"Protection is a part of progress. Sometimes, people will want to take what you have created, no matter small. Other times, they will merely want to prevent you from having the kinds of things they have. Ultimately, their motivation is not your greatest concern. Your greatest concern is protecting your ability to achieve, as well as the product of your efforts. Wishful thinking is not enough. Being nice and inoffensive is not enough. At every phase of your development - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual - you need to take definitive measures to protect yourself. Failure to do so is to invite destruction. Live the medicine. "