %as& a'd sho7ld be ,ollo.i'g a'y o%%7pa&io' b7& &he o'e &hey are i'. "i&h /os& o, /y li,e behi'd /e- I %a' agree .i&h Chris&opher MorleyG ?There is o'ly o'e s7%%ess F &o be able &o spe'd yo7r li,e yo7r o.' .ay.A !'less a /a' does .ha& he &r7ly .a'&s &o do- his /i'd a'd his body .ill 'e)er be %o'&e'&. This is one of the most important lessons to learn and practice in attaining *erenity. (ro%ras&i'a&io' a'd 7'%er&ai'&y are irri&a&io's .hi%h des&roy Sere'i&y a'd /ake o'e despise o'esel,. ?Sho7ld I or sho7ld'B& IIA be%o/e 'igh&/ares .hi%h %o'&i'7ally %o',7se &hi'ki'g a'd s&op people i' &heir &ra%ks. This is 'o& &o re%o//e'd &ha& a'yo'e i'spire &o bei'g .ha& he pa&e'&ly %a''o& be. Soldiers .ho &hi'k &hey o7gh& &o be ba'k preside'&s or ho7se.i)es .ho aspire &o poli&i%al appoi'&/e'&s are @7s& as 7'happy as &hose i' 7'%o'ge'ial @obs. or is i& a'y good looki'g a& a'ybody else a'd sayi'gG ?Ho. I e')y yo7r li,eHA or ?I .o'der .hy I do .ha& I doIA Tha& .ill ge& yo7 'o.here. I, %ir%7/s&a'%es lead yo7 &o .ork i' a ba'k or a s&ore .he' yo7 .o7ld ra&her be a sailor or a ,ar/er- i& is ,oolish a'd 7'e'&erprisi'g &o %o'&i'7e yo7r prese'& .ork. I, yo7 .a'& &o li)e i' Lo'do' or e. $ork- i& is 'o good si&&i'g a& ho/e a'd gr7/bli'gG ?I .ish I .ere i' Lo'do' or e. $orkHA Tha& .ill ha)e 'o /o&i)e e,,e%&. $o7 /7s& bes&ir yo7rsel,. $o7 /7s& ge& o7& yo7r %ar or go &o &he rail.ay s&a&io' or &o &he do%ks a'd board a &rai' or a boa&. To do .ha& o'e .a'&s re:7ires &he /aki'g o, de%isio's. It also re&uires the taking of risks. Risk is &he )ery esse'%e o, li,e- a'd &he &o&al abse'%e o, da'ger is e:7al &o dea&h. I' &he .ords o, Be'@a/i' Disraeli- ?S7%%ess is &he %hild o, a7da%i&yHA 3eepi'g &he sa,e @ob /ay gi)e yo7 bread a'd b7&&er a'd a h7/dr7/ e>is&e'%e- .i&h dea&h as &he o'ly ad)e'&7re &o .hi%h &o look ,or.ard. Taki'g &he risk /ay la'd yo7 i' &he g7&&er or ele)a&e yo7 &o &ri7/ph- b7& ei&her .ay &here .ill be a &ho7sa'd &hrills e' ro7&e. "he'- a& &he age o, &hir&y- I ga)e 7p a %areer i' .hi%h I had do'e .ell b7& .hi%h bored /e- a'd se& o7& o' /y o.'- I had e>a%&ly &hree h7'dred po7'ds a'd 'o appare'& prospe%& o, /aki'g a'o&her pe''y. B7& I did- a'd I also ,o7'd Sere'i&y. I .as &aki'g a serio7s risk b7& I ,el& &ha& &his .as be&&er &ha' %ra.li'g /iserably alo'g i' &he li,e .hi%h- i' spi&e o, i&s ease a'd se%7ri&y- I de&es&ed. I o'%e read o'e o, Dr. RoperBs polls .hi%h ga)e &he s&a&is&i%s o, .ha& &he a)erage /e' a'd .o/e' i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es &ho7gh& o, &heir pro,essio'al o%%7pa&io's. The i')es&iga&or had spoke' &o ,a%&ory .orkers- laborers- e'gi'eers- do%&ors- &ea%hers. I do'B& re%all .ha& &he ,ig7res .ere ,or ea%h o%%7pa&io'- b7& &he ge'eral /ea' sho.ed &ha& ,i,&y5,i)e per%e'& o, &hese people disliked .ha& &hey .ere doi'gH I' o&her .ords- /ore &ha' hal, &he e/ployed i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es .o7ld ha)e pre,erred &o be doi'g so/e&hi'g elseH "he' asked ,7r&her .hy &hey did 'o& ,ollo. &heir i'%li'a&io's- &hey replied &ha& &hey had respo'sibili&ies .hi%h /ade i& i/possible ,or &he/ &o s&ar& a,resh. Tha& se&&led &ha&H +ven for the

sake of *erenity and individual satisfaction, these men and women could not break away from what was crushing their personalities and destroying their morale. They .o7ld go o' doi'g a @ob hal,hear&edly- a'd probably badly- .eari'g &he/sel)es o7& i' &he pro%ess- /erely be%a7se &hey had 'o& s7,,i%ie'& %o7rage &o &ake a risk. !'&il dea&h %alled &he/- &hey .o7ld do 'o /ore &ha' e>is&. Be%a7se &ha& .as all &heir li)es .o7ld be- ?e>is&i'g-A /aki'g e'o7gh &o ,eed &he/sel)es a'd &heir ,a/iliesli)i'g i' drab :7ar&ers a/o'g &ireso/e people a'd s7spe%&i'g all &he &i/e &ha& a li&&le bold'ess- a li&&le e'&erprise %o7ld gi)e &he/- .ha& &hey %o7ld be s7%%ess,7l a&. o o'e %a' do a'y&hi'g .ell or a%hie)e a'y degree o, Sere'i&y 7'less he has e'&h7sias/. I see so /a'y e>a/ples o, &his i' people .ho e/bark o' /y pro,essio' si/ply be%a7se &hey &hi'k i& is a' easy .ay &o /o'ey a'd ,a/e. B7& i& is 'o& a' easy .ay. I& is a )ery di,,i%7l& .ay- al&ho7gh i& is i/possible &o so %o')i'%e &he i'e>perie'%ed. #eeli'g &ha& &hey ha)e a' ade:7a&e %o//a'd o)er &he E'glish la'g7age- &hese aspiri'g .ri&ers se& o7& &o %o':7er &he li&erary /arke&. A'd ,or &he /os& par& &hey ,ail. They ,ail ,ro/ la%k o, e'&h7sias/. O'e gla'%e a& a /a'7s%rip& .ill &ell a pro,essio'al reader .he&her &he a7&hor is .ri&i'g be%a7se he has s7%h a s&ro'g 7rge &ha& he /7s& .ri&e or @7s& a 'o&io' &ha& by p7&&i'g .ords o' paper he .ill be able &o bar&er &he/ ,or a sa&is,a%&ory %he%k. This pri'%iple applies &o all pro,essio's. A s7rgeo' I k'o. %a' be%o/e e%s&a&i% abo7& e>a/i'i'g peopleBs i'sides. Co'se:7e'&ly he is a/o'g &he bes& s7rgeo's i' &he .orld a'd his Sere'i&y is ob)io7s. "he' I s/oked- /y %igar /er%ha'& %o7ld &alk e'dlessly abo7& &he soo&hi'g proper&ies o, his /i>&7res a'd his e'&h7sias/ .as so si'%ere &ha& his %7s&o/ers bo7gh& his &oba%%os a& e>orbi&a'& ra&es. I ha)e /e& .i'e /er%ha'&s .ho be%a/e dr7'k o)er &he /e/ory o, a par&i%7lar bo&&le o, %lare& a'd i'spired %lie'&s &o s&o%k &heir %ellars a%%ordi'gly. The ar&is&ry o, a hair%7& depe'ds e'&irely o' .he&her &he barber looks a& all heads as so /a'y %o%o'7&s or as i'di)id7al %o'&o7rs a'd shapes. I k'o. a pl7/ber i' Co''e%&i%7& .ho .o7ld ra&her dis%7ss his &rade &ha' a'y o&her &opi%. I' his opi'io'- h7/a' bei'gs bega' &o reaso' .he' &hey i')e'&ed pl7/bi'g- .hile leaki'g &abs are sy'o'y/o7s .i&h &he da.' o, %i)ili=a&io'. He separa&es &he .orld i'&o &.o se%&io's- &he ba&h a'd si'k .orld- a'd &he 'o'ba&h a'd 'o'si'k .orld. He has e'&h7sias/- a'd &ha& /akes hi/ a grea& pl7/ber as i& /ade Mi%hela'gelo a grea& ar&is& a'd "illia/ (i&& a grea& s&a&es/a'. The /e' .ho %o/plai' abo7& &heir b7si'esses are &hose .ho ha)e 'o& p7& all &heir e'ergies i'&o /aki'g &he/ a s7%%ess. This %a' be see' agai' a'd agai' i' a'y %o//7'i&y- large or s/all. The /e' .ho ,ail are &hose .ho s&ar& so/e&hi'g .i&h &he sole ob@e%& o, be&&eri'g &he/sel)es ,i'a'%ially. They are 'o& really i'&eres&ed i' &heir dr7gs&ores or &heir &ailor shops or &heir %lea'i'g es&ablish/e'&s. They e>pe%& :7i%k re&7r's- a'd .he' &hese do 'o& /a&eriali=e- &hey de%ide &he b7si'ess is bad a'd gi)e 7p or s.i&%h &o so/e&hi'g else. There are people- o, %o7rse- .ho ha)e 'o e'&h7sias/ be%a7se &hey do 'o& k'o. .ha& &hey .a'&. O, &hese I .o7ld like &o ask i, &hey k'o. .ha& &hey do not .a'&I Bei'g a.are o, .ha& o'e does 'o& .a'& is &he 'e>& bes& &hi'g &o bei'g a.are o, .ha& o'e .a'&s. "he' I ,irs& .e'& &o li)e i' &he Sahara- I s&ill did 'o& k'o. .ha& I .a'&ed- b7& I k'e. .ha& I did 'o& .a'&. I& &ook /e a li&&le .hile &o ,i'd o7& i' .hi%h dire%&io' lay /y 'a&7ral goal. O'%e I had se&&led &his- i& .as /erely a /a&&er o, p7&&i'g all /y e'ergy i'&o rea%hi'g i&. O&hers- &oo- /ay 'eed a li&&le re,le%&io' &o es&ablish &heir %o7rse- b7& o'%e &hey ha)e i&- 'o&hi'g sho7ld de,le%& &he/ ,ro/ i&. Th7s- &he sa,es& .ay &o es&ablish a so7'd basis ,or Sere'i&y is &o de%ide .ha& o'e ,eels is o'eBs bes& o%%7pa&io'al /edi7/ a'd ,ollo. i&- regardless of risks. ?Do &he &hi'g yo7 ,ear &o do-A de%lared E/erso'- ?a'd &he dea&h o, ,ear is %er&ai'.A D7ri'g /y yo7'g soldieri'g days- I s%aled %li,,s i' &he Hi/alayas .here &here appeared &o be 'o ,oo&hold ,or a' ibe> or e)e' a /o7se. $ears a,&er /o7'&ai'eeri'g had disappeared o7& o, /y li,e- I ,o7'd /ysel, i' &he Berkshire Hills o, Co''e%&i%7& .i&h a ridge &o %ross .hi%h- i' &he 3ash/iri days- I .o7ld ha)e &ake' o' bli'd,olded a'd .i&h /y ha'ds &ied. B7& as I s&ar&ed &o ge& &o &he o&her side o, &he pse7do pre%ipi%e- I ,ell i'&o pa'i%. I %o7ld 'o& bri'g /ysel, &o do i&. Tha& 'igh& I .as a'>io7s. I .o'dered .ha& had happe'ed &o /y 'er)es. I .o'dered .he&her I

