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After listening through all fifty-six precepts of Zote, I decided to create a few truths of my own.
Please don't shoot me for saying anything you don't like.
Spoiler1: Talent is intrinsic, ability is acquired
Some people will say that talent is a pursued interest. This is false. To believe that every person is equally capable of everything is demeaning to those who did not succeed, and will disappoint you in the end.
2: Pursue your dreams
To believe is to have hope, and to have hope is to succeed. Even if you fall short in the end, you will have learned a valuable lesson. Never cease trying for fear of failure.
3: Stop to breathe
If you find yourself exhausted from your efforts, do not overextend yourself. Instead, remember that no one can be perfect forever and wait for when you are ready.
4: Remember your purpose
All creatures have a purpose, whether it be predestined or forged by their own hand. When in darkness, look to yourself for light.
5: Seek understanding
To speak of something you do not know is hypocrisy. Always search for further knowledge to guide your thougths and actions.
6: Remember the dreams of others
Yours are not the only desires and goals in the world. To glimpse another's dreams is to realize their inner truths. Help, not hinder, your friends to achieve their goals.
7: You and everything are one
Those who seek to be themselves often do so in spite of the world. Do not believe that you are the only island amidst the sea of other: you and the world are irrevocably intertwined. Seek balance between yourself and the universe.
8: Do not spurn unholy thoughts
Some people believe that to involuntarily think harsh judgements and unclean things is a sin. Do not demean yourself for the uncontrollable. Instead, seek to better yourself; to grow, rather than shrink.
9: Search for connections
All things are woven into the grand pattern of reality. To understand the nature of the world and worlds beyond, piece together that which can be connected and expand from there.
10: Accept what you cannot know
It is impossible to understand and experience all things. To believe that you can imagine it all is folly. You must accept this to learn what you can and understand its significance against infinity.
11: Continue to live
Do not be so caught up in the search for truth and meaning that you forget the world you live in. You cannot change where you are, no matter how much you learn and grow. To stop, wait, and see is to experience everything in a moment, even if it teaches you nothing. Knowledge for its own sake is power, but so is nothing for its own.
These can also be found in my About Me page.
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I love this
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"do not spurn unholy thoughts"
If you're having thoughts you don't like having, don't hate yourself for having them, but do try to get rid of them. Distract yourself. Very purposefully think of something else.