The poor native Americans were freaked out and they tried helplessly to stick to their customs and traditions with still some sort of curiosity.
"Rome was built on hills which made defenses easier. The Tiber River was a source of water and the Alps protected it from the north".
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The actions are adequately matched.
- A life of suffering will lead to a life with religious ascetics. However, it is seen as one of the extremes that should be avoided because self mortification is unprofitable and unworthy.
- A life as an Hindu Prince leads to a life given to pleasures. This is seen as the other extreme because it also leads to being unworthy and unprofitable.
- Meditating under the Bodhi Tree leads to the path of enlightment. It is what leads to "The Middle Way" between "Eternalism" (which is denied by Buddhism) and "Annihilationism" (Budhism accepts the fact of existence. Therefore things can be destroyed.)
Math is the area where we struggle in the most.
