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But now as for you,
  what will you do?
And what exactly
  do your efforts prove?
You have a mind
  with which to decide
what is wrong
  from what is right.
So tell me then
  if you think you’re so wise,
what conclusions
  have you made about life?
Tell me then,
  since you have a mind
with which you deduce
  the truth from the lie,
what in the world
  are you going to decide?
And how can you
  be so sure you are right?

You cannot measure
  everything there is
  in all reality.
You cannot measure
  even one thing
  with absolute accuracy.
So what do you know
  with no doubt in your soul?
And what in the world
  can you truly be sure of?

If there is anything at all
  that you can be sure of,
then you know
  you have a mind
  that discerns and decides,
so that you are subject
  to being judged
  as wrong or right.

Or can you deduce
  or prove or surmise
that there is nothing at all
  that you can decide?
But that’s a
  contradiction of terms
  that defies
the very notion
  that you cannot decide.
For that in itself
  is a decision of mind
which proves to you
  that your soul is alive.
So you cannot surmise
  that you have no mind,
and you must contend
  with the facts in your life.

For the mind is that
  which discerns and decides
what are the facts
  and what they imply.
And all the things
  that you perceive in life
form the basis
  on what you decide.
And everything
  that you decide
must also have
  its affect on your life.
For if all your decisions
  had no effect,
then there would
  be no proof
  that your spirit exists.
But since you know
  that you exist,
you know your decisions
  have consequences.
For the only reason
  you even bother
  to make decisions in life
is so the intended result
  will have the effect
  that you like.
For you know that you
  must abide
by all the effects
  that your decisions imply.
So all the plans
  that you design
do effect your fate in life.
And the ultimate thing
  that you decide
is the final state
  in which you abide.

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