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"Reading is a dialogue with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches the personality like a seed that germinates after a long time and sends forth many blossom-laden branches. People who can say of a book, 'this changed my life' truly understand the meaning of happiness. Reading that sparks inner revolution is desperately needed to escape drowning in the rapidly advancing information society. Reading is more than intellectual ornamentation; it is a battle for the establishment for the self, a ceaseless challenge that keeps us young and vigorous.

Anger is fundamentally an arrogant state of life. People in the state of anger are attached to the illusory assumption that they are better than others and direct their energy toward sustaining and enhancing this image. To ensure that others think of them in similarly glowing terms, they can never reveal their true feelings. Instead, they act obsequiously while a burning desire to surpass all others is their exclusive focus. With their inner feelings and their outward appeara...nce out of accord, they don't speak from the heart. Of two people making comparable efforts, the results will differ greatly if one person is motivated by a value that transcends the self --- good, beauty, the well-being of others --- while the other is motivated by ego.

People, in general, tend to lack will-power. To take the path of least resistance is human nature. Outstanding individuals didn't become great overnight. They disciplined themselves to overcome their weaknesses, conquering apathy and inertia to become true victors in life.