.as be%o/i'g pre/a&7rely oldI I .e'& o' .o'deri'g 7'&il I .as s7re &ha& 7'less I did .ha& had ,righ&e'ed- I would lose /y 'er)e. So &he 'e>& day I re&7r'ed &o &he hillside a'd %o'sidered i& a'aly&i%ally- %o/pari'g i& &o really da'gero7s ro%k ,a%es I had deal& .i&h i' 3ash/ir. The' I %rossed i&. I& .as a' ordeal a'd I .as @7/py .he' I go& &o &he o&her side. So I res&ed a'd %rossed i& agai'. A,&er &ha&- I %rossed i& al/os& daily 7'&il i& be%a/e o, as li&&le %o'%er' &o /e as s&rolli'g a%ross a s&ree&. Tha& /ay see/ a' a'e%do&e .hi%h has 'o&hi'g &o do .i&h &he &opi% 7'der dis%7ssio'. B7& i& has a grea& deal &o do .i&h i&- ,or if the worrier will go after what is plaguing him in the same way that I went after my imagined mountaineering trial, he will defeat it a'd &he' &ake i& i' &he dayBs .ork. I& /ay be ob@e%&ed &ha& /i'e .as 'o /ore &ha' a physi%al &es&. I' a li&eral se'se- perhaps i& .asb7& that did not prevent the initial fear from originating in my mind. #or as &he #re'%h .ri&er Mo'&aig'e said- ?A /a' is 'o& h7r& so /7%h by what happe's as by his opinion o, .ha& happe's.A "he' I s&ood i' &ha& Co''e%&i%7& )alley- 'o&hi'g had happe'ed &o /e. There .as 'o& a'y likelihood &ha& a'y&hi'g would happe'. or did a'y&hi'g happe'. The .hole s&a&e o, apprehe'sio' %a/e ,ro/ /y /i'd. I .as dis&7rbed by &ho7gh&s .i&hi' /e .hi%h had 'o %o''e%&io' .i&h .ha& /y body .as doi'g a'd .ere bro7gh& i'&o bei'g by i/agi'i'g ho. &he ro%ks a'd &he ,lo.i'g ri)er a'd &he hillside /igh& a,,e%& /eH #7r&her/ore- o'%e I had es&ablished &ha& 'o'e o, &hese i'a'i/a&e /a'i,es&a&io's o, 'a&7re had a'y i',l7e'%e o)er /y li,e- except by the importance which I gave to them&he .hole proble/ dissol)ed- %o',ir/i'g &o /e- o'%e /ore- &ha& Sere'i&y %a' be ,o7'd o'ly i' o'esel, a'd by o'eBs o.' e,,or&s. I e/phasi=e ?o.'A a'd I do7bly e/phasi=e ?e,,or&s.A o&hi'g a'y.here %a' be a%%o/plished .i&ho7& hard .ork. Ma'y asso%ia&e hard .ork .i&h &he ear'i'g po.er or &he a%hie)i'g po.er o, so%ial posi&io'. This is &he %o')e'&io'al poi'& o, )ie. b7& 'o& s7bs&a'&ially %orre%&. O'e %a'- ,or e>a/ple- be%o/e a' e,,i%ie'& .orrier by perse)era'%e @7s& as o'e %a' be%o/e e,,i%ie'& i' a'y&hi'g else by doi'g i& all &he &i/e. Si/ilarly- i& re:7ires e'ergy a'd &e'a%i&y &o a%:7ire spiri&7al se%7ri&y. I' ,a%&- .here i& %o'%er's Sere'i&y- &he e,,or& /7s& be grea&er &ha' i& is ,or /a&erial re.ards. Those .ho are dis%o7raged by &he le'g&h a'd ro7gh'ess o, &he road sho7ld 'o& es&i/a&e progress by days or e)e' .eeks- b7& by /o'&hs a'd years. The' a ba%k.ard gla'%e i' s7//er &o .i'&er a'd i' .i'&er &o s7//er .ill dis%lose /arked i/pro)e/e'&s i, &he sear%h has bee' resol7&e%o's%ie'&io7s a'd %o7rageo7s F espe%ially %o7rageo7s. There are 'o e/bolde'i'g &o'i%s &o hear&e' &he k'igh& erra'& or )ehi%les &o speed hi/ o' his .ay. The e'&ire @o7r'ey /7s& be 7'der&ake' o' ,oo& as .as Chris&ia'Bs- a'd as i' 3ilgrim4s 3rogress &he &rials o, &he road .ill so/e&i/es be ,righ&e'i'g a'd o,&e' hard &o %o':7er. Tha& is .hy %o7rage is so esse'&ial ,or e'&erprise. The #ai&h,7ls a'd &he Hope,7ls a'd &he Valia'&s perse)ere &o.ards &he goal .hi%h &hey k'o. .ill lea)e behi'd &he &ro7bles &ha& ,r7s&ra&e &he/ a'd gi)e &he/ .ha& all &he /illio's o, &he /illio'aires %a''o& b7y F Sere'i&y. They k'o. &ha& by &his /ea's o'ly .ill &hey ,i'd &he pea%e .hi%h passes all 7'ders&a'di'g. Sere'i&y is .i&hi' 7s all a'd 'o&hi'g %a' bri'g i& o7& b7& o7rsel)es. (hilosophers- &ea%hers a'd ,o7'ders o, ,ai&hs ha)e said &his ,ro/ earlies& &i/es. E)e' &he D7% de la Ro%hero7%a7ld obser)edG ?"he' a /a' ,i'ds 'o pea%e i' hi/sel,- i& is 7seless &o seek i& else.here.A I, yo7 %a' %o')i'%e yo7rsel, &ha& 'o&hi'g %a' bri'g yo7 pea%e b7& yo7rsel, a'd p7& &ha& i'&o pra%&i%e- &he .orries o, &oday .ill ,ade like &hose o, yes&erday- a'd &hose o, &o/orro. .ill 'e)er %o/e.

ur ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times. G!STAVE #LA!BERT Chap&er 4I "orryi'g abo7& (oli&i%s a'd "orld A,,airs "hile /os& .orriers ha)e perso'al preo%%7pa&io's- &here are /a'y .ho .ork &he/sel)es i'&o ,re'=ies o)er do/es&i% a'd .orld poli&i%s. The /ere readi'g o, &he de%lara&io' o, a s&a&es/a' or poli&i%ia' i' &he /or'i'g paper %ha'ges &he/ ,ro/ %o/posed- la.5abidi'g %i&i=e's i'&o ,a'a&i%s .ho .a'& &he /a' i' :7es&io' i/pea%hed- a'd .ri&e )i&7pera&i)e le&&ers abo7& hi/ &o &he press. I,- o' &heir .ay &o .ork- &hey /ee& a 'eighbor .ho disagrees .i&h &heir poi'& o, )ie.- a'ger ,lares as i, &hey had bee' perso'ally i's7l&ed. "ha& is so dis/al abo7& &his a&&i&7de is &ha& &hese poli&i%al .orriers %a''o& hope &o %ha'ge &he &re'd o, .ha& is goi'g o' a& ho/e or abroad. They %a''o& be /ade &o reali=e &ha& e)e' i, &heir per&7rba&io' had so/e s/all e,,e%&- i& .o7ld 'o& al&er &he ,a%& &ha& his&ory has a .ay o, repea&i'g i&sel,. There are e>a/ples o, &hese re%7rri'g his&ori%al %y%les .here)er o'e &7r's. D7ri'g /y le%&7re &o7rs- ,or i's&a'%e- i& has bee' s7gges&ed &o /e &ha& de/o%ra%y .as i')e'&ed i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es. O'e yo7'g /a' a%&7ally i',or/ed /e ,ro/ &he ,loor o, a Middle "es&er' a7di&ori7/ &ha& de/o%ra%y .as- &o all i'&e'&s a'd p7rposes- 7'k'o.' i' E7rope be,ore &he Se%o'd "orld "ar. "he' i' reply I :7o&ed Aris&o&le o' Gree%ePs go)er'/e'& a& &he e'd o, &he ,o7r&h %e'&7ry be,ore Chris&G ?I' de/o%ra%y &he s7pre/e po.er is i' &he ha'ds o, &he ,ree/e'CQ de/o%ra%y is a s&a&e .here &he ,ree/e' a'd &he poor- bei'g &he /a@ori&y- are i')es&ed .i&h &he po.er o, &he S&a&e-A &he e>pressio' i' &he yo7'g /a'Ps eyes i'di%a&ed &ha& he &ho7gh& I .as ro/a'%i'g or /is:7o&i'g &o s7i& /y arg7/e'&. He a%&ed i' /7%h &he sa/e .ay as did a 'o& &oo .ell5ed7%a&ed a'd ra&her bigo&ed lay prea%her &o .ho/ I o'%e poi'&ed o7& &ha& all religio's- i'%l7di'g Chris&ia'i&y- are based o' %e'&7ries5 old &radi&io's a'd lege'ds. The %ross %a/e ,ro/ Egyp& a'd .as &he e/ble/ o, &he T.areg- &he Ga7ls- &he (hoe'i%ia's a'd Assyria's %e'&7ries be,ore i& .as adop&ed by &he Chris&ia's abo7& EMK A.D. I& .as &he sa%red sy/bol&oo- o, &he paga' A=&e%s .he' Cor&e= la'ded i' Me>i%o. The &riple %ro.' o, &he (opePs /i&er is Mi&hrai% or a'%ie'& (ersia'C &radi&io's like &he )irgi' bir&h ha)e appeared i' /a'y pri/i&i)e %reeds be,ore Chris&- .hile &he Tri'i&y has Brah/i' origi's a'd is ,a/iliar i' Greek /y&hology. "he&her &he prea%her %o'&radi%&ed /y asser&io's o' pri'%iple or be%a7se he really did 'o& belie)e /e- I %a''o& say. Ho.e)er- be,ore .e par&ed I .as able &o sho. hi/ i' pri'& &he %o7'sel o, Co',7%i7s gi)e' ,i)e %e'&7ries be,ore Chris&. ?Do 'o& 7'&o a'o&her .ha& yo7 .o7ld 'o& be do'e 7'&o yo7C &ho7 'eedes& &his la. alo'e- i& is &he ,o7'da&io' a'd pri'%iple o, all &he res&-A a'd re/i'ded hi/ o, &he s7bse:7e'& re%o//e'da&io' o, +es7sG ?There,ore all &hi'gs .ha&soe)er ye .o7ld &ha& /e' sho7ld do &o yo7- do ye e)e' so &o &he/G ,or &ha& is &he la. a'd &he prophe&s-A .hi%h I hoped .o7ld /ake hi/ ad/i& &ha& religio' like de/o%ra%y or a'y&hi'g else i' &he s&ory o, &his .orld- has bee' repea&i'g i&sel, si'%e his&ory .as ,irs& re%orded a'd probably lo'g be,ore. "he' did de/o%ra%y ha)e i&s begi''i'gsI (robably i' hidde' prehis&ori% &i/es. "e k'o.ho.e)er- &ha& i& .as %o//o' i' a'%ie'& Gree%e. The A&he'ia's- i' ,a%&- %a' be re%og'i=ed as &he ,irs& people .ho &ried &o ,or/ a de/o%ra&i% s&a&e- 'o& /erely o'e possessed by a so)ereig' people b7& o'e bo7'd &oge&her by %o//o' de/o%ra&i% i's&i&7&io's. The &radi&io'al ,o7'di'g o, &he Ro/a' Rep7bli% da&es ba%k as ,ar as 2JJ B.C. a'd .hile &he e/pire ,lo7rished i'&o &he ,irs& &hree h7'dred years o, &he Chris&ia' era- de/o%ra&i% i's&i&7&io's %o'&i'7ed .i&h )aryi'g degrees o, a7&hori&y a'd pop7lari&y a%%ordi'g &o &he Caesar o, &he /o/e'&. The Middle Ages .ere 'o& ,a)o7rable &o &he ,7'%&io'i'g o, de/o%ra%y- a'd his&ory repea&ed i&sel, .i&h a re&7r' o, a &yra''o7s r7le 'o& 7'like &ha& o, &he pre5Chris&ia' (ersia' a'd a7&o%ra&i% e/perors. Ho.e)er- &o.ards &he e'd o, &ha& 7'e'ligh&e'ed period a'o&her s.i'g &o.ards pop7lar

