'The fruit most valued by the contemporary stronghold of self is comfort. In the contemporary world, feeling good is the expected normative state of being. When one doesn't experience good feelings - if a task is unpleasant, if a relationship goes through a difficult period, if a job is tough - it is taken as a signal that something is wrong, or that something is wrong with you. The absence of good feelings becomes an amber warning light.'
Mark Sayers, A Non-Anxious Presence, p.107.
