You deserve some respect. You are important to other people, as much as to yourself. You have some vital role to play in the unfolding destiny of the world.
JORDAN PETERSONConsult your resentment. It’s a revelatory emotion, for all its pathology.
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Perhaps you are overvaluing what you don’t have and undervaluing what you do.
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Anyone who was out to change the world by changing others was to be regarded with suspicion. The temptations of such a position were too great to be resisted.
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It is my firm belief that the best way to fix the world – a handyman’s dream, if ever there was one – is to fix yourself.
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If you betray yourself, if you say untrue things, if you act out a lie, you weaken your character.
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It’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
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Consciousness is a mystery that faces the mystery of potential and transforms it into actuality. We do that with every choice we make. Our choices determine the destiny of the world. By making a choice, you alter the structure of reality.
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You can only find out what you actually believe (rather than what you think you believe) by watching how you act. You simply don’t know what you believe, before that. You are too complex to understand yourself.
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You should not overlook the guidelines of your culture. Life is short, and you don’t have time to figure everything out on your own. The wisdom of the past was hard-earned, and your dead ancestors may have something useful to tell you.
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Old age and treachery can always overcome youth and skill.
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Don’t use language instrumentally.
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There’s some real utility in gratitude. It’s also good protection against the dangers of victimhood and resentment.
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In Paradise, everyone speaks the truth. That is what makes it Paradise. Tell the truth. Or, at least, don’t lie.
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A hurricane is an act of God. But failure to prepare, when the necessity for preparation is well known – that’s sin.
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Beauty shames the ugly. Strength shames the weak. Death shames the living – and the Ideal shames us all.
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Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance.
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