iRONY: That it is the passions of man that are at once his greatest strengths and weaknesses. Underlying the capacity for passion in each one of us is the capacity to beleive ferverently in a particular goal, and it is the nature of the goal that determines how productive or destructive our passions may be toward us.

Now that we are in the information age, the maxim 'knowledge is power' holds true more than ever. However, it may be pertinent to add the following to it: "Though knowledge is power, it is a necessary precondition to partake in experiencing its truth, that one understands what knowledge can or does lead to what power. If we do not take the time to do so, we would (as some do) blindly seek power without understanding the import of what we are seeking, and what the effect of such blind seeking may have upon our spirit and upon the spirit of those around us, especially the ones we love and truly care about.