G.K. Chesterton once said, “Truth is sacred; and if you tell the truth too often nobody will believe it.” Nevertheless, these words I offer as an apologia for my faith, not an apology for it, for I know the author and finisher of my faith.

Since elementary school, I had been looking for behavior that people ought to practice like fair play or decency or morality. I went about carrying Diogenes’ lamp, if you will, searching for an honest human being. I was at an impasse.

Finally, college bound, I began to pursue something good by the wrong method, making no progress. The problem was that I had failed to practice myself the kind of behavior that I expected from other people. It gnawed at me. I no more had the strength or power to change than an animal to change its instincts. My self-conceit and stubbornness, which made me feel the need to change, also made it impossible for me to do so.........

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