At the time of writing this nineteen years have passed since I was reregistered with the State and all my former troubles were ended by the good offices of one enlightened man with the courage of his convictions and the skill to carry them out. The conquest of the Body proved relatively easy. But the conquest of the Mind is a never ending struggle and it still goes on. Yet it is the sole purpose of our life on Earth. Not the pursuit of happiness or pleasure, not to leave our offspring socially better off than we were, nor yet to amass money or power nor take our evil to other planets [added by hand: “under the guise of Progress”]. But to evolve spiritually, no more, no less.

— Out of the ordinary by Michael Dillon