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of destructiveness, negation, denial, negativity? What is the fear? I cannot elaborate on this point tonight, for 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
in the chain reaction. When we understand the fear you have of the good -- which leads 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
here have any inkling, any realization, of a fear of letting go of destructiveness, of a fear 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
fear of letting go of destructiveness, of a fear of the positive? Does destructiveness feel safer? Does 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
now, when you mentioned it, that it was fear. ANSWER: You are exactly at the point I 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
time, and I am well aware of the fear. The only thing I can contribute here is 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
awareness and meditation on destructiveness and the tremendous fear of joy and relaxed happiness. Everything tenses up 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
in our next Question and Answer session. The fear cannot be understood when the deliberate destructiveness is 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
can give me a little illumination about this fear. ANSWER: Let me say now about this fear 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
fear. ANSWER: Let me say now about this fear only that it is a very fundamental fear 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
fear only that it is a very fundamental fear, that of dissolving. You might call it fear 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
fear, that of dissolving. You might call it fear of death, but it is much more than 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
as a terrifying dissolution of self. The same fear applies to union between the sexes. It exists 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
with the universal stream of being that people fear. Such dissolving and giving up of the little 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
let go of yourself. When you understand the fear, it will be easier to do this. This 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
this. This is, roughly speaking, the deep, inherent fear. QUESTION: Would you say that overemotionalism is destructive 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
spontaneous feelings in certain areas -- out of fear, alienation, deliberate and false defense mechanisms -- then 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
perfectly irrationally -- that, being happy, I would fear death. I feel that death does not matter 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
to give it up. Again, this amounts to fear of death, the fear of having no individuality 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
Again, this amounts to fear of death, the fear of having no individuality, no consciousness. This fear 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
fear of having no individuality, no consciousness. This fear can be met only when trust exists -- 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
you to realize that there is nothing to fear. Let go and entrust yourself to the life 141 RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL LEVEL OF PERFECTION
in God! 142. THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO Greetings, my dearest 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
humanity's deeply ingrained longing for and its simultaneous fear of happiness. This fear is at a very 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
for and its simultaneous fear of happiness. This fear is at a very deep level of the 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
human beings harbor in their unconscious minds. The fear of happiness is directly related to the fear 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
fear of happiness is directly related to the fear of letting go of one's outer ego faculties 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
deep-rooted conflict between the longing for and the fear of happiness, which is the same as the 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
the same as the longing for and the fear of letting go of one's little ego. As 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
experiences, which are almost equally feared although the fear is not as conscious. Human beings fear a 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
the fear is not as conscious. Human beings fear a great spiritual experience. They fear the great 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
Human beings fear a great spiritual experience. They fear the great act of total love and the 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
aware of these last two fears, while the fear of death has been exaggerated and made into 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
and made into a big and seemingly rational fear. The fear of letting go of the outer 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
into a big and seemingly rational fear. The fear of letting go of the outer ego faculties 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
thinking and willing. Because of this misidentification you fear losing yourself without the ego faculties. Loss of 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
identity exclusively into the outer ego, you must fear to let it go. To actually do so 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
threat; it is the deepest root of your fear when it comes to letting go. As long 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
simultaneously becomes your greatest longing and your deepest fear. Such dichotomy between desire and fear is particularly 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
your deepest fear. Such dichotomy between desire and fear is particularly strong in those life experiences where 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
is negativity and destructiveness within you, you must fear to let go of your outer, controlling ego 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
is understandable then, my friends, that you would fear to let go as long as there is 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
area of your life. You will note your fear of letting go when you use your volitional 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
believing, thinking, feeling, and willing, which make you fear giving up the little ego. You will understand 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
little ego. You will understand clearly why you fear happiness, why you fear letting go of outer 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
understand clearly why you fear happiness, why you fear letting go of outer control. But once the 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
growth become possible. As you acknowledge that you fear the truth, you can then say to yourself 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
can then say to yourself, I will not fear the truth. This is an irrational, illogical, unfounded 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
the truth. This is an irrational, illogical, unfounded fear. My fear has no foundation in reality. I 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
This is an irrational, illogical, unfounded fear. My fear has no foundation in reality. I will not 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
