Competition Is An Easy Way To Get

But Shortcuts Are Dangerous; We Cannot Delude Ourselves That Our Knowledge Is Further Along Than It Actually Is.

One Must Develop Skills That Stretch Capacities, That Make One More Than What One Is.

Knowing Oneself Is Not So Much A Question Of Discovering What Is Present In One's Self, But Rather The Creation Of Who One Wants To Be.

But It Is Impossible To Enjoy A Tennis Game, A Book, Or A Conversation Unless Attention Is Fully Concentrated On The Activity.

Enjoyment, On The Other Hand, Is Not Always Pleasant, And It Can Be Very Stressful At Times. A Mountain Climber, For Example, May Be Close To Freezing, Utterly Exhausted, And In Danger Of Falling Into A Bottomless Crevasse, Yet He Wouldn't Want To Be Anywhere Else. Sipping A Piña Colada Under A Palm Tree At The Edge Of The Turquoise Ocean Is Idyllic, But It Just Doesn't Compare To The Exhilaration He Feels On The Windswept Ridge.