('Behold the Sacred Lotus Flower', by Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami)
Life follows life as we live and learn
Finally we get some control over our instincts
And move up into the water which is the intellectual mind
Become a thinking person, someone who is able to make decisions logically
Someone who has basic control over the instinctive emotions
So that when threatened he or she doesn't automatically become angry and fight