However, in order to have a sense of our own self-power, it is necessary to be able to live in an ambiguous world of indeterminacy and contingency. Nature is not fixed, nor is our destiny preplanned. If cowardice and fear are our nemesis, so are gullibility and nincompoopery, which must be controlled by the use of reason. There is a constant tendency to fly from reason to a paradise of perfection or quietude. There is no easy salvation for humans, and it is a delusion to think that we can find it.
Life is restless and outgoing.
It is the new that we worship, not because it is better, but because it is a product of our own creative energy. Our actions are mere random impulses until they are organized in creative work. It is the unity of effort and energy that gives vent to our dreams. Thus the good life uniquely involves creativity. This is the great source of joy and of exuberance.