There are many people in this world who will defend themselves before they are attacked; no one has any intention of attacking them but they are already on the defensive. There are people who before anyone has insulted them are on the warpath; even before anyone insults them they imagine that someone had that intention. These are wrong tendencies of the mind, and they should be fought against in order to keep the mind clear. To clear the path of life, the mentality must be kept clear.