Mental Growth is Unconscious

"Moral growth is, so far, in the great mass of mankind, unconscious, and is brought about by the stress and struggle of life.

The time will come, however, when the conscious formation of character will form an important part in the education of youth, and when no man will be able to fill the position of preacher unless he be a man of habitual self-control, unblemished integrity, and exalted purity, so as to be able to give sound instruction in the making of character, which will then be the main feature of religion."

James Allen