We are born with faults and defects, inherited or actually learned in our mother’s womb. We add to this arsenal of imperfections as we get older. Some shortcomings we develop from our natural insecurity; others we learn by copying the misbehavior of others. But if we are generally healthy emotionally and psychologically we cannot escape the realization that these faults and misbehaviors are wrong. There is a theme to our existence, and we hear it: at first faintly, but if we listen and heed it, more clearly and stronger with time. It says, “He conquers who conquers himself.” And we do so only by gaining spiritual strength — the opposite of evil.
Nick Hilton - Reflections 