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Nearing had turned away from such goods and products, yet he had in his earlier years thought that these if were only distributed equally the world would be changed for the better. He is a symbol of the frontier spirit, and many youngsters through the years have been helped through his efforts. He began to understand, however, that more could be offered, that the inner realities of mind, in some fashion, caused the exterior realities of experience. He wanted to meet Ruburt to make sure that someone was embarked upon that search. And that it would continue after his death. And in his own fashion, he passed on some energy to Ruburt as a gift to help him in that endeavor. Take your break.
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Now: briefly and emphatically: there is no reason for either of you to feel ashamed of Ruburt’s physical condition.
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You personally expressed feelings that both of you had had, and then both of you were appalled by the feelings and used them as springboards. Ruburt realized that he had been afraid to try walking again. He recognized fear, challenged it, and found himself surprised. The expression of feelings was therapeutic, and a part of the entire healing process, as far as it involved the both of you.
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Ruburt’s motions—some of them—have quickened since last week, in walking. It was an excellent idea “not to hide” when company comes—but any remarks should be made as statements of facts, simply and quietly, and not as apologies. The ideas of shame are simply new versions of old religious concepts, or of scientific ones: if there is something physically wrong with you, it is either a sign of inner sin or of incompetency in terms of survival of the fittest. Neither concept has anything to do with the basic merit of a personality.
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