You were given ears, be the listener. You were given eyes, become the observer. You have a brain of your own, think... think for yourself.

To be able to increase self-understanding, solitude is your best friend.

I can stand public humiliation as long as I still have the freedom to experiment with my life and do things at my own pace.

I'm no stranger to ridicule at every turn on a daily basis. I'm mostly quiet and reflective. I mind my own business. I concentrate on the job at hand until it's complete. I leave my workplace alone. I live alone. I must be doing things that make most people ridiculous!

But I know that materialism has left love relationships adulterated. The margin of error is larger than ever before. And I cannot pretend to be ready to put my heartfelt feelings in such a largely erroneous endeavour. Far from being selfish, I prefer to be true to my feelings!

What's my moral compass? There's no right nor wrong. You're either doing things of the flesh to learn spiritual lessons from, or, struggling with the weight of spiritual enlightenment upon understanding vanity.