But I have an African or Indian approach to what I find. I like to make use of everything. I can't bear to throw things away - a nice wine bottle, a nice box. Sometimes I feel like a wizard in Toytown, transforming a bunch of carrots into pomegranates.
Life is in balance. The swings in the mind are there to give you the experience, and to let you discover the you within you. . . That balance and swing lets your standard be tested. You cannot hold to something external. You must find your own depth and test it, confirm it.