Either You Understand Or You Don't, And

You Cannot Force The Now. — But Can You Neither Condemn Nor Justify And Yet Be Extraordinarily Alive As You Walk On? You Can Never Invite The Wind, But You Must Leave The Window Open.

There Is A Powerful Craving In Most Of Us To See Ourselves As Instruments In The Hands Of Others And Thus Free Ourselves From The Responsibility For Acts Which Are Prompted By Our Own Questionable Inclinations And Impulses. Both The Strong And The Weak Grasp At This Alibi. The Latter Hide Their Malevolence Under The Virtue Of Obedience: They Acted Dishonorably Because They Had To Obey Orders. The Strong, Too, Claim Absolution By Proclaiming Themselves The Chosen Instrument Of A Higher Power -- God, History, Fate, Nation, Or Humanity.

If You Follow The Classical Pattern, You Are Understanding The Routine, The Tradition, The Shadow -- You Are Not Understanding Yourself.

It's The Law Of Averages: Put In More, Come Out With More.

A Fight Is Not Won By One Punch Or Kick. Either Learn To Endure Or Hire A Bodyguard.