Shock brings success. Shock comes … oh oh! Laughing words … ha ha!. The shock terrifies for a hundred miles. And he does not let fall the sacrificial spoon and chalice.
When a man has learned within his heart what fear and trembling mean, he is safeguarded against any terror produced by outside influences. Let the thunder roll and spread terror a hundred miles around; he remains so composed and reverent in spirit that the sacrificial rite is not interrupted. This is the spirit that must animate leaders and rulers of men … a profound inner seriousness from which all outer terrors glance off harmlessly.
Thunder repeated: the image of shock. Thus in fear and trembling, The Superior man sets his life in order. And examines himself.
