Greater Human Truth

Find a greater human truth, take a quote from the book and discuss it. 

"I wiped my eyes and looked in the mirror. I was surprised at what I saw. I had on a beautiful red dress, but what I saw was even more valuable. I was strong. I was pure. I had genuine thoughts inside my head that no one could see, that no one could ever take away from me."

Despite the fact that this is one of my favorite quotes so far in the book, I just think that this quote is a 'greater human truth.' Life is literally what we make it. There is no destiny in my opinion. If you want something go out and get it. Who you are and what you value is all that you really have. I yearn for a realization like this. To be able to look in the mirror and see a strong independent woman who knows who she is, looking back at me. You can never predict what is going to happen, you can never change what other people do, but the one thing that you can control is yourself. Being the best you can and staying pressed firm to your beliefs is all you can hope for and everything else will fall into place.