29. The closest to an adequate formulation of the truth in human language is perhaps Jesus of Nazareth's combination of two phrases from the Torah: first, to love God with the whole self; second, to love one's neighbor as oneself. Notice that they are not propositions, but indications of a certain stance toward the world around us. First, to treat our finite experience as related to a creative purpose that is above and beyond our finitude; we thereby acknowledge that the finite world is a creative endeavor, not a mere arena for gladiatorial combat. Second, to regard other people with a consciousness that their existence is, in all fundamental ways, comparable to our own. No further account of the truth can be offered that does not honor these basic elements of our finite reality.