Ultimately, nothing matters.
When you are grimly involved in getting, when the world seems to exist only with in your own circle of activities, when something you have built or bought begins to shut out the sight of the sun-remember, ultimately, nothing matters. Say it aloud: “Ultimately, nothing matters!”
A negative counsel? By no means. Ultimately, nothing matters. Everything matters in its time and in its place-and give everything its due. Yet reserve a small corner of the consciousness for the ultimate which maintains perspective, which recognizes the ages as well as today. It makes you more peaceful, it makes you more of yourself, and it makes you stronger.
Napoleon Hill.
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Exactly what I’ve been thinking today, and it isn’t a cynical retreat from reality.
YOU, the conscious observer CHOOSES to abide by the rules society sets; just as you may choose to not abide by them; to be hedonic; to express your inner Dianisys; to reflect in quiet Hermetic contemplation; to be YOUR TRUE SELF. Anything goes.
But remember that, ultimately, nothing matters!
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