Baba walked over and put his hands on my shoulders. 'Where does so much doubt come from?' he asked. "I am glad that you have such a practical approach to life, but sometimes it is good to look at life in the simplest of terms. You know Adi, I hope you will still feel bad when hurt, outraged when wronged, pained when sad, happy when right...I hope you will continue to believe in goodness, and right, and justice and truth, however much your faith is questioned. Idealism, however impractical, gives a meaning to our existence. At your age you must be able to wonder at the beauty around you, as well as question wrong without doubting its injustice. Doubt comes at my age but you are already ahead."

'You see, compromises are also a part of life, but they make you cross a line that starts to disappear the first time you cross it, until one day it disappears completely. Then wrong becomes right and lies seem like the truth; everything becomes just a matter of interpretation because truth loses its best quality- its simplicity. That's when you should look in the mirror and see if you recognize yourself as the person you wanted to become. That is the day you'll know if you will sleep well or keep awake the rest of your nights, talking to your conscience....'