in an effort greater than the previous moment's. we have to work even when we don't directly see the results. we have to be on top of our situation and not let the conditions of life be on top of us. and we have to see ourselves as we really are, while never putting ourselves down for what we see. there is no end to all of this, but the farther we can travel, the more we learn to love it, and see that there is not one thing that would make us go back. 