liber&y &ook pa%e. Se)e'&ee'&h5%e'&7ry E'gla'd %a' probably be regarded as &he bir&hpla%e o, /oder' de/o%ra%y. I' 0K20 +oh' Mil&o' .ro&eG ?Gi)e /e &he liber&y &o k'o.- &o 7&&er a'd &o arg7e ,reely a%%ordi'g &o %o's%ie'%e- abo)e all liber&ies. o /a' .ho k'o.s a7gh& %a' be so s&7pid as &o de'y &ha& all /e' .ere 'a&7rally bor' ,ree- bei'g &he i/age a'd rese/bla'%e o, God hi/sel,- i& bei'g /a'i,es& &ha& &he po.er o, ki'gs a'd /agis&ra&es is 'o&hi'g else b7& .ha& is o'ly deri)a&i)e- &ra's,erred a'd %o//i&&ed &o &he/ &o &r7s& ,ro/ &he people- &o &he %o//o' good o, &he/ all.A "hi%h has /7%h si/ilari&y &o .ha& &he A/eri%a' De%lara&io' o, I'depe'de'%e pro%lai/ed so/e o'e h7'dred a'd &.e'&y5,i)e years la&er- a'd- a/o'g o&her &hi'gs- &e'ds &o pro)e &ha& 'o&hi'g .e do or say is origi'al. I& has all happe'ed be,ore. Le& &hose- &here,ore- .ho be%o/e dis&7rbed be%a7se &his or &ha& %o7'&ry is s.i'gi'g &oo ,ar &o &he righ& or &o &he le,& bear i' /i'd &ha&- d7ri'g &he pas& &.e'&y5,i)e h7'dred years or so a /7l&i&7de o, %o7'&ries ha)e bee' doi'g @7s& &ha&- a'd .ill 7'do7b&edly %o'&i'7e doi'g so ,or &he 'e>& &.e'&y5,i)e h7'dred years. Those poli&i%al gr7/blers .ho see i' &he So)ie& regi/e a plag7e &o pea%e a'd &he sy/bol o, i/perial a/bi&io's 'eed 'o& go ,ar ba%k i' R7ssia' his&ory &o ,i'd &he sa/e ki'd o, absol7&e r7lers- &he' %alled %=ars- a'd &he sa/e dri)e &o.ards Asia. I& .as i' 0KER &ha& &he ,irs& R7ssia's rea%hed &he (a%i,i% by &he o)erla'd ro7&e a'd ,ro/ &he' o' s&r7ggled &o de)elop &heir i',l7e'%e i' &he #ar Eas&. The +apa'ese p7& a sligh& %he%k o' &his i' 01JD- b7& d7ri'g &he years i//edia&ely pre%edi'g &he #irs& "orld "ar- as a yo7'g o,,i%er ser)i'g .i&h /y regi/e'& i' I'dia- I 7sed &o &ake par& i' de,e'si)e /a'oe7)res alo'g &he or&h.es& #ro'&ier- 'o& agai's& po&e'&ial ill5ar/ed A,ridi or (a&ha' raiders b7& agai's& /oder'ly e:7ipped E7ropea' ar/ies- i' o&her .ords agai's& &he /e'a%e o, I/perial R7ssia. The C=aris& a/bi&io' &o spread R7ssia' i',l7e'%e o)er &he .hole o, Asia .as 'e)er ,7l,illed b7& &ha& did 'o& s&op &he per,e%&i'g o, &he pla' .hi%h &oday sho.s /ore sig's o, bei'g s7%%ess,7lly reali=ed by &he Co//7'is& %o//issars &ha' by &he e/perors. A.are o, &his- I o,&e' &old skep&i%al le%&7re a7die'%es &ha& &hey sho7ld be /ore %o'%er'ed abo7& R7ssia' e'%roa%h/e'& &o &he Eas& &ha' &o &he "es&. I .ar'ed &he/ o, a .ar o' &he /ai'la'd o, Asia i')ol)i'g A/eri%a' a'd E7ropea' &roops years be,ore 3orea. I %o7ld 'o. predi%& so/e 7'pleasa'& %o'se:7e'%es ,ro/ &he rear/i'g o, +apa'- 'o& be%a7se I a/ a seer b7& be%a7se I a/ a s&7de'& o, his&ory. I' &he sa/e .ay- all arg7/e'&s ,or a'd agai's& Chia'g 3ai5shek /7s& rea%h &he sa/e %o'%l7sio' &ha&- .he&her &he Chi'ese r7ler .as %alled Mi' TPai Ts7 i' 0EM6 A.D. or ChP7'g Te i' 0KEK or $7a' Shi5kai i' 0100 or S7' $a&5se' i' 01M2 or Chia'g 3ai5shek i' 01EK or Mao Tse5&7'g i' 01D1- Chi'a has- ,ro/ &i/e i//e/orial- bee' go)er'ed by di%&a&ors .ho- .he&her &hey d7bbed &he/sel)es e/perors- or preside'&s- ge'eralissi/os or %o//issars- i/posed &heir r7le o' &he people .i&ho7& re,ere'%e &o &heir .ishes a'd %o'&i'7ed &o e>ploi& &he/ 7'&il so/e o&her ba'di& %a/e alo'g a'd o%%7pied &he &hro'e or i&s e:7i)ale'&. (oli&i%al his&ory has 'o& %ha'ged i' Chi'a a'y /ore &ha' a'y.here else i' &he .orld- a'd &ryi'g &o /ake &he Chi'ese a%& or &hi'k as .e do is 'o& goi'g &o al&er a his&ori%al pa&&er' .hi%h has bee' re%7rri'g ,or /ore &ha' &.o &ho7sa'd years. "he' &he +apa'ese bo/bed (earl Harbor i' 01D0 .i&ho7& .ar'i'g- I .as 'o& par&i%7larly s7rprised. I' /y biography o, Ad/iral Togo- I had re%orded al/os& &he sa/e happe'i'g a& &he o7&break o, &he R7sso5+apa'ese "ar i' O%&ober o, 01JD- .he' &he +apa'ese ,lee& bo/barded (or& Ar&h7r be,ore .ar had bee' o,,i%ially de%lared. Tha& pre/a&7re a&&a%k had bee' o, &re/e'do7s ad)a'&age &o +apa'- so i& see/ed probable &ha& &he sa/e pro%ed7re .o7ld be ,ollo.ed &o begi' a'o&her .ar. The +apa'ese .ere obser)i'g a pre%ede'&- repea&i'g his&ory. To re&7r' &o E7rope a'd &he prese'&- ,ear is e>pressed by /a'y- .ho .ill 'o& read his&ory or re/e/ber .ha& has happe'ed d7ri'g &heir li,e&i/es- &ha& A'e7ri' Be)a' /ay- o'e day- be pri/e /i'is&er o, E'gla'd a'd des&roy &he %o7'&ry .i&h radi%al re,or/s. $e& i' 0KD1 .e beheaded o7r ki'g a'd /ade Bri&ai' i'&o a rep7bli%- .hile barely o'e h7'dred years ago &he Char&is& agi&a&ors de/a'ded

re,or/s .hi%h- a& &ha& &i/e- so7'ded ,ar /ore re)ol7&io'ary &o &he Bri&ish people &ha& a'y&hi'g Mr. Be)a' is ad)o%a&i'g 'o.. Or &o %o/e e)e' 'earer &o o7r ge'era&io' a'd i' /y o.' /e/ory- &here .as Da)id Lloyd George a'd his (eoplePs B7dge& passed by &he Ho7se o, Co//o's i' 01J1 b7& )e&oed by &he Lords be%a7se i& shi,&ed &a>a&io' &o &he .eal&hy i' &he ,or/ o, i'%o/e a'd i'heri&a'%e &a>es- le)ies o' 7'ear'ed i'%o/e a'd &he like- all o, .hi%h ro%ked E'gla'd a'd &he E'glish as /7%h as a'y&hi'g Mr. Be)a' .o7ld like &o /ake la. &oday. $e& &hose Lloyd George &a>es ha)e bee' /7l&iplied a'd /7l&iplied by s7%%eedi'g go)er'/e'&s 7'&il &here are 'o ri%h people i' E'gla'd a'd o7r s&a&ely ho/es ha)e bee' p7lled do.' or ha'ded o)er &o &he a&io'al Tr7s&- .hile &he re)ol7&io'ary li&&le "elsh %ha'%ellor o, &he E>%he:7er- &he So%ialis& pro5Boer- died a (eer o, &he Real/- .i&h ,ar /ore %o'ser)a&i)e ideals &ha' Sir "i's&o' Ch7r%hill i' 012D. ?The /ore i& %ha'ges &he /ore i& re/ai's &he sa/e-A .ro&e Alpho'se 3arr- a'd ,7ssi'g abo7& i& o)er &he /or'i'g paper .ill /erely 7pse& yo7r day a'd do 'o good &o .ha&e)er poli&i%al %a7se yo7 spo'sor. D7ri'g &he Vi%&oria' era- &he Bri&ish .ere i/posi'g &heir .ay o, li)i'g o' &he grea&er par& o, &he .orld. The s7' 'e)er se& o' o7r %ri%ke& /a&%hes a'd .hiskies a'd sodas a'd /a&i's a'd ,i)e oP%lo%k &eas. ?God sa)e &he *7ee'A a'd &he !'io' +a%k .ere sy/boli% o, %i)ili=a&io'. o. i& is &he A/eri%a's .ho ha)e &ake' o' o7r role- a'd &he .orldPs i'habi&a'&s do 'o& like i& a'y be&&er &ha' .he' &he Bri&ish&he Spa'iards- &he Mosle/s or &he Ro/a's ,el& &ha& &heir %o'%ep&io' o, %7l&7re .as bes& ,or &he people i' &heir spheres o, i',l7e'%e. o o'e k'o.s .ho .ill &ake A/eri%aPs pla%e- b7& as s7re as &he s7' goes o' risi'g a'd se&&i'g- so .ill &he e)er re%7rri'g %y%le o, shi,&i'g %i)ili=a&io' a'd 'a&io'al i',l7e'%e %o'&i'7e. Le& /e s7gges&- &here,ore- as a re/edy ,or addi'g &o pri)a&e .orries &he .orries o, &he .orld&ha& yo7 read his&ory. I, &ha& see/s &oo ard7o7s- a grea& deal o, his&ori%al i',or/a&io' %a' be :7i%kly a%:7ired ,ro/ &he +ncyclopedia %ritannica- a'd i, e)e' &ha& de/a'ds &oo /7%h &i/e- &here is a' ad/irable o'e5)ol7/e book %o/piled by ". L. La'ger e'&i&led An +ncyclopedia of )orld $istory- i' .hi%h e)ery&hi'g i/por&a'& &ha& has happe'ed o' o7r globe si'%e (alaeoli&hi% &i/es is re%orded i' s7,,i%ie'& de&ail &o %o')i'%e &he i')e&era&e ,7sser &ha&- alas- &he proble/s o, &he 7'i)erse ha)e %ha'ged li&&le si'%e poli&i%ally /i'ded /a' ,irs& re%orded his &ho7gh&s o)er ,i)e &ho7sa'd years ago. To repea& &he .ords o, G7s&a)e #la7ber& a& &he head o, &his %hap&er- ?O7r ig'ora'%e o, his&ory %a7ses 7s &o sla'der o7r o.' &i/e.A B7& i& 'eed 'o& be so ,or &hose .ho seek Sere'i&y- a'd &ry &o see .ha& goes o' abo7& &he/ i' &he perspe%&i)e o, &he ages .hi%h ha)e passed a'd i' &he ages .hi%h are &o %o/e.

Truth has never been, can never be, contained in one creed. MRS. H!M(HRE$ "ARD The whole of the history of civili-ation is strewn with creeds and institutions which were valuable at first, and deadly afterwards. "ALTER BAGHEOT Chap&er 4II "orryi'g abo7& Religio' "hile .orryi'g o)er religio7s /a&&ers is /ore perso'al &ha' .orryi'g o)er .orld a,,airs- i& is al/os& as )ai'. Al&ho7gh i& is e)ide'& &ha& so/e religio7s %reed or pra%&i%e is help,7l &o %er&ai' people i' sear%h o, Sere'i&y- i& is like .ha& o'e ea&s- a /a&&er ,or i'di)id7al &as&e. A grea& /a'y /e' a'd .o/e' .ho belie)e &he/sel)es religio7s 'e)er /a&7re spiri&7ally. As &hey &ho7gh& o, God a& ,i,&ee'- so &hey &hi'k a& ,i,&y. "hile I 'e)er %o'sidered &he Ch7r%h as a possible pro,essio'- I ha)e ,o7'd /ysel, ,as%i'a&ed a'd %o'&i'7ally absorbed by &he /e&hods e/ployed by /e' &hro7gho7& &he ages &o glori,y a dei&y. I ha)e /ade a s&7dy o, /a'y ,ai&hs o, &oday a'd yes&erday .hi%h has led /e &o &he %o'%l7sio' &ha&- .hile e)ery religio' di,,ers i' dog/a&i% de&ail- ea%h o'e has &he sa/e basi% origi's a'd all lead &o a ,i'al goal F God. Rabbi Lieb/a' i' o'e o, his essays saysG ?Religio' .ill be /aki'g e'or/o7s %o'&rib7&io's &o ge'7i'e bro&herhood .hi%h i& %o/es &o e/phasi=e &he &r7&h &ha& &here are 'o se%&aria' labels &o o7r ,ears a'd aspira&io's- &ha& &here is 'o esse'&ial di,,ere'%e be&.ee' &he basi% a'>ie&ies- phobias- hopes a'd h7'gers o, a Chris&ia'- a B7ddhis& or a +e.Q. Di,,ere'& si's ,or di,,ere'& ,ai&hs /ake &he .hole %o'%ep&io' o, religio' ridi%7lo7s. "hy sho7ld I be a si''er as a Ro/a' Ca&holi% i, I did'P& go &o Mass a'd 'o& o'e i, I a/ a Bap&is&I "hy sho7ld I be 7'%lea' as a' 7'%ir%7/%ised +e. a'd %lea' 7'der &he sa/e %o'di&io's as a Chris&ia'I Si' is a h7/a' i')e'&io'. I& is o7r i'&erpre&a&io' o, .ha& .e i/agi'e &ha& God .a'&s 7s &o do.A A'd i' &he sa/e &rai' o, &ho7gh&- ". So/erse& Ma7gha/ says i' his )riter8s /otebookG ?The e)ide'%e add7%ed &o pro)e &he &r7&h o, o'e religio' is )ery /7%h &he sa/e as &ha& add7%ed &o pro)e &he &r7&h o, a'o&her. I .o'der &ha& i& does 'o& /ake a Chris&ia' 7'easy &o re,le%& &ha& i, he had bee' bor' i' Moro%%o he .o7ld ha)e bee' a Maho/e&a'- i, i' Ceylo' a B7ddhis&- a'd i' &ha& %ase Chris&ia'i&y .o7ld ha)e see/ed &o hi/ as abs7rd a'd ob)io7sly 7'&r7e as &hose religio's see/ &o a Chris&ia'.A I& is 'o good ei&her br7shi'g o,, Mr. Ma7gha/Ps )ie.s as &hose o, a' ag'os&i%. Rabbi Lieb/a' .as a belie)er- a'd ho. %a' o'e :7es&io' &he la&e "illia/ Te/ple- Ar%hbishop o, Ca'&erb7ry- .ho de%laredG ?I& is a /is&ake &o s7ppose &ha& God is o'ly- or e)e' %hie,ly- %o'%er'ed .i&h religio'.A Le%o/&e de o7y says i' his $uman 6estiny &ha& .e are like a lo& o, /o7'&ai' %li/bers .ho all .a'& &o rea%h &he highes& peak b7& re,7se &o go i' o'e gro7p. "e sele%& di,,ere'& g7ides .ho lead 7s by di,,ere'& pa&hs a'd de'o7'%e &he ri)al g7ides as i/pos&ors. S7%h is &he i',l7e'%e o, &hese g7ides &ha& .he' di,,ere'& bodies o, /o7'&ai'eers happe' &o /ee& o' &heir 7p.ard ro7&e &hey s&ar& ,igh&i'g. e)er&heless- i' &he e'd- all &he g7ides a'd all &heir %lie'&s rea%h &he 7l&i/a&e goal- .hi%h is )ario7sly 'a/ed God. I, o'ly h7/a' bei'gs .o7ld appre%ia&e &his ob)io7s a'd his&ori%ally a7&he'&i% ,a%& a'd s&op .o'deri'g abo7& .hi%h ,ai&h is /os& ,a)ored by &he Al/igh&y- /7%h .orryi'g o)er religio7s belie,s .o7ld be eli/i'a&ed. e)er&heless- i' spi&e o, &his see/i'gly logi%al reaso'i'g- a Chris&ia' se%& has 'o& ye& appeared .hi%h .ill /ake /ore &ha' /i'or %o'%essio's &o a'o&her. Ea%h gro7p is 7'%o/pro/isi'g i' i&s a&&i&7de &o.ards a'y digressio' ,ro/ i&s o.' par&i%7lar )ie.s- a'd &he' o'ly .i&hi' i&s o.' de'o/i'a&io'. #or a'y&hi'g o7&side Chris&e'do/ &here is ig'ora'& %o'&e/p&.

