"In all of creation, identity is a challenge only for humans. A tulip knows exactly what it is. It is never tempted by false ways of being. Nor does it face complicated decisions in the process of becoming. So it is with dogs, rocks, trees, stars, amoebas, electrons, and all other things. All give glory to God by being exactly what they are. Humans however, encounter a more challenging existence. We think. We consider options. We decide. We act. Simple being is tremendously difficult to achieve and fully authentic being is extremely rare."
--David Benner
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