The acorn becomes an oak by means of automatic growth; no commitment is necessary. The kitten similarly becomes a cat on the basis of instinct. Nature and being are identical in creatures like them. But a man or woman becomes fully human only by his or her choices and his or her commitment to them. People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage. β¨ Rollo May (1994). The Courage to Create, p.14, W. W. Norton & Company
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- We must always base our commitment in the center of our own being, or else no commitment will be ultimately authentic. β¨ Rollo May (1994). The Courage to Create, p.13, W. W. Norton & Company
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- It is dangerous to know, but it is more dangerous not to know. β¨ Rollo May (1969). Love and will
- Indeed, compulsive and rigid moralism arises in given persons precisely as the result of a lack of sense of being. Rigid moralism is a compensatory mechanism by which the individual persuades himself β¦ βΆ
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