On February 11, 1938, after exerting considerable pressure, Adolph Hitler, compelled Kurt von Schuschnigg, the Austrian chancellor, to sign away Austria's independence. Schuschnigg resisted as much as he could. Certainly much distressed at this turn of events, but fearing invasion, Schuschnigg felt he had no recourse. Following the signing, Schuschnigg made a remarkable statement to Hitler. As Shirer¹ remarks: “With no sign of sarcasm, Schuschnigg said, ‘At the moment (Herr Reichskanzler) the state of the world looks rather promising, don't you think?’” This position of reversal exemplifies very strikingly one of the most critical aspects of the human being. Once the role of resistance was finished, Schuschnigg was freed to enter into another state of immediate relatedness to the situation and to Hitler. This was not an example of mock agreement, but of the confrontation with the inevitabilities, maybe even hopes, inherent in the situation.