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You have lived long and learned the secret of life, O Seer!

Tell me what are the best three things to seek -

The best three things for a man to seek on earth?

The best three things for a man to seek, O Son! are these:

Reverence for that great Source from whence he came;

Work for the world wherein he finds himself;

And knowledge of the Realm toward which he goes.

What are the best three things to love on earth, O Seer!

What are the best three things for a man to love?

The best three things for a man to love, O Son! are these:

Labour which keeps his forces all in action;

A home wherein no evil thing may enter;

And a loving woman with God in her heart.

What are the three great sins to shun, O Seer! -

What are the three great sins for a man to shun?

The three great sins for a man to shun, O Son! are these:

A thought which soils the heart from whence it goes;

An action that can harm a living thing;

And undeveloped energies of mind.

What are the worst three things to fear, O Seer! -

What are the worst three things for a man to fear?

The worst three things for man to fear, O Son! are these:

Doubt and suspicion in a young child's eyes;

Accusing shame upon a woman's face;

And in himself no consciousness of God.