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Chapter Sixty-Seven

In life I am great, but to the world I am a failure

In my grandeur, I am different from all the rest

And that is exactly therefore the reason I am great

If I would be like the rest, I would be just as unimportant and insignificant

I have three treasures I cherish:

The first is compassion

The second is austerity

The third is modesty

Thanks to my compassion I can be brave

Because I am austere I can be unselfish

Because I am modest I can lead the way

But one who abandons his compassion and yet wants to be brave

One who renounces austerity and yet wants to be unselfish

One who stops being modest and still wants to be important

Won’t make it far

One who fights with compassion, will conquer

Because he doesn’t need to defend himself, he’s invulnerable

The Unspeakable will protect him with its compassion

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