Here are two fundamental human nature concepts for your consideration: 1) Our compelling understanding emerges from the complex interactions of our unconscious instincts with our conscious reasonings. 2) Our personal understanding grabs us emotionally as much as we grasp it intelligently. Everything presented in this book connects to these concepts. This book is intended to be a useful, meaningful account of our conscious human existence. It was written for anyone seeking emergent clarity in our increasingly complex world. These essays, excerpts and narratives comprise "the supporting shaping stories" offered as useful context for your objective consideration and subjective judgement. The reality of human reasoning is bound by an ironic consequence. Objective reality will only be accepted by each individual's compelling subjective decision. A poetic paradox of our human nature.