Not One, Not Two

“You’d just be amazed what people will do. You really would. ... Ostensibly normal people. When the right person touches the right button in someone, you can get them to do almost anything.” Annie Parisse

“The only normal people are the ones you don’t know very well.”

Alfred W. Adler (1870-1937) Austrian physician, psychotherapist, & founder of the school of individual psychology.

“Paradoxically, the more we try to change ourselves, the more we prevent change from occurring. On the other hand, the more we allow ourselves to fully experience who we are, the greater the possibility of change.”

Laurence Heller, Aline LaPierre. "Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship.” North Atlantic Books, 2012.

“Each of you is perfect the way you are ... and you can use a little improvement.” Shunryu Suzuki

Though initially it may not seem so, what if the above quotes actually are accurate - despite not sounding conventionally reasonable? Is this possible?