What it gives them most is maturity, a sense of responsibility, a sense of affiliation, a sense of becoming part of the nation.

Personally, I believe the greatest threat to the IDF is stagnation, ... sticking to the same structure and strategies that it had in the past without adapting to future threats.

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.

Responsibility is the ability to give a response, that is, an answer for what I have or have not done. Essentially, responsibility means maturity.

When I say maturity, I mean an inner integrity. And this inner integrity comes only when you stop making others responsible, when you stop saying that the other is creating your suffering, when you start realizing that you are the creator of your suffering. This is the first step towards maturity: I am responsible. Whatsoever is happening, it is my doing.
You feel sad. Is this your doing? You will feel very much disturbed, but if you can remain with this feeling, sooner or later you will be able to stop doing many things. This is what the theory of karma is all about. You are responsible. Don’t say society is responsible, don’t say that parents are responsible, don’t say the economic conditions are responsible, don’t throw the responsibility onto anybody. YOU are responsible.

All humanity share a common future, and we must work to try and shape it together. This is our duty, and it is our responsibility to our children and grandchildren.