It is one thing to recognise certain potentially useful affinities, and another to act on them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Then, at some point, you get identified with certain things.
To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm.
I think perception is important.
Paying attention and awareness are universal capacities of human beings.
That ability to take in your surroundings and sort out the important stuff, to be aware, to be vigilant. Then take all that information, put it together, and see if it makes sense to you.
People know things and have a remarkable capacity to act in their individual immediate interests all the time.
We identify in our exerience a differentiation between what we do and what happens to us.
The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
To think is of itself to be useful; it is always and in all cases a striving toward God.