correcting these unhappy areas is a hidden, irrational fear which comes from the misconception: If I give 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
it, then there will be no pleasure. The fear is that your pleasure will be taken away 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
away when the negativity is given up. The fear must be countered by the conscious, rational thinking 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
answer the last part of your question. You fear that your still existing blocks will impede the 142 THE LONGING FOR AND THE FEAR OF HAPPINESS -- THE FEAR OF RELEASING THE LITTLE EGO
there is no longer any tension, conflict, or fear. Consequently, the world becomes alive and the self 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
important in order to avoid death. Often people fear death so much that they run into it 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
it head on. Such individuals do not escape fear of death. Quite the contrary. Their constant struggle 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
constant struggle with life, which results from their fear and struggle against death, renders them so unhappy 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
them so unhappy that they believe they don't fear death. This is an illusion as long as 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
of life, are themselves a result of your fear of giving up the egotistical state that alone 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
and this is one of the reasons you fear and avoid contact with it. The truth that 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
held opinions, false ideas, vanity, pride, selfwill, and fear. When this live center activates you, you begin 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
give in to the other's little truth in fear of the consequences if you do not, but 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
on to, whether this be a belief, a fear, or a cherished way of being. When I 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
your undoing. You must therefore constantly live in fear that you cannot always win. In this dependency 143 UNITY AND DUALITY
strive for any kind of happiness, you must fear its opposite. In ever-changing rhythm, the cyclic, eternal 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
as you perceive life in dualistic terms, you fear growth; for you fear that reaching a goal 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
in dualistic terms, you fear growth; for you fear that reaching a goal will bring on its 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
error and opposition, a no- current, out of fear and ignorance. It can show how you stop 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
the dualistic plane must always be fraught with fear of the undesirable opposite. Therefore your growth process 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
accepted if need be. When you no longer fear one opposite, no longer cling fearfully to the 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
But you cannot do so as long as fear is in your heart. The process of growing 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
Being in truth with yourself, you no longer fear anything, nor do you cling and tightly insist 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
reality of life where there is nothing to fear and only good exists. You can reach for 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
you know it is yours. You do not fear missing it because you derive joy from both 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
have always existed for you without needing to fear or struggle for anything. But your emerging awareness 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
continue to react in the old way, with fear, distrust, anxiety, despair, and tight selfwill, usually in 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
truth, where you are already somewhat free from fear and possess confidence and a genuine sense of 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
absolute health and truth and become free of fear and distrust. You quietly know the truth of 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
unitive principle deep within yourself. This happens without fear, without opposition, and without guilt. It happens because 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
is deprived by your fulfillment, nor will you fear lack of fulfillment. You will know that infinite 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
the psyche is still deeply afflicted with doubt, fear, guilt, conflict, and error, this road cannot be 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
the unitive knowledge, but out of the dualistic fear that nonfulfillment is dangerous. And this fundamental error 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
a state of untruth and distortion and therefore fear and distrust yourself and the world, you can 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
transcend this state only by accepting what you fear, if need be; by not running away from 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
of opposition, you must stop opposing what you fear. But this should not be done in a 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
done with the open question whether what you fear is truly fearsome. In other words, you must 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
you must question the concept that causes the fear of the alternative instead of opposing the alternative 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
merely that wherever you recognize a point of fear and hopelessness, you must relinquish the concept underlying 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
hopelessness, you must relinquish the concept underlying this fear; you must relinquish your tight grip on certain 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
cannot come out of your perpetual state of fear and conflict. Let us take for example a 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
your life. Still, in this area you still fear and oppose the undesirable alternative. Even when you 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
just because you do so, covering up your fear -- the fulfillment remains elusive. The only way 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
state of unity is a fearless state, but fear cannot be relinquished by insisting that what one 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
remain perpetually dependent on certain circumstances -- hence fear can never be quite absent. The only way 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
The only way to genuinely free oneself from fear is to taste and discover that it holds 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
you consciously oppose. This opposition must exist whenever fear of one alternative prevents you from being in 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
in peace and joy. For instance, when you fear death -- and it makes no difference whether 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
you find the untruth can you relinquish the fear of death. This, of course, does not mean 144 THE PROCESS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GROWING
may be worthy, they cannot relieve the basic fear or the sense of meaninglessness and waste. Only 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
