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"Yes, of course, but in this case it has been decided to attack tomorrow, and there is nothing left to do but to attack tomorrow. YES OF COURSE BUT IN THIS CASE IT HAS BEEN DECIDED TO ATTACK TO MORROW AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO DO BUT TO ATTACK TO MORROW
ated, but that is just as well, for what matters is not appearances, but reality, and we have the two things that matter most in life: peace and joy." I agreed with him, for I had found the same to be true in my own experiences. I then asked him, "When will this grand offensive be undertaken?" "Tomorrow," he said bluntly. "Tomorrow? Isn't that rather soon?" "Why? Fate has been fulfilled so far, why wait when it is time to act? Maybe you misunderstood my meaning: it is not our philosophy to simply let things go as they will. Instead we relax and let things take their course when it is not in our power to do anything effective, but when the time comes to act, we act swiftly and do not delay. In a word, we do not force fate, either by forcing action where patience is needed, nor by forcing patience where action is needed." "That sounds well enough," I said, "But the difficulty lies in the correct classification of the situation, or in other words, deciding if patience or action is needed. WERS THAT BE YOU MAY THINK IT UNSOPHISTICATED BUT THAT IS JUST AS WELL FOR WHAT MATTERS IS NOT APPEARANCES BUT REALITY AND WE HAVE THE TWO THINGS THAT MATTER MOST IN LIFE PEACE AND JOY I AGREED WITH HIM FOR I HAD FOUND THE SAME TO BE TRUE IN MY OWN EXPERIENCES I THEN ASKED HIM WHEN WILL THIS GRAND OFFENSIVE BE UNDERTAKEN TO MORROW HE SAID BLUNTLY TO MORROW ISN'T THAT RATHER SOON WHY FATE HAS BEEN FULFILLED SO FAR WHY WAIT WHEN IT IS TIME TO ACT MAYBE YOU MISUNDERSTOOD MY MEANING IT IS NOT OUR PHILOSOPHY TO SIMPLY LET THINGS GO AS THEY WILL INSTEAD WE RELAX AND LET THINGS TAKE THEIR COURSE WHEN IT IS NOT IN OUR POWER TO DO ANYTHING EFFECTIVE BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES TO ACT WE ACT SWIFTLY AND DO NOT DELAY IN A WORD WE DO NOT FORCE FATE EITHER BY FORCING ACTION WHERE PATIENCE IS NEEDED NOR BY FORCING PATIENCE WHERE ACTION IS NEEDED THAT SOUNDS WELL ENOUGH I SAID BUT THE DIFFICULTY LIES IN THE CORRECT CLASSIFICATION OF THE SITUATION OR IN OTHER WORDS DECIDING IF PATIENCE OR ACTION IS NEEDED
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