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we tend to do to each other, and completely impedes
spiritual growth and enlightenment.

So, what is the truth here? The simple truth is that if you
find yourself seemingly with talents or natural abilities that
others might seem to lack, then it is nothing but a freaking
random accident, in a universe full of random accidents
and you are, quite simply, very, very fortunate. NOT
special. NOT Superior. NOT better than anyone. Just
randomly fortunate.

And how do I know that this is the truth? What makes me
so sure? Simply by the very clear fact that these tenets I
describe, taken to their logical conclusion, manifest in
everything that is good about the world. They create
Positive Energy from Negative Energy. They will enable us
to get along, get on with life on this world, and progress
together as a race. And this is what I believe we are here to
do.

So, in conclusion, if you are fortunate enough to find
yourself with a seemingly inordinate amount of intelligence
or talent, first of all realize that many folks around you only
have to work to develop their abilities to realize similar
levels of competence. And if you find yourself on a
different position on a curve compared to another person at
any given time, it doesn't make you better, it just makes
you fortunate. You are NOT elite or superior. You are
simply normal and lucky.

And if you are, in fact, fortunate, then what is it that you
are supposed to do with your apparent gifts? Are you
supposed to use them to prove how superior you are to
other people causing only distrust and hate? Will you be
smug in knowing that your personal elevated abilities and
associated material gain was somehow endorsed by Our

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