Truth is severe, harsh, demanding. We would rather hide our face in the sand than be confronted by it. 'To live means to be indebted' - who wants to hear this ? 'I am commanded, therefore I am' - who knows how to cherish it ?

A.J. Heschel, A Passion for Truth , Jewish Lights Publishing, p. 159. ( H here is quoting himself - from Who Is Man ?)