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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
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The Struggle of Life (1)
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Three Kinds of Struggle
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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
The Struggle of Life (1)
Three Kinds of Struggle
Even bravery and courage are not sufficient to go through the struggle of life; there is something else which must be studied and understood. One must study the nature of life, one must understand the psychology of this struggle. In order to understand this struggle one must see that there are three sides to it: - struggle with oneself,
- struggle with others, and
- struggle with circumstances.
One person may be capable of struggling with himself, but that is not sufficient. Another is able to struggle with others, but even that is not sufficient. A third person may answer the demands of circumstance, but this is not enough either; what is needed is that all three should be studied and learnt, and one must be able to manage the struggle in all three directions.
And now the question is: where should one begin and where should one end? Generally one starts by struggling with others, and then one struggles all through life, and never finishes. The one who is somewhat wiser struggles with conditions, and perhaps he accomplishes things a little better. But the one who struggles with himself first is the wisest, for once he has struggled with himself, which is the most difficult struggle, the other struggles will become easy for him.
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