People used what they called a telephone because they hated being close together and they were scared of being alone.

Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemies.

Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.

If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.

Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees, And looks to God alone Laughs at impossibilities, And cries it shall be done.