The period between sixteen and thirty-two is a golden age. It is every youth’s duty to recognize every bad idea or thought that sprouts in their mind and exterminate it completely. Mind is like a mad monkey and you should not surrender to it. As soon as a thought comes into your mind, you should examine whether it is a good thought or a bad one. You should control the mind and keep it under your direction. You should not be prepared to yield to all the desires that sprout in your mind. Youth is the stage when you have all the strength to overcome the obstacles that come in your way, and control your actions and thoughts. At this stage, if you feel angry, jealous, or excited, use your full strength to control these tendencies. If you choose not to control your emotions now, will you get the strength to do it later?

- Summer Roses on Blue Mountains 1976, Ch 12.