One Does Not Become Fully Human Painlessly.

Anxiety Is An Even Better Teacher Than Reality, For One Can Temporarily Evade Reality By Avoiding The Distasteful Situation; But Anxiety Is A Source Of Education Always Present Because One Carries It Within.

Suffering Is Nature's Way Of Indicating A Mistaken Attitude Or Way Of Behavior, And To The Nonegocentric Person Every Moment Of Suffering Is The Opportunity For Growth. People Should Rejoice In Suffering, Strange As It Sounds, For This Is A Sign Of The Availability Of Energy To Transform Their Characters.

One Does Not Become Fully Human Painlessly.

It Requires Greater Courage To Preserve Inner Freedom, To Move On In One's Inward Journey Into New Realms, Than To Stand Defiantly For Outer Freedom. It Is Often Easier To Play The Martyr, As It Is To Be Rash In Battle. Strange As It Sounds, Steady, Patient Growth In Freedom Is Probably The Most Difficult Task Of All, Requiring The Greatest Courage. Thus If The Term "hero" Is Used In This Discussion At All, It Must Refer Not To The Special Acts Of Outstanding Persons, But To The Heroic Element Potentially In Every Man.

However It May Be Confounded Or Covered Up Or Counterfeited, This Elemental Capacity To Fight Against Injustice Remains The Distinguishing Characteristic Of Human Beings.