Religio7s pers7asio's o, Asia sho. grea&er &olera'%e &ha' .e do &o di,,ere'& di)isio's o, &heir respe%&i)e belie,s as .ell as &o Chris&ia' %reeds. Too- Orie'&als as a /ass are /7%h /ore spiri&7ally i'spired &ha' O%%ide'&als i' &ha& &hey assig' a ,ar larger pla%e &o God i' &heir daily li)es a'd &o &he pra%&i%e o, &heir ,ai&hs &ha' do belie)ers i' E7rope a'd A/eri%a. They %er&ai'ly do 'o& allo. religio' &o %a7se &he/ a'y .orry. I& is- o' &he %o'&rary- &he sol7&io' &o all &heir proble/s. "e pra%&i%i'g Chris&ia's are so sel,5%o's%io7s abo7& i& all. E>%ep& i' a %h7r%h a'd 7s7ally o' S7'days o'ly- .e 'e)er k'eel or pray i' p7bli%- .hereas &he Orie'&al addresses hi/sel, &o God a& all &i/es a'd .here)er he happe's &o be. or is &here a'y reaso' ,or 7s &o be so di,,ide'& abo7& God. +es7s .as 'o&- a'd He &a7gh& i' &he ,ields /ore o,&e' &ha' i' &he &e/ple. He 'e)er i'&e'ded- ei&her- &ha& &he ,ai&h .hi%h bears His 'a/e sho7ld be pre5e/p&ed by %er&ai' se%&s a'd pra%&i%ed i' spe%ially %o'se%ra&ed b7ildi'gs .i&h /ore or less os&e'&a&io7s ri&es a%%ordi'g &o &he &as&es o, &he .orshipers i')ol)ed. Tha& &he Chris&ia' Ch7r%h has 'o&- &o da&e- bee' a pea%e5ge'era&i'g ele/e'& i' &he .orld is largely d7e &o &his ri)alry a/o'g &he /i'is&ers o, di,,ere'& de'o/i'a&io's. They see/- so/eho.- &o ha)e los& sigh& o, .ha& +es7s .as &ryi'g &o e>po7'd. I re/e/ber ,i'di'g /ysel, o' a re/o&e (a%i,i% isla'd .here a Ca&holi% pries& a'd a L7&hera' pas&or .ere barely o' speaki'g &er/s. I'di)id7ally &hey .ere ad/irable /e'- b7& be%a7se &hey disagreed o)er &he .ay +es7s sho7ld be .orshiped- &hey li)ed like e'e/ies a/o'g &he be.ildered a'd ri)al %o'grega&io's o, si/ple5/i'ded Mi%ro'esia's. I' E'gla'd- a'd e)e' /ore so i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es- I ha)e e'%o7'&ered &his Sere'i&y5des&royi'g a&&i&7de. I' &he s/all Co''e%&i%7& %o//7'i&y o, &he Berkshire Hills .here I 7sed &o go &o .ri&e- &here .ere ,i)e Chris&ia' %h7r%hes .i&h ,i)e %lergy/e' all %lai/i'g &o be &he o'ly a7&hori=ed i'&erpre&ers o, +es7sP do%&ri'es. o'e o, &hese gro7ps %o7ld properly s7ppor& &heir %h7r%hes- ye& 'o o'e had e)er %o'%ei)ed o, &he possibili&y o, a/alga/a&i'g i' order &o %arry o' &he .ork o, &heir %o//o' #o7'der. #or &he breedi'g o, Chris&ia' 7'i&y a'd Sere'i&y- i& see/s &ha& %h7r%hes a'd se%&s %o7ld do .i&h ,e.er %lergy &o i'&erpre& &heir %reeds. There /igh& e)e' be 'o spe%ially &rai'ed pries&s- as i' Isla/- @7s& %h7r%hes- as s7gges&ed by +ero/e 3. +ero/e i' his 6iary of a 3ilgrimage. ?A/o'g all 'a&io's-A he .ri&es- ?&here sho7ld be )as& &e/ples raised .here people /igh& .orship Sile'%e a'd lis&e' &o i&- ,or i& is &he )oi%e o, God. These ,air %h7r%hes a'd %a&hedrals &ha& /e' ha)e reared aro7'd &he/ &hro7gh &he .orld ha)e bee' b7il& as ho/es ,or /ere %reedsS&his o'e ,or (ro&es&a'&is/- &ha& o'e ,or Ro/a'is/- a'o&her ,or Moha//eda'is/. B7& GodPs sile'%e d.ells i' all alike- o'ly dri)e' ,or&h a& &i/es by &i'kli'g o, bells or &he /7/bli'g o, prayersC a'd- i' &he/- i& is good &o si& a.hile a'd ha)e %o//7'io' .i&h her.A #or &hose .ho ,i'd a&&e'da'%e a& religio7s ser)i%es irkso/e b7& belie)e &ha& %h7r%hes are o'e o, &he &ools i' &he sear%h ,or Sere'i&y- ,ollo.i'g +ero/e 3. +ero/ePs idea /ay be &he sol7&io'. I ra&her &hi'k &ha& i& is. The ki'd o, %h7r%h or %hapel does 'o& /a&&er- .he&her i& is old or 'e.- .ell or poorly appoi'&ed. Le& i&- ho.e)er- be di/ly ligh&ed. "i'do.s .hi%h le& i' ligh& so/eho. also le& i' so7'da'd sile'%e is o, &he grea&es& i/por&a'%e i' seeki'g spiri&7al %o/,or& a'd Sere'i&y. Si&&i'g o' a %hair or i' a pe.- allo. &he body a'd /i'd &o rela>. I' a ,e. /i'7&es &here sho7ld de)elop a grad7al ,reedo/ ,ro/ &e'sio'- ,ollo.ed by a se'se o, soo&hi'g o, e>posed 'er)es. "hile prayi'g /ay add &o &he Sere'i&y- i& is 'o& esse'&ial. The ,a%& o, bei'g a& ease i' &he &.iligh& :7ie& o, &he %h7r%h .ill 7s7ally prod7%e &he desired res7l&s. These /ay 'o& %o/e i's&a'&ly- b7& soo'er or la&er &ha& sere'e pea%e .e %ra)e .ill %reep o)er &he se'ses a'd /ay e)e' gra'& a' e%s&asy .hi%h has 'o ear&hly %o7'&erpar&. This is a,,ir/ed .i&h &he a7&hori&y o, o'e .ho has )isi&ed %h7r%hes- &e/ples a'd %a&hedrals all o)er &he .orld- so/e&i/es .i&h li&&le spiri&7al e>al&a&io'- so/e&i/es .i&h 'o /ore &ha' a se'sa&io' o, %o/,or&i'g physi%al res&- o%%asio'ally .i&h &ha& rap&7re .hi%h %o/es o'ly ,ro/ %o//7'io' .i&h so/e&hi'g beyo'd physi%al reaso'. I re/e/ber a' o%%asio' 'ear "ashi'g&o'- Co''e%&i%7&. I had @7s& ,i'ished readi'g C.S. Le.isP (hristian %ehaviour. The book had /ade s7%h a deep i/pressio' o' /e &ha& I ,el& a' 7rge ,or so/e sor& o, :7ie& isola&io'. So I e'&ered as 'earby %h7r%h. I& .as e/p&y a'd ,illed .i&h %o/,or&i'g sile'%e.

Al/os& brea&hless .i&h a'&i%ipa&io' ,or so/e&hi'g .hi%h I se'sed .as .ai&i'g ,or /e- I sa& i' &he las& pe.. I did 'o& pray- I did 'o& e)e' &hi'k. My eyes hardly sa. &he )igil ligh& .hi%h b7r'ed be,ore &he sa'%&7ary. I ,el& /ysel, bei'g &ake' .holly o7& o, /ysel, as a' i'e,,able Sere'i&y spread i&sel, ge'&ly o)er /e- ba&hi'g /e i' .ar/- %o/passio'a&e- %o/,or&i'g deli)era'%e ,ro/ %are. I& .as al/os& like re%ei)i'g a' i'@e%&io' o, /orphi'e- b7& a &ho7sa'd &i/es s&ro'ger- a &ho7sa'd &i/es /ore soo&hi'g. or .as &here a'y :7es&io' o, &his ha)i'g bee' bro7gh& abo7& by a7&os7gges&io'. "he' I e'&ered &ha& %h7r%h- I .as seeki'g 'o&hi'g b7& :7ie&. Had I bee' o7&side a %a&hedral or a /os:7e or a sy'agog7e- I .o7ld ha)e e'&ered .i&h &he sa/e 7rge ,or res&,7l sile'%e. Tha& &his pea%e did %o/e &o /e i' &he .ay des%ribed .as probably d7e &o &he ,a%& &ha& I had /ade /ysel, re%ep&i)e &o %o//7'io' .i&h .ha& lies o7&side &his .orld. or is &here a'y reaso' .hy yo7 sho7ld 'o& do &he sa/e .i&h &he sa/e res7l&s. #or &hose .ho ,eel &ha& &his is beyo'd &heir rea%h or ha)e di,,i%7l& i' rela>i'g &heir /i'ds so &ha& &hey .ill bri'g &he/sel)es i'&o %o//7'io' .i&h &he I',i'i&e- &his %o7'sel gi)e' by Cardi'al Mer%ier&he heroi% Ar%hbishop o, Br7ssels d7ri'g &he #irs& "orld "ar- is .or&h %o'sideri'gG ?I, e)ery day d7ri'g ,i)e /i'7&es yo7 .ill keep yo7r i/agi'a&io' :7ie&- sh7& yo7r eyes &o all &he &hi'gs o, se'se a'd %lose yo7r ears &o all so7'ds o, ear&h- so as &o be able &o .i&hdra. i'&o &he sa'%&7ary o, yo7r bap&i=ed so7l- .hi%h is &he &e/ple o, &he Holy Spiri&- speaki'g &here &o &ha& Holy Spiri&- sayi'gG TO Holy Spiri&e'ligh&e'- g7ide- s&re'g&he' a'd %o'sole /e. Tell /e .ha& I o7gh& &o do a'd %o//a'd /e &o do i&. I pro/ise &o be s7b/issi)e i' e)ery&hi'g Tho7 per/i&&es& &o happe' &o /e- o'ly sho. /e .ha& is Thy .ill.P I, yo7 .ill do &his- yo7r li,e .ill pass happily a'd sere'ely. Co'sola&io' .ill abo7'd e)e' i' &he /ids& o, &ro7bles. Gra)e .ill be gi)e' propor&io' &o &he &rial as .ell as s&re'g&h o bear i&- bri'gi'g yo7 &o &he Ga&es o, (aradise ,7ll o, /eri&.A ?The so)ereig' %7re ,or .orry is religio7s ,ai&h-A de%lared "illia/ +a/es. I& is ,or &he i'di)id7al &o %hoose a%%ordi'g &o his 'eeds. ;M< I' spi&e o, George de Sa'&aya'aPs obser)a&io' &ha& /e' ha)e ,ie'dishly %o'%ei)ed a hea)e' o'ly &o ,i'd i& i'sipid a'd a hell &o ,i'd i& ridi%7lo7s- &he /a@ori&y o, h7/a' bei'gs are s&ill dis&7rbed by &ho7gh&s abo7& re.ards a'd re&rib7&io's a,&er dea&h. Those people .ho ha)e 'o& /a&7red spiri&7ally si'%e adoles%e'%e s&ill belie)e i' hea)e' a'd hell as %orporeal a'd a'&hropo/orphi% pla%es espe%ially reser)ed ,or Chris&ia's or- a& a'y ra&e- ,or &he i'habi&a'&s o, o7r .orld. The bes& &rea&/e'& ,or s7%h .orry5breedi'g ideas is 'o& &o de'o7'%e &he 'o&io' as %hildish b7& &o i'd7%e a'y .ho 'eed a %learer pi%&7re o, hea)e' a'd hell &ha' &ha& des%ribed i' &he Bible or prea%hed ,ro/ so/e p7lpi&s &o s&7dy as&ro'o/y. The ,ollo.i'g ,ro/ Sir +a/es +ea'Ps The 9ysterious 2niverse .ill ill7s&ra&e .ha& I /ea'G ?A ,e. s&ars are k'o.' .hi%h are hardly bigger &ha' &he ear&h- b7& &he /a@ori&y are so large &ha& h7'dreds o, &ho7sa'ds o, ear&hs %o7ld be pa%ked i'side a'd lea)e roo/ &o spareC here a'd &here- .e %o/e 7po' a gia'& s&ar large e'o7gh &o %o'&ai' /illio's o, ear&hs. A'd &he &o&al '7/ber o, s&ars i' &he 7'i)erse is probably so/e&hi'g like &he &o&al '7/ber o, grai's o, sa'd o' all &he seashores o, &he .orld. S7%h is &he li&&le'ess o, o7r ho/es i' spa%e /eas7red 7p agai's& &he &o&al s7bs&a'%e o, &he 7'i)erse.A The Mo7'& "ilso' obser)a&ory has %o',ir/ed &he e>is&e'%e o, a s&ar .i&h a dia/e&er o, o'e h7'dred a'd &.e'&y /illio' /iles- .hereas &he dia/e&er o, o7r o.' s7' is o'ly eigh& h7'dred a'd si>&y5,o7r &ho7sa'd /iles. This s&ar is %alled Mira a'd is %o/para&i)ely %lose &o 7s- o'ly se)e'&y5&.o ligh& years a.ay. E)e' so- Mira is s/all %o/pared &o a'o&her s&ar i' &he S.ord,ish %o's&ella&io' .hose brillia'%e has bee' pro)ed &o be ,i)e h7'dred &ho7sa'd &i/es s&ro'ger &ha' o7r s7'Ps a'd .hose ligh& &akes o'e h7'dred &ho7sa'd years &o rea%h 7s. These ,ig7res are s&aggeri'g a'd /ake &he a)erage %o'%ep&io' o, .ha& h7/a' bei'gs a/o7'& &o as i',a'&ile as i& is li/i&ed. I& is like &he perspe%&i)e o, a /i%robe i' &he ,olds o, &he ski' o, a rhi'o%eros-

