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You know that giving makes the world a better place...
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If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings.
ReplyDeleteHenry David Thoreau
Becoming Human
ReplyDeleteOnce a man came to me and spoke for hours about"His great visions of God" he felt he was having.
He asked me for confirmation, saying,"Are these wondrous dreams true?"
I replied, "How many goats do you have?"He looked surprised and said,"I am speaking of sublime visionsAnd you askAbout goats!"
And I spoke again saying,"Yes, brother - how many do you have?"
"Well, Hafiz, I have sixty-two."
"And how many wives?"
Again he looked surprised, then said,"Four."
"How many rose bushes in your garden,How many children,Are your parents still alive,Do you feed the birds in winter?"And to all he answered.
Then I said,"You asked me if I thought your visions were true,I would say that they were if they make you becomeMore human,
More kind to every creature and plantThat you know."
"Before becoming a Muslim, a Sikh, a Hindu, or a Christian,
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-- Guru Nanak
subordinating religious differences
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"Imagine" by john lennon
ReplyDeleteImagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one
return on investment:
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if you wish to be happy, sow the seed of kindness
DeletePlant the seed of kindness and you will harvest the fruit of joy.
Within the seed of kindness is the tree of joy!
If you wish to harvest joy, plant the seed wch carries the potential to yield joy!
If you are not happy with wbat you are experiencing perhaps you have not sown tbe right seed. What you reap is what you have sown!
Enlightened selfishness
ReplyDeleteAll of us are basically selfish. Whatever we do, we expect something in return. We should definitely be grateful to those who stood by us. But, our focus should be on the internal satisfaction and happiness we derive by doing good to others, without expecting anything in return but the warm glow we get, which in the end, is what we really want.
So if you want to feel good,
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and do good for someone!
Watch short film 'Ripple' by David Yam
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An Act Of Kindness Can Make Someone's Day.
For Him, It Lasts A Lifetime
This story is about a man who wants to pay tribute to a stranger's good deed that moved him decades ago.
https://www.viddsee.com/video/ripple/olw5k
ReplyDeleteRemember when you leave this earth, you take nothing that you have received – only what you have given: a heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.
-- St. Francis of Assisi
"The rule of nature is living for others.
ReplyDeleteThe sun doesn't keep its own heat,
the trees don't keep their own fruit,
and flowers don't keep their fragrance to themselves.
All these things are given for the benefit of otbers"
--for the day of January 22
2015 Friendship Book
There is nothing we have done
Deleteto earn the life we have been freely given.
It is only appropriate to repay this gift
by using our life to serve others.
We make a living by what we get;
ReplyDeletewe make a life by what we give.
--W.A. Vance
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap,
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--anon
Too proud to receive:
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Author says altruism generates true happiness
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By Lake Country CalendarPublished: July 12, 2015 11:00 AMUpdated: July 10, 2015 11:5711 AM
Happiness is that state of being it seems almost everyone is striving for. Many people ask me what it takes to be happy, to have a happy life.Of course, the idea of happiness and the experience of it can be different for everyone and there can be significant barriers to happiness including mental and physical health issues, addiction, poverty or abuse to name only a few.I recently read an interesting article about a man scientists have called the happiest in the world. He offers a perspective on happiness I found refreshing.French biologist-turned Tibetan monk Mattieu Ricard earned his reputation as the happiest man in the world after scans of his brain showed the highest activity ever recorded in areas associated with positive emotion.Ricard has recently published a book called Altruism and claims happiness doesn’t come from the places we typically think it might. The title gives away his direction.Although our North American culture places a high value on personal pleasure as the root of happiness, Ricard argues something different. Rather than focusing on a selfish pursuit of pleasurable experiences, he says true happiness is more readily found in helping and focusing on the needs of others.Ricard’s book looks at scientific data from the fields of neuroscience, economic and psychology to examine what factors combine to cause human happiness. He says altruism and compassion, as well as a clear and stable mind, resilience and feelings of serenity and fulfillment combine to create happiness.Ricard suggests that obsession with self tends to lead to an amplification of hopes and fears and brooding on things that might affect us. As a result, even small events impact our well-being.According to Ricard, it is altruistic love that activates positive emotions in the brain and creates a profound feeling of fullness. He suggests a shift from our current selfish economy to a ‘caring economy’ where we concern ourselves with others and creating a society with good working conditions and social supports with an eye to the well-being of future generations.Ricard believes people are naturally altruistic but bad education can stifle that natural state. If we teach children they are kind, they will behave that way.We are at an important time in history right now. Many people around the world and in our own community are vulnerable because of war, poverty and oppression and our planet is struggling with climate change and its effects. There is no shortage of places to focus our compassion. Not only will an outward focus make a difference in the world, but we may get the added benefit of an improved sense of well-being.