People have become so selfish that they no longer care for others, or anything other than their own welfare.
Over and over, again and again, until I make you see that the past no longer works. I challenge you and tempt you every day with your past, so that you may see that the past is the ultimate delusion.
YOUR friends today attach themselves not to you but to your purse or to some advantage they can gain through your father's kindness. When your purse is empty or when your father is no longer in power, they bid you good-bye.
Desire is like the shadow caused by the morning sun; it gets longer when you run to catch; it makes you a fool.