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Then the scrutiny will begin, meaning the ability to criticize yourself from the perspective of the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before one attains this ability, a person is like any other beast, because there\u2019s nothing within but one\u2019s animate nature. Only when the seed of the future sublime soul appears can a person appreciate self correctly. Only then does one stop being a beast and become a man, for \u201cman\u201d is that part of God within us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: How can I get used to analyzing after each act? 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