There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity. - Stephen Covey

Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values & priorities

To judge someone before understanding that person is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself. It intensifies personal insecurities, necessitating more judgment (prejudice) and less understanding. The processes continue in this vicious cycle.

In fact, “grow or die” is the moral imperative of all existence.