“And so you see, my friends,” he was saying, “everything is both complicated and simple. This is the fundamental rule that governs the world. We must never forget it. Things that appear to be complicated – and that, in fact, are complicated – are very simple where motives are concerned. It is just a matter of what we are looking for. Motive is the root of desire, so to speak. The important thing is to seek out the root. Dig beneath the complicated surface of reality. And keep on digging. Then dig even more until you come to the very tip of the root. If you will only do that” – and here he
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