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Much of your human [[existence]] is learning that your life is only a [[transition]]. "Life is like a bridge to be crossed, one should not attempt to build his dwelling place here."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=156:2_Teaching_in_Sidon] Therefore, very much of life consists in learning its basic [[dimension]]. You who exist during your first short [[transitional]] phase attempt to cling on to it with great tenacity, misunderstanding that life's initial [[purpose]] is only to [[prepare]] your budding [[soul]] for greater [[reality]]. Men and women realize that lifetime is short and that forgetfulness comes quickly. Your [[ancestors]], like you, sought to [[change]] the world in such a way as to be remembered after passing, and now you [[understand]] that your understanding of them is practically non-existent. [[Generations]] pass and few are remembered, still fewer as time goes on. [[History]] is forgetful and [[existence]] becomes lost and easily forgotten. Searching for [[permanence]] is the urge of [[human]] existence. Permanence is not found in this [[life]]. There is nothing of permanent [[nature]] here. When [[humans]] learn that their lastingness is the result of [[transitions]], they will cease to be enamored of their [[temporal]] [[reflection]] and happily [[trust]] that the transition is toward lasting [[value]].

Much of your human [[existence]] is learning that your life is only a [[transition]]. "Life is like a bridge to be crossed, one should not attempt to build his dwelling place here."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=156:2_Teaching_in_Sidon] Therefore, very much of life consists in learning its basic [[dimension]]. You who exist during your first short [[transitional]] phase attempt to cling on to it with great tenacity, misunderstanding that life's initial [[purpose]] is only to [[prepare]] your budding [[soul]] for greater [[reality]]. Men and women realize that lifetime is short and that forgetfulness comes quickly. Your [[ancestors]], like you, sought to [[change]] the world in such a way as to be remembered after passing, and now you [[understand]] that your understanding of them is practically non-existent. [[Generations]] pass and few are remembered, still fewer as time goes on. [[History]] is forgetful and [[existence]] becomes lost and easily forgotten. Searching for [[permanence]] is the urge of [[human]] existence. Permanence is not found in this [[life]]. There is nothing of permanent [[nature]] here. When [[humans]] learn that their lastingness is the result of [[transitions]], they will cease to be enamored of their [[temporal]] [[reflection]] and happily [[trust]] that the transition is toward lasting [[value]].

What will you take with you from this [[life]]? Very little. All of life consists in [[transition]]. Consider the [[change]] from [[embryonic]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus fetal] stages. What remains of the embryo? Nothing [[discernable]] really, hardly more than basic [[pattern]]. Your pattern is the created [[existence]] of your [[personality]]. That is the pattern over which all else is [[change]]. Life's sorrows are the non-acceptance of its [[changing]] nature, while life's [[joys]] are the [[intunement]] of the [[soul]] with [[change]]. Little does any one man give except the imprint of his unique [[personality]] onto others. He who is [[wise]] uses his uniqueness, celebrates his differentness and exults in its [[changing]] nature. Sorry is the man who has taken his first imprints and sought to build a [[home]] with it. Gone is the [[joy]] and the freshness in [[life]]. [[Wise]] is the human who looks upon his life as a [[series]] of imprints which have changed and continue to [[change]] throughout life on into life [[eternal]]. Look around you and you'll see that those who attempt to cease changing are those who increase their [[sorrows]]. [[Adapt]] then when you are the human who stops changing.

What will you take with you from this [[life]]? Very little. All of life consists in [[transition]]. Consider the [[change]] from [[embryonic]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus fetal] stages. What remains of the embryo? Nothing [[discernable]] really, hardly more than basic [[pattern]]. Your pattern is the created [[existence]] of your [[personality]]. That is the pattern over which all else is [[change]]. Life's sorrows are the non-acceptance of its [[changing]] nature, while life's [[joys]] are the [[intunement]] of the [[soul]] with [[change]]. Little does any one man give except the imprint of his unique [[personality]] onto others. He who is [[wise]] uses his uniqueness, celebrates his differentness and exults in its [[changing]] nature. Sorry is the man who has taken his first imprints and sought to build a [[home]] with it. Gone is the [[joy]] and the freshness in [[life]]. [[Wise]] is the human who looks upon his life as a [[series]] of imprints which have changed and continue to [[change]] throughout life on into life [[eternal]]. Look around you and you'll see that those who attempt to cease changing are those who increase their [[sorrows]]. [[Adapt]] then when you are the human who stops changing.

How do I adapt when the circumstances are unfair and my [[heart]] weeps and stutters? You are only here a little while. When you [[realize]] that [[adaptation]] isn't the end of all [[ideals]], no, rather does adaptation serve to underline those ideals. You are never in [[danger]] of losing yourself, no, rather does your [[adaptation]] serve to impress your [[ideals]] on those who would never be [[touched]] by you otherwise.

How do I adapt when the circumstances are unfair and my [[heart]] weeps and stutters? You are only here a little while. When you [[realize]] that [[adaptation]] isn't the end of all [[ideals]], no, rather does adaptation serve to underline those ideals. You are never in [[danger]] of losing yourself, no, rather does your [[adaptation]] serve to impress your [[ideals]] on those who would never be [[touched]] by you otherwise.