Some beliefs are like walled gardens. They encourage
exclusiveness, and the feeling of being especially privileged.
Other beliefs are expansive and lead the way into wider and
deeper sympathies.

Some beliefs are like blinders, shutting off the power to choose
one's own direction. Other beliefs are like wide gateways
opening wide vistas for exploration.

Some beliefs weaken a person's selfhood. They blight the growth
of resourcefulness. Other beliefs nurture self-confidence and
enrich the feeling of personal worth.

Some beliefs are rigid, like the body of death, impotent in a
changing world. Other beliefs are pliable, like the young
sapling, ever growing with the upward thrust of life.

-Sophia Lyon Fahs