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In this paper, which was originally a convocation address, Pruyser concludes that mental health is a desideratum, but in the hierarchy of values is subordinate to allegiance to reality. Mental health does not necessarily mean absence of anxiety or guilt, nor is it a static attainment. Paraphrasing Kierkegaard's statement about being a Christian, Pruyser concludes his article with the statement, '… one never is mentally healthy; one can only strive to become so'.