.hi%h %a' o'ly s7ppose &ha& i&s .orld begi's a'd e'ds o' &he ba%k o, i&s hos&. or does i& see/ illogi%al &o belie)e &ha& i' so/e o, &hose %o7'&less .orlds spi''i'g aro7'd &heir respe%&i)e s7's &here are li)i'g %rea&7res so/e.ha& like o7rsel)es- or possibly o, a ,ar grea&er /e'&al de)elop/e'& &ha' a'y .e %a' i/agi'e. The o'ly &hi'g .hi%h pre)e'&s 7s ,ro/ ,7lly a%%ep&i'g &his is o7r )ery res&ri%&ed a'd a'&hropo/orphi% reaso'i'g habi&s. I,- ho.e)er- &his is a%%ep&ed as a pla7sible &heory- &here /a&eriali=es a /7%h %learer pi%&7re o, .ha& hea)e' a'd hell /ay be. Si/7l&a'eo7sly- i& repla%es ,ears- .i&h Sere'i&y. ?#or behold-A said +es7s?&he 3i'gdo/ o, God is .i&hi' yo7-A .hi%h /ea's &ha& ?(aradiseA %a' be ge'era&ed i' o7rsel)es by eli/i'a&i'g all &hose so7r%es o, .orry already re,erred &o 7'&il &here is le,& o'ly a' i'des%ribable b7& sa&7ra&i'g pea%e o, /i'd. Hell is @7s& &he opposi&e. I& is &he s&a&e o, a so7l &or&7red by &he ago'y o, re/orse ,or .ro'g doi'g a'd regre&s ,or &hi'gs .hi%h %o7ld ha)e bee' re/edied b7& .ere p7& aside 7'&il &oo la&e. Hell5,ireo' .hi%h o7r gra'dpare'&s .ere bro7gh& 7p a'd .hi%h is s&ill prea%hed i' so/e %h7r%hes- is 'o& li&erally physi%al ,ire. I& is prese'& pai' o, /i'd- spiri&7al &or/e'& .hi%h 'ei&her sleep 'or &i/e 'or a'y dis&ra%&io' %a' alle)ia&e F .ha& so/e belie)ers %all si/ply (7rga&ory. Sheila 3aye5S/i&h- i' a' essay .ri&&e' so/e years ago- ad)a'%ed &he &heory &ha& e&er'al p7'ish/e'& does 'o& 'e%essarily sig'i,y e)erlas&i'g p7'ish/e'& b7& ra&her %o/ple&e p7'ish/e'& droppi'g &he &i/e ele/e'& al&oge&her. ?+7s& as e&er'al li,e-A she .ro&e- ?s&a'ds ,or li,e &ha& is %o/ple&ebo7'dless- s7pre/eC so e&er'al dea&h s&a'ds ,or dea&h &ha& is %o/ple&e- bo7'dless- s7pre/e.A This is a .or&h.hile 'o&io' &ha& sho7ld /ake i& easier ,or &hose .ho are &a'&ali=ed by &he el7si)e proble/ o, e&er'i&y. I& is %o/ple/e'&ary &o +oh' MorleyPs pro&es&G ?The /os& ,righ&,7l idea &ha& e)er %orroded 'a&7re F &he idea o, e&er'al p7'ish/e'&.A I' ,a%&- &here is probably 'o s7%h &hi'g as p7'ish/e'&- spiri&7al or physi%al- as .e are 7sed &o &hi'ki'g o, i&. There are o'ly bad or ,alse res7l&serrors o, @7dg/e'&- oppor&7'i&ies /issed. Spe%7la&io' o' s7%h s7b@e%&s /ay see/ 7're.ardi'g- ye& 7'&il I bega' &o del)e i'&o a'd reaso' o)er &hese proble/s- I had /issed so/e o, &he /os& i/por&a'& ele/e'&s .hi%h %a' prod7%e Sere'i&y. The Grea& Sahara Deser& rolli'g o7& /a@es&i%ally 7'&il i& /erged .i&h &he i',i'i&e hori=o' .as 'o /ore &ha' shi//eri'g- desola&e .ilder'ess 7'less o'e &ho7gh& o, i& i' &he .ay &he Arabs did- as a pla%e &o /ee& E&er'i&y. The Hi/alayas- ,li'gi'g &heir s'o.5%apped peaks i'&o &he sky- re/ai'ed b7& /igh&y /o7'&ai's. The .ide o%ea's .ere o'ly hea)i'g .as&es o, .a&er. The &o.'s belo'ged &o s%7rryi'g%are.or' %i&i=e's. E)ery&hi'g .as lo%al a'd li/i&ed. #e. &hi'gs had a'y i'&ri'si% sig'i,i%a'%e. !'happi'ess .as ge'eral. Sere'i&y .as 'o.hereH The' all &his .as %ha'ged- %ha'ged by 'o&hi'g /ore &ha' a si/ple b7& basi% al&era&io' i' /y .ay o, &hi'ki'g. ? ur life is what our thoughts make us-A said &he E/peror Mar%7s A7reli7s o'e h7'dred a'd si>&y years be,ore &he bir&h o, Chris&. A'd &ha& &r7&h re/ai's &oday a'd .ill re/ai' al.ays. Hea)e' or hell- &r7&h or ,alsehood- righ& or .ro'g- @oy or sorro. F &he )iable a's.er is &here- if .e gi)e o7r /i'ds &he %ha'%e &o &hi'k.

There are different tints in the sky of our lives, the past is rosy, the present is grey, the future is blue. %eyond this blue which shimmers before our eyes, there gapes an abyss without bourne and without name : the abyss of metamorphosis into the eternal life. The great charm of life comes, perhaps from the certainty of death. ISABELLE EBERHARDT CHA(TER 4III "orryi'g abo7& Dea&h a'd &he Li,e &o Co/e Al&ho7gh &here is so/e a's.er &o pra%&i%ally a'y :7es&io' a h7/a' bei'g %a' ask- ,or o'e &here is 'o'e &ha& is posi&i)eG "ha& happe's &o 7s a,&er .e dieI I& /ay be be%a7se o, &his &ha& &he possibili&ies o, a,&erli,e %a7se s7%h spe%7la&io' a'd ge'era&e s7%h apprehe'sio'- a )ai' apprehe'sio'- &oo- si'%e dea&h is a' i'e)i&able e'd ,or all o, 7s .hi%h 'o %o'@e%&7ri'g .ill al&er i' &he leas& degree. Dea&h sho7ld 'e)er appear as a' e'e/y b7& ra&her as a %o/,or&erC i' ,a%&- &he s&i/7la&io' o, li)i'g s&e/s so/e.ha& ,ro/ &his %er&ai'&y o, a' e'd- ,or i, /or&al &hi'gs .ere &o las& ,ore)er- &hey .o7ld see/ 7'.or&hy o, a&&a%h/e'&. Th7s /y o.' a&&i&7de &o.ards &he s7pposed e'd o, .ha& .e %all li,e has bee' ra&her o'e o, %7riosi&y &oge&her .i&h a ,eeli'g o, ass7ra'%e &ha&- .i&h &his e'd- %er&ai' /e'&al %o',7sio's o, &his .orld .ill be %lari,ied a'd ,alse e)al7a&io's sho.' 7p. I %er&ai'ly do 'o& %o'sider dea&h a ,i'ali&y- b7& ra&her a' e/erge'%e ,ro/ h7/a' or /or&al adoles%e'%e. o&hi'g posi&i)ely dies. I& is .e .ho go a.ay a'd lose sigh& o, i&. There is 'o pas& or ,7&7re. Today- &o/orro. a'd yes&erday are o'e. or is dea&h )i'di%&i)e or a.e5i'spiri'g. Those .ho ha)e s7%h ideas /erely ,ail &o 7'ders&a'd so/e&hi'g .hi%h is @7s& as 'or/al as sleepi'g or res&i'g. e)er&heless,or belie)er or a&heis&- &he sa/e &error e>is&s. A'd &his is /os& illogi%al. The belie)ers sho7ld k'o. &ha& happi'ess /7s& a.ai& &he/ o7&side &he .orldPs lo%al a&/osphere. The a&heis& sho7ld be resig'ed &o a 'ega&i)e ,7&7re .here beha)ior o' ear&h .ill ha)e 'ei&her re.ard 'or p7'ish/e'&. E)eryo'e sho7ld also bear i' /i'd &ha& man begins to die as soon as he is born, and the span of his life is the length of time this re&uires. I k'o. a /a' ;a'd .hile I a/ &hi'ki'g o, so/eo'e i' par&i%7lar- I ha)e i' /i'd h7'dreds o, h7/a' bei'gs .ho .o7ld ,i& &his des%rip&io'< .ho has 'e)er do'e a'y&hi'g si'%e he le,& %ollege e>%ep& ge& rid o, &he &i/e o' his ha'ds. He goes &o &he %l7b- he plays bridge- he gossips- he h7'&s a'd gi)es di''er par&ies. His e>is&e'%e is %o/ple&ely ,7&ile. B7& i' spi&e o, &his la=y- bla'k li,e- he has 'o Sere'i&y a'd he is afraid of death. $e&- as I o'%e poi'&ed o7& &o hi/- all &he &hi'gs he does &o pass &i/e a.ay are 'o /ore &ha' /e&hods &o shor&e' &he period .hi%h re/ai's 7'&il dea&h %lai/s hi/. He is o'e o, &hose&oo- .ho regard dea&h as &heir spe%ial pri)ilege a'd is %o'%er'ed .i&h &his i'e)i&abili&y as i, he .ere &he o'ly o'e i' his %ir%le- possibly &he E'glish5speaki'g .orld- .ho .ill e>perie'%e &he sheddi'g o, &he /or&al body. or is &his /a'Ps a&&i&7de a par&i%7lar e>%ep&io'. I& is &he a&&i&7de o, /a'y h7/a' bei'gs .ho regard dyi'g as a ki'd o, perso'al preroga&i)e. (arado>i%ally- a grea& /a'y o, &hese sa/e ki'ds o, people %a''o& i/agi'e dea&h %o/i'g &o &he/ a& all. The per/a'e'& i'&err7p&io' o, &heir ear&hly a%&i)i&ies is beyo'd &he po.er o, &heir i/agi'a&io's. "ha& o%%7rs a& dea&h a'd a,&er.ards has 'o %o'%ei)able shape &hey %a' pi%&7re /e'&ally. I& &ook /e so/e &i/e &o ,or/ a' a&&i&7de abo7& &his s7b@e%&- a'd as I a/ s&ill a/o'g &he li)i'g /y opi'io' re/ai's %o'@e%&7re a'd obs%7red by &he li/i&a&io's o, a ,i'i&e /i'd. B7&- i' &he ,irs& pla%e- I ha)e a' idea &ha& dea&h .as 'e)er i'&e'ded a'd &ha& .e de)eloped dea&h o7rsel)es. I' o&her .ords- I a%%ep& &he sy/boli% lesso' o, &he ,all o, /a' as re%orded i' &he Book o, Ge'esis a'd i' a good /a'y earlier lege'dary s%rip&7res. I ha)e a ,7r&her 'o&io' &ha& &he h7/a' ra%e /ay i' a ,ar5dis&a'& day o)er%o/e physi%al dea&h. The ear&h has e>is&ed ,or o)er &.o billio' years a'd ?li,eA bega' &o appear o' i&s s7r,a%e perhaps a billio' years a,&er i&s origi'al ?%rea&io'.A Ma'- ho.e)er- i' a'y ra&io'al ,or/ has e>is&ed ,or o'ly ,i,&y

