“Social norms reflect both vertical& horizontal expectations& obligations, as well as establishing benefits, such as they may be. But we must ask ourselves if our behaviors are best served by this mind set of “expectations”& “obligations” or if there is a higher order of “being” that eclipses such “responsibilities,” rather positing them as “blessed opportunities.” Opportunities acted upon as a measure of the maturity of our “spirituality” rather than as a measure of our “obedience”& social cohesion.” Chris Jordan
“Perhaps the greatest pain in life is to experience the violation of ideals by those who profess them.” Mose Durst, past president of the Unification Church<
