Maturity Is Achieved When A Person Accepts

A Love Of Neighbor Manifests Itself In The Tolerance Not Only Of Opinions Of Others But, What Is More Important, Of The Essence And Uniqueness Of Others, When We Subscribe To That Religious Philosophy Of Life That Insists That God Has Made Each Man And Woman An Individual Sacred Personality Endowed With A Specific Temperament, Created With Differing Needs, Hungers, Dreams. This Is A Variegated, Pluralistic World Where No Two Stars Are The Same And Every Snowflake Has Its Own Distinctive Pattern. God Apparently Did Not Want A Regimented World Of Sameness.

The Quest For This Unwearied Peace Is Constant And Universal. Probe Deeply Into The Teaching Of Buddha, Maimonides, Or A Kempis, And You Will Discover That They Base Their Diverse Doctrines On The Foundation Of A Large Spiritual Serenity. Analyze The Prayers Of Troubled, Overborne Mankind Of All Creeds, In Every Age-and Their Petitions Come Down To The Irreducible Common Denominators Of Daily Bread And Inward Peace. Grown Men Do Not Pray For Vain Trifles. When They Lift Up Their Hearts And Voices In The Valley Of Tears They Ask For Strength And Courage And Understanding.

Treasure Each Other In The Recognition That We Do Not Know How Long We Shall Have Each Other.

The Primary Joy Of Life Is Acceptance, Approval, The Sense Of Appreciation And Companionship Of Our Human Comrades. Many Men Do Not Understand That The Need For Fellowship Is Really As Deep As The Need For Food, And So They Go Through Life Accepting Many Substitutes For Genuine, Warm, Simple.

Excessive Competitiveness, Anxiety, Hostility, Suspiciousness, All Originate In The Nursery Years. That Is Why, If We Want A World Of Peace And Not Violence, Love And Not Hate, Cooperation And Not Murder, Justice And Not Selfishness, We Have To Learn How To Make Childhood More Happy. No Nobler Task Could Be Pursued By Our Generation.