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40. Deliverance
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Bottom. [6] The struggle with obstructions and difficulties
is over. Normalcy returns, and new opportunities present themselves. The man
now has time to relax and recover his equilibrium. He can make plans for
progress and good fortune.
2. [9] Inferior men are still around, but their time is
past. They can easily be removed from the scene, and then the struggle is
completely over. It is not necessary to take vigorous action, which might
instead spoil the time of recovery. Taking the high ground and adhering totally
to what is right will provide the personal strength necessary to complete the
final phases of deliverance.
3. [6] When a man of modest means escapes from difficulties
into an easier lifestyle, he may feel tempted to make a display of his newly
acquired freedom. He may even want to boast of his good fortune to perfect
strangers, and brag about the advantages he now enjoys. But this would be a big
mistake, because it attracts those who are naturally envious of anyone who
thinks they are well off -- those who would wish him ill and would like to
deprive him of whatever they can, if only out of meanness. If he continues with
such a pretentious attitude, he is sure to meet with misfortune. A man more
accustomed to an easier lifestyle is more circumspect. He enjoys himself
quietly without expecting strangers to appreciate his favorable situation, and
he attracts little attention or envy.
4. [9] When a man's progress is halted in the face of
difficulties and obstructions, he may find that inferior men associate with him
because they are in similar circumstances, even if permanently. It is easy for
the man to think that these are reliable companions just because they are
similarly situated and their fate seems to be the same. But when the time of deliverance
comes, and the man is able to move ahead out of these unhappy circumstances, it
is important that he abandon these characters he had begun to identify with.
They are not suitable companions for the higher, more accomplished circles he
is destined to move in. If he tries to bring them with him, other people who
would be of real assistance to him, and who could help him accomplish his
goals, will become wary and inclined to stay away. Superior people do not want
to associate themselves with someone who surrounds himself with disreputable
characters.
5. [6] When a superior man who has been through a period
when his progress has been stymied finally is able to free himself and
experience deliverance from his former circumstances, he will find that the
inferior people who have attached themselves to him during his period of
decline are not so easy to get rid of. He feels some obligation towards them
and tries to be accommodating to them, but they interpret that as a desire to
continue the association, and they seem to take advantage of his lack of
resolve. It is necessary, therefore, that he become clear in his own mind that
he definitely no longer wants to continue associating with the lesser
characters. Once he acquires that inner certainty, it will be obvious in his
general attitude. The lesser people will soon get the point, and will leave him
alone.
Top. [6] The possibility exists for the man to move out of a
difficult situation that has been holding him back, but an evil person in a
powerful position is preventing the man from moving on. This is all that is
holding him back, but being evil, this person will not relent and must be dealt
with. It is necessary, therefore, for the man to take whatever steps are
necessary to overcome this evil obstruction. Once this obstacle is out of the
way, everything proceeds smoothly.
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