| If, in our example, the dam is considered a | | | | |
| problem for the river, then any problem is | | | | In order for a problem to exist and to |
| simply a deviation from the straight course. | | | | undermine peace, it is necessary for it to |
| If the river flowed along its course without | | | | have some unknown part. It may be that the |
| meeting a dam, one could say that it had no | | | | problem itself is absolutely unknown |
| problems because it did not meet any | | | | (incomprehensible) or that some parts of the |
| obstacles or challenges. | | | | problem are falsely comprehended. There may |
| | | | also be a misunderstanding about the actual |
| The straight road, in other words, is the | | | | problem (problem does not exist or |
| truth, right information; any deviation from | | | | information about it distorted). |
| the straight road is a lie, distorted, wrong | | | | |
| information or evasion. | | | | In short: |
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| Problems exist only because of the lack of | | | | For the problem to exist it must be based on |
| information or because of wrong (falsified) | | | | a falsehood. |
| information. | | | | |
| | | | Let's say that a conflict arises with one's |
| Let's suppose that we believe: in order to | | | | wife or husband caused by one of his or her |
| achieve financial freedom you need to work | | | | statements. The conflict results in a couple |
| hard; however, as much as we work, someone | | | | of days without speaking to one another. |
| will always earn more than us. This is | | | | After that, it becomes clear that they: |
| because a small deviation exists in "hard | | | | |
| work" belief, for achieving financial freedom | | | | A. did not understand each other correctly, |
| it is not the effort, but the wise effort | | | | or |
| that earns us more. Instead of believing in | | | | |
| hard work, change to believing in smart work. | | | | B. said something in a way they did not want |
| | | | to say it. |
| We can dig as many regular trenches as we | | | | |
| would like but we will not become rich | | | | Every problem should be evaluated like this: |
| because each person's time and effort | | | | for a problem to exist, a falsehood must be |
| resources are limited. If you want to become | | | | present. |
| rich by quickly digging trenches, you must | | | | |
| organize an army of slaves. | | | | Another example is the constant problem of |
| | | | unfaithfulness for one couple. |
| Or hoping for easy money you can go to the | | | | |
| king and ask for ten thousand ducats to | | | | Seen in this way, the constant problem of |
| purchase a ship and travel plundering the new | | | | unfaithfulness is due to some sort of |
| lands from "barbarians." Or sit on the oil | | | | falsehood. Specifically, the unfaithful |
| pipe somewhere in Russia and over a couple of | | | | person is directly lying to herself and/or |
| years steal the Earth's black gold that took | | | | her partner, that she is worried about him, |
| millions of years to form. | | | | that he cares about him and loves him, but |
| | | | the truth is he is simply a one more man to |
| If you want to become rich ethically you have | | | | play with. |
| to pay those who dig the trenches for their | | | | |
| services. | | | | Problems are caused by the unknown, |
| | | | falsehoods to oneself, the falsehoods of |
| If you love digging trenches, you may want to | | | | other people, and their mistaken beliefs and |
| increase your qualifications or knowledge of | | | | opinions. Superstitions that appeared, in |
| trench-digging problems. Thus you can | | | | turn, because of a lack of knowledge, lack of |
| increase the value of the same time and | | | | information, or its distortion, are examples |
| effort, enabling you to earn more and still | | | | of such mistaken beliefs. |
| work a loved job. | | | | |
| | | | In essence, falsehood is the same dam |
| What differentiates an unfortunate person | | | | obstructing the river's flow in its fortunate |
| from a fortunate one, a successful person | | | | channel. It undermines the squirrel gathering |
| from an unsuccessful one, is only being | | | | nuts for the winter. The only thing |
| informed. A person must have information | | | | obstructing our progress toward our goals and |
| about his subject. The more fortunate person | | | | having a good life is falsehood. |
| knows how to solve a problem easily and more | | | | |
| accurately. He knows WHAT the problem is; | | | | Someone once lied to a famous actress in her |
| that is why he does not worry when problems | | | | youth by telling her that she was not pretty. |
| appear, and does not worry about natural | | | | This caused her distress all her life, |
| problems either. A fortunate person is not | | | | although many years had passed, and she was |
| scared of problems. He or she simply has | | | | named the most beautiful woman on the planet. |
| balance of problems-neither too much, nor too | | | | Who created the problem, a problem that was |
| little. | | | | not there? Someone's falsehood. |
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| An unfortunate person is unfortunate not | | | | A tactless comment, especially one made |
| because of fate, the stars, the gods or any | | | | during a sensitive person's youth, may cause |
| other similar nonsense, but because of his | | | | him or her to seek treatment all their lives. |
| inability to see. For him, a capability to | | | | The comment may have been false or was true |
| not know appears. | | | | only in that moment, sometime in the past, |
| | | | but it is not true today. |
| First, we should know: | | | | |