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1 " In a condition of struggle and of failure we must be able to say " I must try harder" or " I must try differently." Both views are essential . . . A change in either makes for a change in outcome. When we say " I must try harder" we mean that the most relevant variable is something within us - intention, will, determination, " meaning it" . . When we say " I must try differently" we mean that the most relevant variable lies in the situation within which intention is being exerted, that we should look to the environment, to the ways it pushes and pulls at us, and in this study find the means to alter that interaction. "
2 " He glared at Lucian in the manner of birds, first peering through one eye and then turning his head to peer through the other, apparently finding both views equally loathsome. "
3 " It's a theme born out of the Christian faith rather than a pagan understanding of the universe. Both views agree that we human beings are small, frail, and limited in our ability to battle the forces of the world that seek to destroy us. In response, the pagan worldview says, " We cannot win this on our strength. Therefore, let us go down fighting nobly and die well." The Christian worldview, on the other hand, says, " We cannot win this on our own strength. Therefore, we must rely on a Power outside of ourselves to win this for us. "
