17. The Growth and Struggles of the Heart Human thoughts, unless they are shaped by special problems, worries, or wounds, generally prefer to remember only

The greater a person’s sense of victimization, the more time and greater effort are required to find sound wisdom and methods, and it often takes

Every person carries the habit and desire to reveal the value of their existence outwardly—to be recognized, loved, and respected by others—and this desire is

The human mind does not remember its own faults or failures. One may perhaps recall painful mistakes or errors, but these remain in the heart

Every human being, through the process of growth from childhood, or through many hardships and adversities, comes to acquire diligence. And the greater the obsession

The standard of human judgment arises from his habits. In other words, the criteria by which one judges are formed and shaped by his experiences,

Every human being believes without filter or doubt what he sees with his eyes and hears with his ears. Yet, though people may see the

From a very early age, all human beings receive many wounds—whether from parents or relatives, from school or communal life, from poverty, from a harsh

The cause of a victim mentality is, in most cases, found in the process of one’s upbringing. Children who, from an early age, are forced

All human beings, driven by the habits born of the desires of the flesh, always think, judge, and decide according to their selfish wishes, demands,

Human beings never doubt the sincerity of their own tears. Yet they do not realize that the most fearful poison which deceives and kills their