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The Universal (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠enough for the ethically brave: it takes great courage not to want to stand out by one's differences.

The Universal (n.) coexists ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠with the particular without consuming it, like the fire in the burning bush; seeking the universal man outside oneself means stripping naked like the Hussite sect playing Adam.

The Universal (n.) exists ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠nowhere as such; it depends on my energy of consciousness whether in the particular I see the universal or merely the particular.

The Universal (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a severe master when one has it outside oneself: it holds the sword of justice over him and says, 'Why wilt thou be outside?' — and blames him even when it is not his fault.

The Universal (n.) asks ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the individual to publish himself in a clean, elegant edition, as free of errors as possible, that anyone can read.

The Universal (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the individual's friendly home, which welcomes him with open arms; above it winds a solitary path, narrow and steep, where one walks without meeting a single traveller.

The Universal (n.) would ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠have let Abraham and everyone repose in his deed had he sacrificed his son for it, as a vowel reposes in its consonant — but that was not the task.