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Live on Your Own

You have no option other than to discover your true self and
to stand up for yourself with determination.

onsider a situation in which someone provokes
Cyou and you become incensed; someone makes
you angry and you are ready to explode; or someone
speaks offensively to you and you take umbrage at this;
someone does something damaging to you and you
are filled with a desire for revenge. In all such cases
your feelings are living proof that you are in a state of
subjection to others. Under their Influence, you have
become what they want
you to become. You have accepted them as your masters.
In all such situations, you are being dictated to by
others. In this case, the right thing for you to do is to
refuse to be influenced by others and to live your own
independent life. You have to develop yourself as a self-
made person. You have to adopt such a course as will
not permit anyone to dictate to you or reduce you to
living in a state of mental disarray.

This world is full of people who, having no interest
in you, ride roughshod over your feelings. Everyone is
intent upon his own interests and no one is concerned
about your personal welfare. You have no option other

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