&ho7sa'd years or so. D7ri'g &hose /ille''i7/s a %er&ai' a/o7'& o, e)ol7&io' has &ake' pla%e- b7& 'o& as /7%h i' propor&io' &o &he &i/e lapse i')ol)ed as is ge'erally s7pposed. A s/all b7& de,i'i&e i'%rease i' &he li,e spa' has also bee' 'o&ed. Thro7gh .iser li)i'g a'd s&eadily i'%reasi'g s%ie'&i,i% k'o.ledge- .e are- by slo. degreesprolo'gi'g &he /e'&al a'd physi%al 7se,7l'ess o, o7r spiri&7al bodies. )hen we have learned as much about our spiritual constitution- i& is possible &ha& dea&h- as .e k'o. i& 'o.- .ill be%o/e as rare as se'ili&y i' se)e'&y5year5olds &oday. This s7r/ise- .hi%h see/s as i'%redible 'o. as &ele)isio' .o7ld ha)e bee' i' *7ee' Vi%&oriaPs reig'- /7s& re/ai' a s7r/ise. #or &he /o/e'&- .e are %o'%er'ed .i&h &he &ra'si&io' ,ro/ &he physi%al &o &he spiri&7al- &o .ha& .e &e%h'i%ally %all dyi'g. "e are all ,a/iliar .i&h &hose .ho re/i'd 7s &ha& as 'o o'e e)er %o/es ba%k ,ro/ &he ?o&her sideA &o &ell 7s .ha& happe's &here- i& is logi%al &o belie)e &ha& ei&her 'o&hi'g does happe' or else i& is 'o& .or&h &elli'g a'ybody abo7&. I'%red7li&y has a .ay o, /aki'g /a'y o, 7s ,eel i/por&a'&. I& gi)es 7s a ki'd o, ,alse s7periori&y &o say &o so/eo'e- ?I, yo7 .a'& /e &o belie)e yo7- pro)e i&HA To %er&ai' people- o, %o7rse- a'y&hi'g .hi%h %a''o& be de/o's&ra&ed is ge'7i'ely i/possible &o a%%ep&- i' &he sa/e .ay as a /a' .ho has bee' bli'd ,ro/ bir&h %a''o& %o'%ei)e &he 'a&7ral phe'o/e'o' o, dayligh&. To %o')ey &o so/eo'e .ho is &o'e5dea, &he bea7&ies o, a sy/pho'y is as hard as %o')i'%i'g &he %olor5bli'd &ha& lea)es are gree'- b7& &ha& does 'o& /ea' &ha& &hese a,,li%&ed people are dera'ged. or %a' &hey be regarded as e%%e'&ri% %rea&7res- ,or- as Ber&ra'd R7ssell o'%e said?L7'a&i%s hear )oi%es .hi%h o&her people do 'o& hear ye&- i's&ead o, %redi&i'g &he/ .i&h ab'or/ally a%7&e heari'g- .e lo%k &he/ 7p.A Ask a'yo'e i, he has e)er see' a s&ar a'd &he a's.er .ill be i' &he a,,ir/a&i)e. B7& &ha& a,,ir/a&io' .ill ha)e 'o ,o7'da&io' be%a7se no one has e)er a%&7ally see' a s&ar. All &ha& has bee' see' is &he ligh& .hi%h s&ar&ed %o/i'g ,ro/ &ha& s&ar &ho7sa'ds o, years ago. Th7s- i, so/e people are i'%red7lo7s or ig'ora'& abo7& .ha& goes o' aro7'd &he/ o' &he ear&hho. /7%h /ore i'%red7lo7s .ill &hey be abo7& .ha& does 'o& belo'g &o &he ear&h. The possibili&y o, &o&al e>&i'%&io' a,&er dea&h is 'o& pro)ed by &he abse'%e o, %o//7'i%a&io' .i&h &hose .ho ha)e go'e be,ore. I' ,a%&- i& is reaso'able &o belie)e &ha& &he spiri&s o, &he dead do %o/e ba%k. B7& &hese de/a&eriali=ed %rea&7res %a' /ake li&&le or 'o i/pressio' o' 7s be%a7se o7r /i'ds are- ,or &he /os& par&- geared o'ly &o .orldly /a&&ers a'd so e,,e%&7ally %losed &o &he s7per'a&7ral. Dea&h- i& /7s& be e/phasi=ed agai'- is 'o& &he e'd &o o7r li)es i' &he h7/a' %o'%ep&io' o, &he .ord. I& is a' episode- a de)elop/e'&- a &ra'si&io'. The pro%esses o, dyi'g a'd sleepi'g are so/e.ha& aki'- as are &hose o, bei'g bor' a'd .aki'g 7p. As &he ,irs& ho7rs o, o7r e>is&e'%es are spe'& i' obli)io'- so are &he las& ho7rs. ?Dea&h- so %alled- is a &hi'g .hi%h /akes /e' .eep a'd ye& a &hird o, h7/a' li,e is passed i' sleepA F so .ro&e Lord Byro' i' 6on ;uan. I' o'e %lose br7sh .i&h dea&h- all &ha& I e>perie'%ed .as a se'sa&io' o, slippi'g :7ie&ly a.ay i' a .ar/- soo&hi'g s&rea/. There .as 'o ,ra'&i% e,,or& a'd 'o apprehe'sio'. o&hi'g belo'gi'g &o /y /a&erial li,e /a&&ered i' &he leas&. I .as %o/,or&able a'd ,illed .i&h Sere'i&y. O' &he o&her ha'd- I ,o7'd &he res& &o li,e- &he %o')ales%e'%e- a grea& deal harder a'd e>&re/ely pai',7l. I& is be%a7se o, &his e>perie'%e &ha& I &ry &o repress 7'happy e/o&io's .he' so/eo'e ,or .ho/ I %are %eases &o li)e. I ,eel s7re &ha& &he lo)ed o'e is be&&er o,, &ha' .he' %opi'g .i&h &he %ares o, &his .orld. As a /a&&er o, ,a%&- i, o'e gi)es &he /a&&er a'y &ho7gh&- i& is ob)io7s &ha& the average mourner, however brokenhearted, is not really considering the dead person. $e is considering himself. The ,7'da/e'&al %a7se o, &he .eepi'g is his /issi'g o, .ho/e)er he has los&. 9ortal bereavement is not generated by anxiety over the condition of the release or anything beyond the grave. The s7,,eri'g is e'&irely sel,ish a'd goes &o.ards e>plai'i'g .hy /o7r'i'g is o,&e' so shor& a'd shallo.. Had I go'e o' /y spiri&7al .ay ,ro/ &ha& hospi&al bed- I belie)e &ha& o'e /y grea&es& e%s&asies .o7ld ha)e bee' a &r7e per%ep&io' o, &he ,7&ili&y o, .orldly %ares a'd a/bi&io's a'd espe%ially o, grie)i'g abo7& &hi'gs o, .hi%h I had 'o %o'&rol. I .o7ld also ha)e lear'ed &he &r7e /ea'i'g o, Sere'i&y. As i& is- I a/ 'o .iser &ha' a'yo'e else .he&her /y %o'%ep&io' o, dea&h is a'y&hi'g like reali&y.

O, o'e &hi'g- ho.e)er- I a/ s7re. O'%e o7r i//or&al so7ls ha)e le,& o7r /or&al bodies- &hey ha)e dis%arded &he/ ,ore)er. The do%&ri'e o, &he res7rre%&io' o, &he body has al.ays see/ed &o /e 7'es&he&i% a'd i' ra&her poor &as&e- like s7gges&i'g pili'g dir&y r7bbish i' ,ragra'& garde' or &ryi'g &o re'o)a&e a broke'do.' pie%e o, ,7r'i&7re .i&h a ,resh o, pai'&. ;M< O'e o,&e' hears people &alk o, &he so7l as i, i& .ere par& o, &he body- .hi%h is abs7rd. The body does 'o& ha)e a so7l- it is the soul which has, or occupies the body and forsakes it the moment death occurs. E>plai'i'g &his is di,,i%7l& a'd i& /ay be si/pler &o &hi'k o, &he so7l as &he spiri& or e)e' as &he /i'd. The ra'ge o, a ,reed so7l or spiri& %a' &h7s be %o/pared &o o'ePs i/agi'a&io'. I,- ,or e>a/ple- o'e %loses o'ePs eyes a'd &hi'ks o, so/e pla%e .here o'e has bee' F +a)a or &he Sahara- e. $ork or Lo'do'- &he la'ds%apes a'd &he ho7ses a'd &he people ,all i'&o pla%e. O'e %a' .alk i' &he s&ree&s or ride o)er &he ,ields. "i&h a li&&le e>&ra e,,or&- o'e %a' s/ell &he ,lo.ers a'd ,eel &he pa)e/e'&s. To all i'&e'&s a'd p7rposes- o'e is &here. B7& o'e is 'o& &here. O7r bodies s&ill re/ai' .here &hese .a'deri'g &ho7gh&s origi'a&ed. I, .e .ere dead- ho.e)er- 'o& o'ly .o7ld o7r &ho7gh&s &ake 7s &o i''7/erable &erres&rial pla%es .e had 'e)er see'- b7& /7%h ,7r&her i'&o &he i',i'i&y o, &he 7'i)erse. There .o7ld be 'o physi%al barriers &o hold 7s ba%k. Through death we would be free. "he'e)er I allo. &his 'o&io' &o ger/i'a&e- I ,i'd i& hard &o 7'ders&a'd .hy a'y o, 7s gi)e a'y %o'sidera&io' &o &his %oarse a'd o,&e' diseased .eigh& .hi%h &he so7l %a7ses &o /o)e a'd ,eel a'd &hi'k. E)e' .he' &here is e>&erior bea7&y a'd a&&ra%&io'- i& is o'ly be%a7se o, &he so7l. The /o/e'& &ha& )i&al spiri& depar&s- e)ery&hi'g begi's &o disi'&egra&e. "e be%o/e 'o&hi'g /ore &ha' a ,e. pail,7ls o, .a&er a'd a ha'd,7l o, ash- .hi%h are .ha& /ake 7p &he h7/a' body. So .hy are .e so %o'%er'ed .i&h o7r bodiesI o& o'ly %o'%er'ed b7& obsessed by &he/ a'd &heir %are. "e .ash- dress- ,eed a'd %oddle &he/. "e b7y &he/ ha&s a'd @e.els a'd .rap &he/ i' ,7rs. The'- s7dde'ly- &hey ,all &o pie%es- hideo7s a'd /alodoro7s. The so7l has a body a'd 'o& &he body a so7l- a'd .he' &he so7l has do'e .i&h &he body a'd %a' dis%ard i&- i& does so. I& &hro.s i& o,, as a'y o, 7s /igh& a' old o)er%oa&. Le& &hose .ho are le,& behi'd- &here,ore- 'o& .eep be%a7se &he ,a/iliar ,or/ a'd ,a%e a'd )oi%e are 'o& &here. Apar& ,ro/ &he ,a%& &ha& &ha& al&ers 'o&hi'g- i& disr7p&s &he Sere'i&y o, all %o'%er'ed- a'd /akes &he glorio7s &ra'si&io' ,ro/ /or&al &o i//or&al li,e a &ragedy i's&ead o, a release a'd &ri7/ph. ;E< ?Le& &he dead b7ry &heir deadHA .as +es7sP reb7ke &o o'e o, his dis%iples- .ho asked per/issio' &o go a'd b7ry his ,a&her a'd /o&herC sho7ld be bor'e i' /i'd /ore ,re:7e'&ly by &hose Chris&ia's .ho a&&a%h 7'd7e i/por&a'%e &o p7&&i'g a.ay &heir de%eased rela&i)es. #7'erals a'd &heir a&&e'da'& ri&es are 'o& o'ly a .as&e o, /o'ey a'd &i/e- b7& la%era&i'g &o &he ,eeli'gs o, &hose .ho a&&a%h a'y i/por&a'%e &o &he re/ai's o, &he dead. or- ,ro/ a religio7s poi'& o, )ie.- are &hey logi%al si'%e- by &he &i/e &he body is bei'g a&&e'ded &o by a pries&- &he so7l has pres7/ably bee' disposed o, ,or be&&er or ,or .orse. S7%h %7s&o/s- I reali=e- are 'o& 'e.. They also belo'g &o prehis&ori% days- as &he dis%o)ery o, a'%ie'& &o/bs sho.s- a'd .ere %losely %o''e%&ed .i&h &he religio7s s7pers&i&io's o, &he &i/es lo'g be,ore &he 7'der&aki'g b7si'ess %a/e i'&o bei'g. This- ho.e)er- does 'o& /ake &he/ a'y /ore %o//e'dable or help,7l &o &he sear%h ,or Sere'i&y. O'e o, Ho/erPs /os& sple'did passages abo7& dea&h appears i' &he si>&h book o, &he IliadG ?E)e' as &he ge'era&io' o, lea)es- so are &hose o, /e'. As ,or &he lea)es- &he .i'd s%a&&ers &he/ 7po' &he ear&h- b7& &he ,ores& as i& b7ds bri'gs ,or&h 'e. lea)es .he' &he Spri'g is %o/eG e)e' so o'e ge'era&io' o, /e' arises a'd a'o&her passes a.ay.A

