In my whole life I have seen how much good a human being can do when in touch with his or her soul purpose and, conversely, how much damage a human being can do when living and acting out of ego and vanity and personality viewpoints. I have noticed that greatness does not come simply as a result of our background, but rather from the striving to surpass and improve on that imprint of basic culture. I have noticed that in every culture, we can find the essential and eternal values that honor life. We also find in all cultures a retardation of these values, a part that espouses the non-essential and transient values in life. When these latter values are emphasized in any nation in a larger proportion to the timeless values, then we see the materialization and degradation of the human being, animals; or all of life. We see a lack of respect, the emphasis on selfishness and self-centered living.