want to permit themselves to experience emotions they fear or disapprove of, and above all, do not 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
In the deep recesses of your mind you fear that you are different from others, that you 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
of public opinion. Do you let go the fear, the pride, the selfwill of your ego and 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
fight against. This morality is based on the fear of disapproval. People may fight it because in 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
identifying with your ego because you ignore or fear the activation of the real self, other symptoms 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
painful struggle and insoluble conflict? Why do you fear the good that liberates you? And why do 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
existence of your real self, partly because you fear the world's opinion. This is the tragedy of 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
you will see that this is so. You fear the impulses of the larger, wiser self, but 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
of your life. You will therefore no longer fear when your life does not conform to convention 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
You avoid seeing that you hold back in fear and shame; they are unnecessary obstacles you use 145 RESPONDING TO THE CALL OF LIFE
has seen at one point or another that fear of loving underlies most human predicaments and conflicts 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
hinder this flow it is only because you fear it. There are many definitions of love, and 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
there are many degrees of life. Yet you fear the life, the peace, and the freedom of 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
life as well will reveal how false the fear of loving is, and how safe, secure, and 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
or rather causing -- the resistance is a fear to love. This realization is crucial and must 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
puzzled, you may ask yourself, What do I fear? Some answers may come that are partly valid 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
absolutely necessary, my friends, that you connect your fear of loving with your negative concept of life 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
on the one hand, and the freedom from fear of loving with a positive, benign concept and 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
Then you will abandon seclusion, separateness, hate and fear. Open yourself up, tentatively at least; give yourself 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
of activity represents a chore, a difficulty you fear you cannot live up to and therefore wish 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
lip service they may pay it, they must fear all the demands activity makes on them. The 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
the position of avoiding activity out of the fear that you may not be capable of fulfilling 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
requirements for action, while on another level you fear the passive state, too, even healthy passivity. Because 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
the two are identical. If you suspect and fear your innermost self, how can you want to 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
will try to, regardless of resistance, doubt, or fear. Explore the possibility of finding this nucleus of 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
friend. Do not forget how deeply indoctrinated this fear is in you. How many years already in 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
will begin to realize how much deeper this fear is ingrained in you. You will become aware 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
become aware of more specific reasons for this fear, in addition to the reasons that you already 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
have already gained some preliminary insight into this fear, and this insight will increase as you observe 146 POSITIVE CONCEPT OF LIFE-FEARLESSNESS TO LOVE-BALANCE BETWEEN ACTIVITY AND PASSIVITY
paradoxical situation arises in the human soul. You fear life as an enemy. This takes your life 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
deaden them and deliberately institute non-life, out of fear of non-life. As with every issue in the 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
will be correspondingly joyful and positive. When you fear life because you suspect it to be against 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
your feelings. As I have said before, you fear life because you fear non-life. If you analyze 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
have said before, you fear life because you fear non-life. If you analyze the naked fear of 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
you fear non-life. If you analyze the naked fear of life, it is really a fear of 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
naked fear of life, it is really a fear of its opposite. I have often mentioned that 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
opposite. I have often mentioned that people who fear life must fear death, and vice versa. But 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
often mentioned that people who fear life must fear death, and vice versa. But any apprehension, aside 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
annihilation, a personal form of nonlife. Perhaps you fear a negation of your dignity, of your essential 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
one takes the trouble to crystallize it. Any fear is actually the opposite of life, in one 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
or another. The struggle between acceptance of and fear of life is going on in practically every 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
and the same. And because negation implies non-life, fear arises. Out of fear one proceeds to do 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
because negation implies non-life, fear arises. Out of fear one proceeds to do the very thing that 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
have reached the point where they no longer fear facing any illusion they may have are fortunate 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
face to face with the fact that you fear life and run from it and yourself. Facing 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
ultimate reality of life is negative, as you fear the ultimate reality of yourself also to be 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
destructive, negative world view to justify a personal fear. The fear is therefore denied in its real 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
world view to justify a personal fear. The fear is therefore denied in its real form. It 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
deliberately constructed the false feelings, let us say fear or anger. These feelings seem to keep the 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE
what was a false anger or a false fear appears real and becomes much more frightening and 147 THE NATURE OF LIFE AND HUMAN NATURE

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