Whatever one’s theory of the universe, this must be established first of all: I am a part of the Whole which is governed by Nature. Second: I have some sort of allegiance toward those parts of the Whole which are like me. For if I remember these two things, I will not be discontented by anything that has been assigned to me by the Whole, since I am a part of it, for nothing which benefits the Whole is truly harmful to a part because the Whole does not contain anything that is not beneficial to itself. While all natural things possess this feature, the universe has this in addition: it cannot
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