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Fate (n.) covers ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠everything that happens, but not everything fated is providence — which leaves room for moral evil outside God's plan.

Power (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠mistaken for kingship: because a king always has power, we suppose whoever has power must be kingly.

Upbringing (n.) whispers ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠error into us: mothers' and nurses' prayers for wealth and glory, bogeymen to frighten us, poets and painters steering the mind toward sweetness.