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This the touch of my lips to yours, this the murmur of yearning, _ This the far-off depth and height reflecting my own face, _ This the thoughtful merge of myself, and the outlet again. _ Do you guess I have some intricate purpose? _ Well I have, for the Fourth-month showers have, and the mica on the _ _ _ _ _ side of a rock has. _ Do you take it I would astonish? _ Does the daylight astonish? does the early redstart twittering _ _ _ _ _ through the woods? _ Do I astonish more than they? _ This hour I tell things in confidence, I might not tell everybody, but I will tell you.

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Nay, we sometimes proceed so far as to trust in ourselves, and depend on our own power, strength, and abilities. Then it is that God in mere mercy interposes, and breaks us in pieces; humbles, and confounds us, and so empties us of ourselves, that we may be filled with all the fullness of God. Which we cannot be, without being first emptied of that arrogance and self-conceit which stand in perfect opposition to the grace of God. Hence it appears that hope is a MILITANT VIRTUE, fighting against all that confidence in ourselves; all that self-exaltation upon the score of our own gifts, merits, righteousness, prosperity, honours, and riches, in which the natural man reposes all his confidence. The business of hope is to oppose and conquer all these delusions of the devil, and to seek its rest in the sanctuary of God.

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A diminished self-image causes us to slouch, to avoid looking others in the eye, to be unassertive, to be indecisive. On the other hand, a healthy self-image causes us to carry ourselves well, to speak confidently and to portray dignity. If we have not taken the time and thought to create a wonderful self-image for ourselves, we have had less, been less, and done less than was possible for us than if we had. We can improve our self-images at any moment including this one.

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Wu Wei

I Ching Wisdom: More Guidance from the Book of Answers, Volume Two