I am a broken man, and this fact trouble me greatly. I have wondered for a long time why I seem to face more problems than the average person does. I spent time with Joel discussing why this has to be so, why has God allowed for this? His response and advice for me to read certain books such as ‘The Wonders of it All’, written by his professor were very helpful in helping me understand the reasons behind what I am going through. We all live in a broken world and our family conditions all differ. My family is not the best, but neither it is the worst, but inevitably some negative traits from my parents have been passed on to me. However, the good news exist for the positive traits that I have picked up. Therefore, the process of growing up requires one to identify negative traits and work on them. No doubt it is not easy, for the Chinese proverb has the saying that even when the mountain has moved, our characteritics still remain the same (江山已改，本性难移）. Perhaps then, this is where the mercies and grace of God can be clearly seen. There which we deserves punishment, he redeemed us and chose work on our character. But the process is not easy. Human beings with their tancity and pride will often think that they have a right to behave whatever way they like. The resistance to change is great. However, a believer ought to have a teachable heart, but pride is a fundamental of all sins and inherent in all our us. The question for us to answer then is, how can we have both a healthy self-esteem but yet humble and giving God all the glory?