Adding to the Joy … ( 12 / 23 / 2010 )
Adding to the Joy … ( 12 / 23 / 2010 )
“ It is possible to decrease the suffering in the world by adding to the Joy . It is possible to add to the Light rather than try and destroy the Darkness .
Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of Kindness – both the ones you have received and the ones you have given – you can no longer believe that what you do does not matter . It is as if you are dancing along a beach , making footprints on the edge where the shoreline meets the sea . No one is applauding … No one even sees your splendid gyrations of Joy . And you know full well that the tide will come and wash away the marks your dance has left behind . And yet still , the dance lives on in your Heart , as does the simple , clean delight of being Alive .
And as you are about to leave , you turn to face the shoreline one last time and notice a small child , fitting his feet into your tacks – spinning and giggling as he does .
And in that Moment , you Know there is less suffering in the world . In that moment , you Know that you do indeed make a difference .”
~ inspired by Dawna Markova
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