I' so/e pla%es- lea)es are b7r'ed- i' o&hers &hey are 7sed as ,er&ili=ersC o&her.ise &hey are s%a&&ered or re&7r' &o &he ear&h .he' &hey %a/e. So- &oo- sho7ld o7r bodies be &rea&ed- a'o'y/o7slyo'%e &hey ha)e bee' )a%a&ed by &heir i//or&al so7ls. O'e o, /y /os& %o/,or&i'g re%olle%&io's o, &he Arabs .as &he .ay i' .hi%h &he deadregardless o, %lass- .ere %arried &o &heir gra)es i' a plai' shro7d a'd o' a %o//7'al s&re&%her. E)eryo'e i' &he %o//7'i&y helped .i&h &he ,7'eral as i& .as ,el& &ha& 'o. &ha& &he so7l had go'e &o be @7dged by i&s Crea&or- &he disposal o, &he re/ai's .as &he %o'%er' o, all. or .as &here a'y&hi'g i' &he %e/e&ery &o i'di%a&e .he&her &he de%eased .as a beggar or a /er%ha'&- a %hie, or a shepherd. O'e s&o'e /arked &he head a'd a'o&her &he ,ee& o, &he %orpse. or .ere &hey %ar)ed or polished &o/bs&o'es- b7& @7s& bi&s o, ro%k pi%ked 7p hapha=ardly. I' ,a%&- &hey .ere pla%ed &here o'ly &o pre)e'& &he layi'g o, so/e o&her body i' &he sa/e gra)e. These Mosle/s belie)ed &ha& &he ra&i'g o, &he depar&ed .as a /a&&er ,or GodPs @7dg/e'&- so &ha& i'di%a&i'g a'yo'ePs .orldly posi&io' by a' epi&aph o' a' elabora&e &o/bs&o'e .o7ld be i/per&i'e'%e &o &he Al/igh&y. #7r&her/ore- &hese Arabs sho.ed 'o grie, o)er &he dea&h o, a rela&i)e or 'eighbor. O' &he %o'&rary- &hey re@oi%ed a& &he &ho7gh& &ha& a,&er se)e'&y years or so o, dis%o/,or& i' &he ho&- arid deser&a /a' or .o/a' had go'e &o res& by &he .a&ers o, (aradise .here &he grass is e&er'ally gree' a'd &he ,r7i&s e&er'ally ripe. They reali=ed &ha& /o7r'i'g &he dead or .orryi'g abo7& &heir a,&erli,e did 'o good a'd .as &he .ors& possible &hi'g ,or Sere'i&y. Ho.e)er- .i&ho7& le&&i'g dea&h dis&7rb 7s- i& sho7ld 'o& be so7gh& or bro7gh& abo7& be,ore i&s &i/e. E)e' .he' e)ery&hi'g appears &o be goi'g hopelessly .ro'g- killi'g &he body sol)es 'o&hi'g. S7i%ides are /erely ego&is&s .ho .o7ld do .ell &o %o'sider &he grie, a'd sha/e &ha& %o7ld ,ollo. &heir sel,5des&r7%&io'. #or &he sa/e reaso's- %api&al p7'ish/e'& /7s& be %o'de/'ed as belo'gi'g &o &he .ays o, sa)ages a'd &he eye ,or a' eye a'd &oo&h ,or a &oo&h era. I& see/s &o be &he heigh& o, i/per&i'e'%e ,or a ,allible /a' &o die be%a7se he has broke' so/e e:7ally ,allible la. or %o')e'&io'. Ho.e)er- i' .ha&e)er .ay dea&h %o/es i& 'eed 'o& be ,eared or allo.ed &o be%o/e a so7r%e o, .orry. I& sho7ld be &ho7gh& o, as a ,rie'd .ho approa%hes .i&h %o/,or&i'g relie, &o s/oo&h o7& o7r %ares a'd &ake a.ay o7r pai's a'd i',ir/i&ies. Dea&h alo'e %a' dra. res&,7l %7r&ai's o)er o7r &ired eyes a'd se& 7s ,ree &o ,i'd &ha& pea%e .hi%h passes all 7'ders&a'di'g. I' &he a&&ai'i'g o, Sere'i&y- dea&h is &he %li/a>- a'd &he grea&er &he &ra':7ili&y o, /i'd- &he easier &he depar&7re .ill be. #or- as +a/es Lo.ell .ro&eG Dea&h is bea7&i,7l as ,ee& o, ,rie'd Co/i'g .i&h .el%o/e a& o7r @o7r'eyPs e'd. Or as i' Ger&r7de BellPs &ra'sla&io' ,ro/ &he (ersia'G Th7s said &he poe&G ?"he' dea&h %o/es &o yo7 All ye .hose li,e5sa'd &hro7gh &he ho7r glass slipsHe lays &.o ,i'gers o' yo7r ears- a'd &.o !po' yo7r eyes he lays- o'e o' yo7r lipsG "hisperi'g F TSile'%eHPA

Make has&e 'or .ai& ,or &he %o/i'g ho7rsC he .ho is 7'ready &oday .ill be /ore so &o/orro.. F ei&her .ill &he .a)e .hi%h has passed be %alled ba%k- 'or %a' &he ho7r .hi%h has go'e re&7r'. (!BLI!S OVIDI!S ASO CHA(TER 4IV (erse)era'%e Is Esse'&ial &o &he A&&ai'/e'& o, Sere'i&y (reo%%7pa&io' .i&h &ri)iali&ies ,ills &he li)es o, /yriads o, /e' a'd .o/e' .ho 'e)er be%o/e a.are &ha& 'o&hi'g is /ore e>ha7s&i'g a'd irri&a&i'g or does /ore har/ &o &he %a7se o, Sere'i&y &ha' &he e/p&y ,eeli'g a& &he e'd o, a .as&ed day. (o&&eri'g abo7& o'ePs ho/e or o,,i%e- %ha&&i'g e'dlessly o' &he &elepho'e abo7& 'o&hi'g- or- ,or &hose .i&h leis7re- s&ayi'g o)erlo'g i' bed %a' easily be%o/e ,i>ed habi&s .hi%h &ake 7p a' i'ordi'a&e par& o, o'ePs li,e. A hal, ho7r o, .as&ed &i/e e)ery day .ill add 7p &o 'early a .orki'g /o'&h a yearal&ho7gh ,or /os& people &he &i/e5.as&i'g :7o&a is /7%h higher. As a Chi'ese pro)erb r7's- ?The idle are a pe%7liar ki'd o, dead .ho %a''o& be b7ried.A I, yo7 %a''o& all a& o'%e %o'%e'&ra&e o' Sere'i&y- %o'%e'&ra&e o' yo7r ho7sekeepi'gbookkeepi'g- book .ri&i'g- bri%klayi'g- or .ha&e)er is yo7r be'&. I& is likely- &oo- &ha& &his i' i&sel, .ill gi)e yo7 s7%h a ,eeli'g o, sa&is,a%&io' o, days .ell spe'& &ha& Sere'i&y .ill %o/e o, i&s o.' a%%ord. or is &his ad)i%e di,,i%7l& &o ,ollo.. Al/os& a'y&hi'g .hi%h o'e p7rs7es .i&h s7,,i%ie'& perse)era'%e .ill be a&&ai'ed. E)e' i, &he goal is shro7ded i' ,og- i& /ay a%&7ally be o'ly a ,e. s&eps or /i'7&es a.ay. There is a %lassi% s&ory- b7& al.ays good &o re/e/ber a'd &ake .ar'i'g ,ro/- o, &he /a' .ho s&aked o7& a gold %lai/ 'ear &he 3lo'dike. The prospe%&s looked e>%elle'&- .hi%h led &o &he p7r%hase o, elabora&e e:7ip/e'& &o /i'e &he %o'%essio'. The'- as s7dde'ly as &he e)ide'%e o, gold had bee' ,o7'di& .as los&. Dis%o7raged- &he prospe%&or sold o7& &o &he ,irs& &aker a'd le,& &o ear' his li)i'g less spe%7la&i)ely. The 'e. /a' se& &o .ork diggi'g .here his prede%essor had le,& o,,. "i&hi' a ,e. yardshe s&r7%k o'e o, &he ri%hes& gold )ei's i' &ha& area. Soo' he .as a /illio'aire. "ha& be%a/e o, &he origi'al prospe%&or is 'o& o' re%ord. His his&ory has disappeared ,or .a'& o, a li&&le perse)era'%e- or &he la%k o, %o7rse &o pi%k a'd sho)el a ,e. yards ,7r&her. Ob@e%&i)es /7s& be p7rs7ed i' a s&raigh& li'e regardless o, &he obs&a%les i' &he .ay. By looki'g &o &he righ& a'd le,& or lis&e'i'g &o people .ho %ha&&er by &he .ayside- &he goal %a' easily be los& sigh& o,. #or i's&a'%e- &he o'ly .ay &o read a book is &o ha)e o'ly o'e a)ailable a& a &i/e. The o'ly .ay &o ge& .ha& o'e .a'&s is &o ha)e ,ai&h a'd %o',ide'%e i' o'esel, alo'e- disregardi'g %ri&i%is/- ho.e)er .ell i'&e'ded. Regre& 'o&hi'g. There is 'o& e'o7gh &i/e i' li,e ,or bei'g sorry ,or .ha& .as or is 'o&. Mai'&ai' a se'se o, h7/or- a'd e)e' /is,or&7'es .ill ha)e &heir %o/pe'sa&io's. ?Do'P& /ake &he sa/e /is&ake &.i%eHA so7'ds ,airly si/ple. $e& 'o& o'ly do /os& o, 7s /ake &he sa/e /is&ake &.i%e- b7& &e' &i/es- &.e'&y &i/es- a'd e)e' &he' .e see/ 'o& &o lear'. or a/ I a' e>%ep&io'- ,or .hile a ,e. o, /y appare'& errors i' @7dg/e'& ha)e e)e'&7ally &7r'ed o7& ,or &he bes&/a'y ha)e 'o&. Ho.e)er- I &ry 'o& &o le& &he /e/ories o, &hese /is&akes .orry /e. "he' &hey do ,or%e &he/sel)es i'&o /y /i'd- .he' I a/ &ired or .ake,7l or ill- I dri)e &he/ o7& by re/i'di'g /ysel, &ha& errors o, @7dg/e'& are /ore &he r7le &ha' 'o& i' &he li)es o, /os& h7/a' bei'gs- a'd &here is 'o&hi'g ,or i& b7& &o ,orge& .ha&e)er .as do'e. Those .ho pray repea& /e%ha'i%ally- ?#orgi)e 7s o7r &respasses- as .e ,orgi)e &hose .ho &respass agai's& 7s.A $e& ho. /a'y o, 7s really p7& &hese .ords i'&o e,,e%&I The hardes& o, h7/a' )ir&7es is &o ,orgi)e si'%erely .he' o'e has bee' h7r& a'd .ro'ged. e)er&heless- doi'g &ha& )ery &hi'g .ill ge'era&e Sere'i&y. I, yo7 .a'& &o ,eel happi'ess i' yo7r i''er sel,- dis/iss all e)il ideas abo7& people. The less

