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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
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The Struggle of Life (1)
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Struggle with oneself
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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
The Struggle of Life (1)
Struggle with oneself
Struggling with oneself is like singing without an accompaniment.
Struggling with others is the definition of war, struggling with oneself is the definition of peace.
In the beginning, outwardly, it might seem that it is cruel to have to struggle with oneself, especially when one is in the right. But the one who has penetrated deeper into life will find that the struggle with oneself is the most profitable in the end.
The first is to make one's thought, speech, and action answer the demands of one's own ideal, while at the same time giving expression to all the impulses and desires which belong to one's natural being.The next aspect of the struggle with oneself is to fit in with others, with their various ideas and demands. For this a man has to make himself as narrow or as wide as the place that one asks him to fill, which is a delicate matter, difficult for all to comprehend and to practice.And the third aspect of the struggle with oneself is to give accommodation to others in one's own life, in one's own heart, large or small as the demand may be.
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