Chapter 8 Seeing the Bigger Picture
Consider yourself light. Think of the world as deep.
Miyamoto Musashi (Japanese Ronin 1584–1645)
Summary
It is easy to focus on your own momentary situation without putting yourself into perspective within the bigger picture. If you truly want to see the bigger picture, you have to see how finite we all are, that we are easily replaceable and that feeling like a victim is not an option. Tools for becoming aware of what is happening in and around you are provided.
My grandfather was a war criminal. Called “the Butcher of Poland,” he was trialed and justly hanged at the Nuremberg trials. My father wrote numerous books against him, so from my teens onwards I knew a lot about ...
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