Maturity Is Achieved When A Person Accepts

A Love Of Neighbor Manifests Itself In The Tolerance Not Only Of Opinions Of Others But, What Is More Important, Of The Essence And Uniqueness Of Others, When We Subscribe To That Religious Philosophy Of Life That Insists That God Has Made Each Man And Woman An Individual Sacred Personality Endowed With A Specific Temperament, Created With Differing Needs, Hungers, Dreams. This Is A Variegated, Pluralistic World Where No Two Stars Are The Same And Every Snowflake Has Its Own Distinctive Pattern. God Apparently Did Not Want A Regimented World Of Sameness.

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

Stripped Of All Their Masquerades, The Fears Of Men Are Quite Identical: The Fear Of Loneliness, Rejection, Inferiority, Unmanageable Anger, Illness And Death.

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.

We Are The Carriers Of Health And Disease - Either The Divine Health Of Courage And Nobility Or The Demonic Diseases Of Hate And Anxiety