Moab

“Was there a more difficult lesson for a human being to learn, a paradox harder to accept?  Even though the greater emotions, the great truths, were universal; even though the mind of humanity was ultimately one mind, still, each and every single individual had to establish his or her own special, personal, particular, unique, direct, one-on-one, hands-on relationship with reality, with the Universe and with the Divine.  It might be complicated, it might be a pain in the ass, it might be, most of all, lonely – but it was the bottom line.  It was as different for everybody as it was the same, so everybody had to take control of their own life, define their own death, and construct their own salvation.”   – Tom Robbins