…asy one. It is to turn the fundamental belief that both the faction and the sect share on its head. No — weakness is not death. It is not a burden or a liability, that must be rubbed out and cleansed. Weakness is a great gift, in fact. It contains our humanity, because it contains love, grace, mercy, truth, wisdom, courage, and gentleness. So we must learn to hold each other delicately, to support and nurture one another — not trample one another. That way, no, weak people don’t grow into strong ones — something altogether better happens: they just grow into full ones. They become who they can be, at their best. Strength and domination, then, are not the purpose of a society. Accepting, prizing, holding, knowing the truth, the true self, the fullness of one another is.