The human soul is a living paradox — neither a predetermined personality nor a completely open possibility. The point in this life is not simply to “… - Michael J. Meade

The purpose of conflict is to create.

In the end, as at the beginning, the divine turns out to be most interested in the unique life of the individual soul. That’s what was meant by the old idea that “inside people is where god learns.” This is not a religious notion, but more of a spiritual insight. For this conversation god is simply the shortest way to refer to the divine. When a unique life becomes fully livedeveryone involved learns something and it becomes clear that god was involved all along.

As many old teachings suggest, bringing forth that which is in our nature will save us, while failing to bring forth our genuine nature
will doom us. The real risk in this life has always been that of becoming oneself amidst the uncertainties of existence. As an Irish poet once said, 'a false sense of security is the only kind there is.