I need to tell you why you’re wonderful, so that you will understand. Of all the creatures on this planet, you are the only one that has self-awareness. That means, “I am, and I know that I am.”

You’ve got to change not just the way you look, and the way you sound, but what you are saying. Once you do that, you will start being seen in a new way. The greeting ritual is one of the basic repetitive ways that we make contact with others.