Use the moments, days, years of your life to become wiser and more at home in the world by paying attention to what is happening right now. We can aspire to be kind, to relax, and to open our heart to what is right in front of us right at this moment.
In spring we had to struggle to make the ascendancy of the year. In summer we reveled in the glory of fire and vigor. Now the fiery activity of summer is replaced by the celebration of autumn, now we can begin to let things relax, and look forward to mellowness and quietness.
Shining the light on yourself will never boost your eminence. Being self-righteous precludes you from being right. Parading yourself parodies leadership. Boasting about yourself will never boost your fame, avoid the cultivation of all these ego-bloated voids.
In life conflict between differing opinions arises everywhere. Generally, dispute arises from not having the flexibility in considering the others opinion. Whether you win or lose is not enjoyable, its better to solve the dispute before it goes to far usually by meeting your opponent halfway.
Quote: Never do anything against conscience, even if the state demands it. —Einstein