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(Amused:) At the risk of repeating myself, I make these remarks (to me). You are not threatened. You do live in a safe universe. You do. You need not believe that the world of the newspapers does not exist, but you must believe that that world cannot threaten you.
By such a belief you so attract probabilities that you actually miss the threats that appear at one level of reality. In so doing you not only help yourself but others as well, for they perceive your safety, and look for the reasons. The sea is dangerous if you are in the middle of the ocean without a boat. If you are on a fine liner, however, with all conveniences, then the ocean becomes an enjoyable adventure.
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The analogy is a good one, however, for you. Sometimes you feel guilty, feeling comparatively well off, while others have lesser advantages. When you do, then you pick up such threats almost as if you believed this would somehow compensate.
The panic reaction you sometimes imagine helps remind you of the panic in which many people spend whole portions of their lifetimes. The way to help them, however, is to perfect your own craft—your beliefs—so that others can use them also. Any incident can serve to trigger such a difficulty, but the basic cause is as I have just given it. Do you follow me?
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