There has long been a tension between seeking perfection in life or in the afterlife.
Since taking office, the administration has seemed to swing between seeking an opening and cutting off talks.
Dr. Steven M. Southwick, a professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine, said it was important to distinguish between seeking justice and seeking revenge.
What if a woman who was battered had cancer — would she have to choose between seeking help for one problem or dying of the other?
If it was a choice between seeking help from a professional or not having friends to dinner, I would opt for a little strategic help.
"My concern is that this report makes it seem like we have to choose between seeking equity and excellence," she said.
"There's no contradiction between seeking coexistence and the need to be strong," said Col. Gary Amel, the commander of Mr. Zohar's reserve brigade.
"Our choice is between seeking economic exchange with Taiwan, or bringing in the Self-Defense Forces," said Shoichi Miyara, a sugar cane farmer.
"In the choice between seeking national office and serving Indiana in some capacity, we choose Indiana," Mr. Pence wrote in a letter to supporters.
Some recent developments hint that we may yet be able to strike a balance between seeking maximum control of our own daily lives and understanding the limits of human control.
Those without sufficient pension income to meet the monthly mortgage payments have to choose between seeking financial help from family, selling up and moving to a smaller, cheaper property, or drawing out equity to repay the mortgage.
