The Stone Must Fall, As The Tiger Must Leap.

The stone and the tiger have no choice in life. The stone must fall, and the tiger must leap.

Only human beings carry the mind-bending burden—and gift—of choice: moment by moment, deciding what to do, and who to become. This is not only a necessity, but an invitation.

The recognition that we can choose, that we have a say, is the very heart of transformation.

The Real Birthday Gift

Right/Wrong or an Honored Place in the Dialogue

“…In virtually every human society, ‘he hit me first’ or ‘he started it’ provides an acceptable rationale for what comes next. It’s thought that a punch thrown second is legally and morally different from a punch thrown first. The problem with the principle of even-numberedness is that people count differently. We see our own actions as consequences of what came before, we see other people’s actions as the causes of what came later, and our reasons and pains feel more palpable, more obvious and real, than anyone else’s.”