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[Alexandr Korol]

an animal, but first think about how to do it within the framework of humanity, in a social context, without offending anyone. And you begin to think it through with your mind, that’s the mind. And it develops, develops, develops. And these people, who are halfway there and halfway here – that’s where it gets tricky. If you meet such a person, one day they act like an animal, wanting to change you, and the next day, their mind kicks in, and they promise to be good and build ideal plans for the future. Then again, their instincts take over, and they can’t control what they do. There are such people, at that stage. It gets even more interesting. Then, as the person’s mind becomes more developed, they suppress all instincts, but they turn into a robot, living only with the mind, a cold-blooded egoist – that’s what they’re called. Because now they think only about personal gain, themselves, everything is well thought out, all by the mind, but they have no understanding of the people around them. They have no qualities of the heart, no soul. Let’s call it “they don’t have a heart.” He only has suppressed instincts and a super-developed mind, where he follows a strict routine, works on his abs, dresses well, speaks beautifully, but it’s obvious that he’s a fake. Because he’s proud that he’s become this way, as he’s managed to tame his animal instincts that always led him into trouble. And he’s done well to reach this level, but compared to others who have a heart, he’s a fake and a cold-blooded robot. And this person, who lives solely with the mind, like a robot, eventually comes to the point where he begins to develop a conscience. This is the next level – the heart. And he begins to feel a little bit of conscience, just a little, a little, a little, and then more, more, more. And so, it’s 50-50 — sometimes he thinks with conscience about a person, then he falls back into the mind and egoism, then he thinks again about others, about his parents, then it’s all about himself. This is the struggle between the mind and the heart. And this development happens so that the heart grows. Then his heart should fully activate, the mind should stop being like this robot and only serve its purpose. It’s like he first tamed his instincts, then he tamed the mind, and now the heart is there, but it’s still untamed and activated, and even then, it still creates problems. Because you fell in love and quit your job. You fell in love and bought your beloved everything with all your money, and tomorrow you have nothing to eat — these feelings and emotions overwhelm you. You wanted to paint, but didn’t think about paying the rent tomorrow, and you ended up on the street. These are people of feelings,