The Bonds of Man Man to Self A) Prize your own life Man, like beasts, aims for liveliness. As Man grows in liveliness, he moves from survival to wellbeing to fatherhood. B) Never lie to yourself Man is both thought and flesh. Thought may dwell on what was or could be, but flesh lives now. So, thought must hold to truth and cast out error for Man to thrive. Guard against holding to beliefs just because they feel good or you wish them to be true. Take to heart what you can change and what you must bear. Man to Man A) If someone attacks you, hurt them, and not otherwise Man to Nature A) Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. B) Humans are part of Nature Humans are not gods above Nature, nor spirits caught inside it, nor evil beings blighting it, nor mere waste below it.