Simple

Life is simple.
Find a goal and achieve it.
If there's an obstacle, overcome it.
When you're afraid, keep going.
When you're knocked down, get up.

Don't complicate things.
It's a trap.
It's a tempting trap.
Your world must have only three things:
yourself, your goal, and your obstacle.

You must become purpose incarnate.
You are here to bring your will to reality.
You must regain your original purity.
You must stamp out the animal in you.
You must make your body pure instrument, simple tool.

The goal does not matter.
The goal is all that matters.
Choose it and move toward it.
Choose it and achieve it.
Achieve it and move on to the next goal.

The obstacle is everywhere.
It's within you.
It's outside of you.
You must overcome it at every turn.
You must not allow it to defeat you.

You must never ask why.
The word no longer exists for you.
There is no why.
There is only how.
How will you reach the next goal?

Kill the part of you that hesitates.
Kill the part of you that doubts.
Kill the part that longs for comfort.
Kill the part that pines for pleasure.
Kill the part that is not your will.

Life is simple.
Feel the simplicity of a circle.
The simplicity of a flower in bloom.
The simplicity of a sheet of ice.
The simplicity of simple purpose.

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