To become fully human "is not a question of following what everyone else does, of conforming to social norms, or of being admired and honoured in a hierarchical society; it is to become free to be more fully oneself, to follow one's deepest conscience, to seek truth, and to love people as they are" (Vanier, 95). .
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Jean Vanier, when giving examples, resorts back to what he calls the five principals, which he formed and follows. Therefore I found it necessary to outline and describe them. They are "That all humans are sacred; that our world and our human lives are evolving; that maturity comes through working with others; that humans need to be encouraged to make choices and to become responsible for their own lives and for the lives of others; and that in order to make such choices, we need to .
reflect and to seek truth and meaning" ( Vanier, 14-15). "All humans are sacred"; Vanier used this principal to reflect what he believed about humans, that whether their race, culture, capabilities, strengths or weaknesses, each of us make up humanity and we all help contribute to what humanity can be. "Our world and our human lives are evolving"; Vanier meant that evolution is a major part of life and it is not always easy to establish what is good and bad in evolving. It is that we must not reject the past but simply let the past flow into the present and giving us a guide on how to live the future. "Maturity comes through working with others"; in order to evolve positively we need to work with others in order to work towards the good. "Human beings need to be encouraged to make choices and to become responsible for their own lives and for the lives of others"; in other words we need to be able live a risk full life and be responsible for it, in order to give of ourselves. "In order to make such choices, we need to reflect and to seek truth and meaning"; each one of us need to work toward searching for truth, and not run from it.