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Someone here this evening mentioned that it seemed that you only learn what life is and who you are and then your life is over; the time is brief. Another student mentioned an elderly father. Those of you who have parents living see them daily grow older, and the scorn of youth turns to the compassion that comes with years, and the bravado changes to understanding. And yet, within the understanding there is also bravado.
[... 5 paragraphs ...]
Now I want you to do several things. First of all, through listening to my voice, I want you to be reminded of the sheer physical vitality that is now a part of your own being. The physical life that you do not understand, that is now the vehicle for the expression of your self. I want you to be intimately aware of it and realize that the blood rushes within your veins with as much force as this voice speaks. Then I want you to give us a brief moment while I show you, to some extent, the vast distances, in your terms, in which your reality has its meaning. The dimensions of existence in which you also have your part.
[... 30 paragraphs ...]