A man went to his counselor about a personal problem. He said to the counselor, "I have a real struggle here. I feel like I'm violating my conscience. I'm not being completely honest with myself. I'm living a broken life." The counselor said to him, "Well, would you like to see me about strengthening your will power?"

The man thought for a moment and replied, "No, what I would like to talk to you about is weakening my conscience."

That reflects our age, doesn't it? We are not so much interested in developing our conscience as we are in finding a way to live the way we wish without feeling guilty.

Now, another story. An extremely depressed man in Paris went one day to see a psychiatrist. His eyes were sunken and his cheeks were hollow. His back was stooped and his body was emaciated. His…