The Knot

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I have a knot in my shoelaces.<o:p></o:p>

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I think I will pull hard at the laces, maybe that will work?<o:p></o:p>

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Now the knot is worse, the resistance to the pulling has strengthened its resolve.<o:p></o:p>

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I still have a knot in my shoelaces, and I am frustrated and tired.<o:p></o:p>

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Pulling against the problem, working against the source,<o:p></o:p>

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Frustrations’ resolve grows.<o:p></o:p>

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Work in harmony, understand the problem<o:p></o:p>

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See that it is not a problem at all.<o:p></o:p>

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A simple knot is nothing more than intersecting lines, woven around each other.<o:p></o:p>

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Use calm and be objective. Patience should be exercised.<o:p></o:p>

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Unravel the knot and feel your frustration unravel.<o:p></o:p>

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Pull against the knot and feel your frustration bound tighter.<o:p></o:p>

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Do not seek to control, seek to understand.<o:p></o:p>

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The knot is the greatest lesson that I have ever known.<o:p></o:p>