Part 7

161.To be ennobled through age is a reward. To be debased in character as we age is a shame.

162.No one relishes the ill mannered fledgling or elder.

163.We all play our part towards the well being of civilization.

164.When you fear yourself you will fear your own shadow. When you fear for yourself, you will also fear your own shadow.

165.There is order in disorder when feuding factions champion similar causes.

166.There is pain and relief in both holding on and letting go.

167.For most, fantasy?s encroachment into reality is better received than reality?s rude burst into fantasy.

168.Most would wish to stay with fond fantasies if there are no fond realities. When and where there are fond realities to live with, there we shall stay.

169.It is not sufficient to have one?s facts precise but also to be sure of them and ourselves.

170.In anger it is too easy to draw exaggerated stereotypical conclusions. It takes sensitivity towards conscience and a vigorous spirit to resolve objectively.

171.Circumstances and distractions make the weary and wary fair game.

172.Reality deals with what is. Fantasy deals with what might be even if it is impossible.

173.There is dignity and greatness in the grand and humble. Our eyes need to seek the less obvious for our minds to appreciate them.

174.The pace with which we go about our work manifest calm or alarm.

175.Being immersed in concentration is like tuning out in order to tune in.

176.We came here unsoiled. Our misdeeds soil us.

177.Our struggles wear us away, our passions invigorate us.

178.Society spares neither those who speak too much or those who speak little.

179.A wrinkled brow should not be the price of temporary discomfort.

180.When we try overzealously to be proper in appearance and manners, we at times overdo it to the extent that we end up apologising and blushing over matters which are normal and natural.

181.Let?s face it, not all are compensated equally in material comforts for their troubles.

182.The measure of strength is the volume of abuse which it is capable of withstanding.

183.Some buckle under pressure , some buckle under excessive sweetness.

184.To see truth , we have to see through deceit.

185.One is charred by one?s torch when one is snuffed by the flame of one?s passion.

186.There is the disquiet of unease in either knowing or not knowing. There is the ease of calm knowing and not knowing.

187.Confusion brings forth fear, fear brings forth confusion.

188.In a serious surrounding, we tune in with ease to the significant. In a mundane surrounding , we have to wait for revelations from banalities to help us delve into significance.