Maturity Is Achieved When A Person Postpones

After A Quarter Of A Century Of Personal Experience And Professional Observation, I Have Come To Understand That Peace Of Mind Is The True Goal Of The Considered Life. I Know Now That The Sum Of All Other Possessions Does Not Necessarily Add Up To Peace Of Mind; On The Other Hand, I Have Seen This Inner Tranquility Flourish Without The Material Supports Of Property Or Even The Buttress Of Physical Health. Peace Of Mind Can Transform A Cottage Into A Spacious Manor Hall; The Want Of It Can Make A Regal Residence An Imprisoning Shell.

Let Us Learn To Accept Ourselves-accept The Truth That We Are Capable In Some Directions And Limited In Others, That Genius Is Rare, That Mediocrity Is A Portion Of Almost All Of Us, But That We Can Contribute From The Storehouse Of Our Skills To The Enrichment Of Our Common Life.

The Melody That The Loved One Played Upon The Piano Of Your Life Will Never Be Played Quite That Way Again, But We Must Not Close The Keyboard And Allow The Instrument To Gather Dust. We Must Seek Out Other Artists Of The Spirit, New Friends Who Gradually Will Help Us To Find The Road To Life Again, Who Will Walk The Road With Us.

There Is Too Much Undissolved Wrath And Punishment In Most Religions.

Maturity Is Achieved When A Person Accepts Life As Full Of Tension; When He Does Not Torment Himself With Childish Guilt Feelings, But Avoids Tragic Adult Sins; When He Postpones Immediate Pleasures For The Sake Of Long-term Values.... Our Generation Must Be Inspired To Search For That Maturity Which Will Manifest Itself In The Qualities Of Tenacity, Dependability, Co-operativeness And The Inner Drive To Work And Sacrifice For A Nobler Future Of Mankind.