7'ki'd'ess a'd @ealo7sy yo7 '7r&7re i' yo7r /i'd ,or o&her /e'- &he /ore %o/,or&i'g .ill be yo7r asso%ia&io' .i&h &he/. A'd &ha& si/ple ad)i%e is pra%&i%ed as rarely as ,orgi)i'g ?&hose .ho &respass agai's&-A because of most human beings8 lack of interest in anything which has nothing directly to do with themselves and their self-love. I, yo7 do 'o& belie)e i& a's.er &his :7es&io'G ?"ha& do yo7 &hi'k o, .he' yo7 are alo'eIA E)e' i, yo7r reply is ?God-A i& .ill al/os& %er&ai'ly be God i' rela&io' &o yo7rsel,. Ho.e)er- i& .ill probably 'o& be God b7& so/e /i'or physi%al ail/e'& or .ha& so/eo'e is repor&ed &o ha)e said or a' i/agi'ed sligh&- perhaps a @ealo7sy ,o7'ded or 7',o7'ded- a& a'y ra&e so/e&hi'g so &ri,li'g i' rela&io' &o &he 7'i)erse &ha& i& is 7'.or&hy o, 'o&i%e. ?Li,e is shor&HA has be%o/e a ha%k'eyed &r7is/. A .iser a'd /ore per&i'e'& sloga' sho7ld beG ?Li,e is &oo shor& &o be li&&leHA I' a' essay .ri&&e' be,ore ei&her o, &he .orld .ars- Ar'old Be''e&& said so/e&hi'g o' &his s7b@e%& .hi%h has al.ays s&ayed i' /y /i'dG ?$o7 .ake 7p i' &he /or'i'g- a'd loH yo7r p7rse is /agi%ally ,illed .i&h &.e'&y5,o7r ho7rs o, &he 7'/a'7,a%&7red &iss7es o, &he 7'i)erse o, yo7r li,eH I& is yo7rsH I& is &he /os& pre%io7s o, possessio's. A highly si'g7lar %o//odi&y- sho.ered 7po' yo7 i' a /a''er as si'g7lar as &he %o//odi&y i&sel,H #or re/arkH o o'e %a' &ake i& ,ro/ yo7. I& is 7's&ealable. A'd 'o o'e re%ei)es ei&her /ore or less &ha' yo7 re%ei)e. Q. ?I, o'e %a'P& %o'&ri)e &o li)e o' a %er&ai' i'%o/e o, /o'ey- o'e ear's a li&&le /ore F or s&eals i&or ad)er&ises ,or i&. O'e does'P& 'e%essarily /7ddle o'ePs li,e be%a7se o'e %a'P& :7i&e /a'age o' a &ho7sa'd po7'ds a yearC o'e bra%es &he /7s%les a'd /akes i& g7i'eas- a'd bala'%es &he b7dge&. B7& i, o'e %a''o& arra'ge &ha& a' i'%o/e o, &.e'&y5,o7r ho7rs a day shall e>a%&ly %o)er all proper i&e/s o, e>pe'di&7re- o'e does /7ddle o'ePs li,e de,i'i&ely. The supply of time, though gloriously regular, is cruelly restricted. ?"hi%h o, 7s li)es o' &.e'&y5,o7r ho7rs a dayI A'd .he' I say Tli)es-P I do 'o& /ea' e>is&s'or T/7ddles &hro7gh.P "hi%h o, 7s is ,ree ,ro/ &he 7'easy ,eeli'g &ha& &he grea&es& Tspe'di'g depar&/e'&sP o, his daily li,e are 'o& /a'aged as &hey o7gh& &o beI "hi%h o, 7s is :7i&e s7re &ha& &his ,i'e s7i& is 'o& s7r/o7'&ed by a sha/e,7l ha&- or &ha& i' a&&e'di'g &o &he %ro%kery he has ,orgo&&e' &he :7ali&y o, &he ,oodI "hi%h o, 7s is 'o& sayi'g &o hi/sel, F .hi%h o, 7s has 'o& bee' sayi'g &o hi/sel, all his li,eG I shall alter that when I have a little more time.A[SIC: there is an error in quotation marks here.] ?"e 'e)er shall ha)e a'y /ore &i/e. )e have, and we always have had, all the time that there is. I& is &he reali=a&io' o, &his pro,o7'd a'd 'egle%&ed &r7&h ;.hi%h- by &he .ay- I ha)e 'o& dis%o)ered< &ha& has led /e &o /i'7&e pra%&i%al e>a/i'a&io' o, daily &i/e e>pe'di&7re. QA I do 'o& k'o. ho. old Ar'old Be''e&& .as .he' he .ro&e &his- b7& .ha& he says see/s i'%reasi'gly &r7e .he'- ha)i'g passed yo7r ,i,&ie&h a''i)ersary a'd &he' yo7r si>&ie&h- yo7 s7dde'ly dis%o)er &ha& pla''i'g &he dis&a'& ,7&7re- a'd &he' e)e' &he 'ear ,7&7re- is 'o lo'ger ,easible. The obi&7ary 'o&i%es o, yo7r %o'&e/poraries a'd e)e'&7ally &hose o, yo7r @7'iors i'di%a&e &ha& .ha& yo7 p7& o,, &.e'&y years ago- yo7 really p7& o,, ,ore)er. This %a''o& be pro)ed &o &he yo7'g or /iddle5aged- b7& i& is 'o& &he less &r7e. So do .ha&e)er yo7 ha)e i' /i'd 'o. be,ore yo7 ,i'd yo7rsel, s&7/bli'g do.' &he las& s&eep hill .hi%h leads &o e&er'i&y. Mos& o, 7s bea& o7r heads agai's& obs&a%les o, 'o real sig'i,i%a'%e. "e brood o)er grie)a'%es. "e /ag'i,y e)ery .ord a'd ges&7re rela&i'g &o o7rsel)es. "e paraly=e &he ob@e%&s o, o7r a,,e%&io's .i&h o)erde/o's&ra&i)e lo)e a'd allo. o7r spiri&s &o sl7/p &he /i'7&e &hi'gs go .ro'g- bla/i'g o&hers ,or .ha& is o7r ,a7l& a'd re,7si'g &o see beyo'd &he /o/e'&. "e are i'&olera'& o, e)eryo'e a'd e)ery&hi'g e>%ep& o7rsel)es- depe'di'g o' &he opi'io' a'd praise o, o&hers ,or o7r .hole sa&is,a%&io'. Ma'y o, 7s look 7p i'&o &he sky or i'&o &he dark'ess o, &he 'igh& a'd ask- ?"hy did &his ha)e &o happe' &o /eIA or ?God- .ha& does &his /ea'IA or ?Had I o'ly k'o.'HA #e. o, 7s )al7e &he blessi'g o,,ered &o 7s here. #e. o, 7s seek dilige'&ly ,or &he bea7&i,7l. o'e o, 7s .ill ad/i& &ha& &he a's.er ?)hy did this have to happen to me'A is ?%ecause of my own

shortcomings, because of my errors of !udgment, because I did not look beyond trivialities.A I re/e/ber ,i'di'g /ysel, i' &he !'i&ed S&a&es a,&er &.o e>ha7s&i'g years o, &rib7la&io' i' E7rope. I had ,orgo&&e' .ha& Sere'i&y /ea'&. The %o'&e'&/e'& I had k'o.' i' &he Sahara had ,aded. I did 'o& k'o. .here I .as goi'g- s7rro7'ded- as i& .ere- by a ,og o, despair .hi%h 'e)er li,&ed. The' o'e e)e'i'g- .hile s&ayi'g .i&h so/e ,rie'ds o' Lo'g Isla'd- I .a'dered i'&o a lo)ely garde'. The pla%e .as a &a'gle o, briar roses- ho'eys7%kle a'd o&her .ild ,lo.ers. Mossy pa&hs /ade &heir .ays a/o'g s.ee&5s/elli'g shr7bs a'd ,ollo.ed .hisperi'g brooks. Here a'd &here- /i'ia&7re bridges spa''ed &he %lear .a&er o, &he s&rea/s. Al&ho7gh i& .as ob)io7sly %ared ,or- 'o o'e see/ed &o ,re:7e'& &he pla%e. The o'ly so7'ds .ere &he h7//i'g o, i'se%&s a'd &he bree=e r7s&li'g o)er &i'kli'g ri)7le&s. A'd as I .a'dered &hro7gh &his do/ai' o, Sleepi'g Bea7&y- I bega' &o ,orge& /y sel,5pi&y. I ,el& /y %are a'd %o',7sio' dissol)i'g. By &he &i/e I re&7r'ed &o /y ,rie'dsP ho7se- /y a&&i&7de &o.ards /y &ro7bles had %ha'ged. Therea,&er- I spe'& par& o, ea%h day i' &he ,ragra'& garde'. I res&ed i' sile'%e be,ore a ki'd o, paga' shri'e al/os& hidde' by &all grasses a'd le& /y &ho7gh&s 7'%oil &he/sel)es. I lis&e'ed &o &he birds a'd- as I .a&%hed &he/- po'dered o' &he i'e>pli%able .ays o, h7/a' bei'gs- o, &he ai/less /a''er i' .hi%h &hey killed ea%h o&her k'o.i'g &ha& 'o good .o7ld %o/e o, i&. Birds see/ed &o li)e /7%h /ore se'sible li)es. #or &he /os& par&- &hese ,ea&hered %rea&7res /i'ded &heir o.' b7si'ess a'd .orked i's&i'%&i)ely 7'der %o'di&io's o, har/o'io7s %o//7'io'. They /a&ed- laid eggs- looked a,&er &heir yo7'g a'd &a7gh& &he/ &o ,ly. So/e .ere de%ora&i)e- so/e .e'& i' ,or so'g- all added ad)a'&ageo7sly &o &he la'ds%ape- a'd ,e. did a'y har/. Medi&a&i'g i' &ha& r7s&li'g garde'- I .ished &ha& I %o7ld b7ild /ysel, a' e'or/o7s a)iary- so big &ha& &he birds .o7ld 'o& ,eel &ha& &hey .ere i' %ap&i)i&y- a'd s&o%k i& .i&h parro&s- ,la/i'gos- &hr7shes- 'igh&i'gales- ,i'%hes a'd golde' pheasa'&s F a'd e)e' li)e &here /ysel,H I ,el& s7re &ha& I %o7ld gai' a grea& deal /ore ,ro/ s7%h a' e>is&e'%e &ha' ,ro/ %o'&i'7i'g &o keep pa%e .i&h &he /a'ia%s .ho &hri)ed o' des&royi'g &heir ,ello. /e' by bo&h .ords a'd deeds. The /o'ks o, Tibe& .ho li)e o' bare 'e%essi&ies a'd %lose &o 'a&7re ha)e a Sere'i&y .hi%h %a''o& be r7,,led. They ha)e a%:7ired &he grea&es& gi,& &o .hi%h h7/a' bei'gs %a' aspire- a'd &hey .a'& 'o /ore. "e o, &he /oder' .orld e>pe%& &oo /7%h o, ear&hly pleas7res. "he' .e ,i'd &ha& &hese do 'o& really sa&is,y- .e be%o/e bi&&er a'd %o'de/' &he .orld as a ,ra7d. $e& e)ery&hi'g has a /ea'i'g a'd leads so/e.here- a'd o7r .ises& %o7rse is &o a%%ep& &ha& .i&ho7& .orryi'g abo7& &he reaso's. ?9an is not made to understand life but to live it-A .ro&e George de Sa'&aya'a. Try &o do &ha&- a'd yo7 .ill be %loser &o Sere'i&y &ha' by a&&e/p&i'g &o es&i/a&e i',i'i&y or &he %o/para&i)e ad)a'&ages o, religio7s %reeds. or is &his &oo di,,i%7l&. I ha)e /a'aged &o ,ollo. &he pre%ep& by li)i'g a li,e o, /y o.' ;e)e' .he' 'o& physi%ally alo'e<- de&a%hed ,ro/ &he &ho7gh&s- %o')e'&io's a'd ,7ssi'gs o, /os& /e'. I ha)e al.ays &ried &o belie)e i' /ysel, a'd ha)e 'e)er le& &he .ords or opi'io's o, o&hers i',l7e'%e /e 7'd7ly. I ha)e a' idea &ha& a'y 7'ders&a'di'g o, li,e .ill %o/e a,&er i& is o)er- a'd .hile I do 'o& .a'& &o has&e' &his i'e)i&able e'd- I a/ 'o& a,raid o, i&s %o/i'g. I' &he pro'o7'%e/e'& o, ,i'al @7s&i%e- &here is 'o s7%h &hi'g as p7'ish/e'& i' &he .orldly se'se. There are o'ly .ro'g res7l&s- res7l&s .hi%h .e h7/a' bei'gs ha)e bro7gh& abo7& o7rsel)es. I& is .e .ho ha)e b7il& &he barriers be&.ee' &he /a&erial a'd &he s7per'a&7ral- be%a7se- i' poi'& o, ,a%&- &hey do 'o& really e>is&. Q I' &he las& a'alysis- re/e/ber &ha& yo7 are i'.ardly ,ree by )ir&7e o, yo7r reaso'- a'd &ha& %o'se:7e'&ly yo7 are o7&.ardly ,ree &ooC re/e/ber &ha& 'o&hi'g goes by l7%k b7& by la. alo'e- &ha& i, yo7 are 7'%o's%io7s o, so/e&hi'g- i& %a''o& h7r& yo7- a'd &ha& i, a'y&hi'g does h7r& yo7- i& is be%a7se o, yo7r o.' a%&io's. Abo)e all- re/e/ber .ha& Goe&he saidG Si'%e Ti/e is 'o& a perso' .e %a' o)er&ake .he' he is go'e- le& 7s ho'or hi/ .i&h /ir&h a'd %heer,7l'ess .hile he is passi'g.A So be gay- &olera'& a'd ge'ero7s. Be yo7r 'a&7ral- 7'i'hibi&ed sel, a'd 'o& so/e&hi'g yo7 &hi'k yo7 o7gh& &o be or yo7 ,eel o&hers .ish yo7 &o be. Re,le%& &ha& i, yo7 see/ &o ,ail so/e&i/es- i& is probably yo7r ,a7l&. A /a' or a .o/a' .ho says- ?I a/ ba'kr7p&- /y .i,e has deser&ed /e- &he o'ly &hi'g le,& ,or /e is &o re'o7'%e e)ery&hi'g a'd e'&er a /o'as&ery-A is i' reali&y re'o7'%i'g 'o&hi'g. I& is &he world which has renounced him.

Re/e/ber &ha& ,7ssi'g o)er &he pas& a'd &he ,7&7re .ill 'e)er a%%o/plish a'y&hi'g- &ha& /a&erial pleas7re alo'e .ill 'e)er gi)e %o/ple&e sa&is,a%&io'. Tr7e Sere'i&y is 'o& &he &ra':7ili&y o, /i'd ge'era&ed by de'yi'g reali&y- b7& a :7ali&y .i&hi' yo7- a' abili&y &o a%%ep& .i&h e:7a'i/i&y .ha&e)er &rials a'd &ri7/phs are se'& yo7r .ay. E)e' &ho7gh yo7 /ay share /y do7b&s abo7& &he )al7e or orga'i=ed religio' as a sol7&io' &o s7,,eri'g- &he o'ly ele/e'& .hi%h gi)es yo7 pea%e is .ha& Chris&ia's %all God a'd ,or .ho/ o&her %reeds ha)e e:7ally )alid 'a/es. ?I' /y ,a&herPs ho7se are /a'y /a'sio'sG i, i& .ere 'o& so- I .o7ld ha)e &old yo7 so. Q (ea%e I lea)e .i&h yo7- /y pea%e I gi)e 7'&o yo7G 'o& as &he .orld gi)e&h- gi)e I 7'&o yo7. Le& 'o& yo7r hear& be &ro7bled- 'ei&her le& i& be a,raidA F so reads a passage i' &he ,o7r&ee'&h %hap&er o, &he Gospel a%%ordi'g &o S&. +oh'. O'ly ,ai&h i' so/e&hi'g beyo'd &he %o',7sio' o, &his .orld %a' gi)e yo7 &he pea%e .hi%h passes all 7'ders&a'di'g- &he per,e%& &ra':7ili&y- &he ,i'al a's.er &o yo7r sear%h ,or Sere'i&y- a'd &ha& ,ai&h %a' %o/e ,ro/ o'e so7r%e o'ly- &he dea&hless spiri& .hi%h lies .i&hi' yo7.