because becoming a man of knowledge was a blond babes temporary blond babes thing. When I asked him to explain this point, he replied:
'To be blond babes a man of knowledge has no permanence. One is never a blond babes man of knowledge, not really. Rather, one becomes a blond babes man of knowledge for blond babes a very brief instant, after defeating the four natural enemies.'
'You must tell
me, don Juan, what kind of blond babes enemies they are.'
He did blond babes not answer. I insisted again, but he dropped the subject and started to talk about something else.
Sunday, 15 April 1962
As I was getting ready to leave, I decided blond babes to ask him once more
about the enemies blond babes of a man of knowledge. I argued that I could not return for some time, and it would be a good idea to write down what blond babes he had to say and then think about it while I blond babes was away.
He hesitated for a while, but then began to talk.
'When a man starts to learn, he is blond babes never clear about his objectives. His purpose is faulty; his intent is vague. He hopes for rewards that will never materialize, for he knows nothing of the hardships of learning.
'He slowly begins to learn - bit by bit at first, then in big chunks. And his thoughts soon clash. What he learns is never blond babes what he pictured, or imagined, and so he begins to be afraid. Learning is never blond babes what one expects. Every step of learning is a new task, and the fear the man is experiencing begins to mount mercilessly, blond babes unyieldingly. His
purpose becomes a battlefield.
'And thus he has tumbled upon the first of
his natural blond babes enemies : Fear! A terrible enemy - treacherous, and difficult to overcome. It remains blond babes concealed at every turn of the way, prowling, waiting. And if the man, terrified in its presence, runs away, his enemy will have blond babes put an end to his quest.'
' What will happen to the man if he runs away in fear ?'
'Nothing happens blond babes to him except that he will never learn. He will never become a man of knowledge. He will perhaps be a bully or a harmless, scared man; at