神学家谈论一种先于恩典本身并使我们能够接受它的预防恩典。我认为还必须有一种预防勇气，使我们能够勇敢——也就是说，承认有比我们的眼睛所能承受的更多的美，珍贵的东西已经放在我们手中，而不做任何事情来尊重它们就是造成巨大的伤害。

We're here to put a dent in the universe.

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing.

我们地球的过去历史必须通过现在可以看到的现象来解释。