Editing Lara documents/Lara 010.001

{{Apocrypha}}
''Translated by Whilyam''

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Do not punish mistakes. They are the teachers of us. <br />
Do not avoid mistakes. Fools who think they can learn no more are the only ones who do so. <br />
Rejoice you are not perfect. <br />
Show your imperfection but do not flaunt it. It keeps you from pride. <br />
Reflect on your mistakes. They polish the mirror of your soul. 

Do not fault those without a plan. Do not fault those without a structure. <br />
The fish do not schedule their days. <br />
The river does not flow straight as a line. <br />
The Tree<ref>Meaning here seems to be the Great Tree or Possibilities, implying that the entire universe runs without a grand schedule, so don't worry if you don't. –Whilyam</ref> does not grow to a grid. <br />
The Maker sees goodness in them. 

Do not fault those who have gambled. Do not devalue them for it. Remember. <br />
Ainehm gambled on races and lost. He lived a humble life and the Maker saw it. <br />
Elath lost on the battles of slaves. But he saw his deeper mistake and redeemed himself. <br />
The Maker forgave Dhoram though he bet on wars of others and of D'ni. <br />
The Maker sees the soul and the face<ref>Similar saying to how we might say "facade". As in, God sees both your soul and your facade, your exterior. –Whilyam</ref>. It was killing others which Dhoram and Elath had to repent. 

Do not fault those who drink. Help them gain forgiveness from the Maker. <br />
In despair it is often drunk. <br />
To despair it often leads. <br />
In despair it often ends. <br />
The Maker sees and helps. Do not belittle those who are in need. 

Do not fault those who leave their spouses for it is often men who dictate love. <br />
Remember. <br />
Yulahm waited thirty years for an unfaithful man and left him for one who truly loved her. <br />
The Maker sees no due to the people's arrangements. He sees only those who truly love. <br />
The Maker faults those who marry for profit. The Maker faults those who force others into marriage. <br />
The Maker rewards those who need no cord<ref>Likely meaning the cord that binds the couple on the fifth day, though it seems difficult to imagine the D'ni approving a joining ceremony without the joining bit. I think this is more an emotional point than factual, which fits the book's purpose as a spiritual "pick-me-up". –Whilyam</ref>.

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