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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.