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Humans often find themselves tangled up in several common dialectics: eternity vs. finitude, freedom vs. determination, duty vs. prudence, order vs. chaos, good vs. evil, etc. We often believe that a choice must be made. That we cannot be both free and determined, good and evil, clear and confused, prudent and dutiful, eternal and limited,— at the same time.

But this is just illusion.

Because the idea of eternity is nothing more than the limit of an infinite series of changes in position and time.

And the idea of good is nothing more than the limit of an infinite series of attempts to remove impediments to freedom.

And chaos is nothing but the limit of what we encompass.

Therefore, because there is effort, there must be limit. One cannot be without the other.

So be comforted: live—and believe.