There Is No Such Thing As A

Rationalization May Be Defined As Self-deception By Reasoning.

To Find A Mountain Path All By Oneself Gives A Greater Feeling Of Strength Than To Take A Path That Is Shown.

Through The Eclipse Of Large Areas Of The Self, By Repression And Inhibition As Well As By Idealization And Externalization, The Individual Loses Sight Of Himself; He Feels, If He Does Not Actually Become, Like A Shadow Without Weight And Substance.

Because It Corresponds To A Vital Need, Love Is Overvalued In Our Culture. It Becomes A Phantom - Like Success - Carrying With It The Illusion That It Is A Solution For All Problems.

The Idea Of A Finished Human Product Not Only Appears Presumptuous But Even, In My Opinion, Lacks Any Strong Appeal. Life Is Struggle And Striving, Development And Growth - And Analysis Is One Of The Means That Can Help In This Process. Certainly Its Positive Accomplishments Are Important, But Also The Striving Itself Is Of Intrinsic Value.