Does not the possibility or the power to do something about the situation at hand confer on one the responsibility to do it?
ROLLO MAYA dynamic struggle goes on within a person between what he or she consciously thinks on the one hand and, on the other, some insight, some perspective that is struggling to be born.
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Freedom does not come automatically; it is achieved. And it is not gained in a single bound; it must be achieved each day.
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It is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way; and we grasp more fiercely at research, statistics, and technical aids in sex when we have lost the values and meaning of love.
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A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.
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There is no authentic inner freedom that does not, sooner or later, also affect and change human history.
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A dynamic struggle goes on within a person between what he or she consciously thinks on the one hand and, on the other, some insight, some perspective that is struggling to be born.
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Religion is whatever the individual takes to be his ultimate concern. One’s religious attitude is to be found at that point where he has a conviction that there are values in human existence worth living and dying for.
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Competitive individualism militates against the experience of community, and that lack of community is a centrally important factor in contemporaneous anxiety.
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The word courage comes from the same stem as the French word Coeur, meaning “heart.” Thus just as one’s heart, by pumping blood to one’s arms, legs, and brain enables all the other physical organs to function.
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So courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values wither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.
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Creativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.
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However it may be confounded or covered up or counterfeited, this elemental capacity to fight against injustice remains the distinguishing characteristic of human beings.
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Love is generally confused with dependence; but in point of fact, you can love only in proportion to your capacity for independence.
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Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.
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The one thing we can be certain of is that if we let ourselves fully into the relationship for good or evil, we will not come out unaffected.
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People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day to day.
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