Making life Great … ( 03 / 04 / 2012 )
Making life Great … ( 03 / 04 / 2012 )
“ I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community , and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can . I want to be thoroughly used up when I die , for the harder I work , the more I live . Life is no brief candle to me ; it is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment , and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations .” ~ George Bernard Shaw
None of us know exactly when “ our time ” will come — none of us know exactly when our “ bell will toll ” and our lives will end . Maybe we have years left , maybe only a few hours … And yet , regardless of the particular death that is coming for each of us , there is Purpose to be gleaned from this amazing life ; there are Good Deeds waiting to be done , and we do not have to look far to find them . Indeed , none of us need wait to get started living a Meaning-full life — for we can each go forth today and make our lives truly GREAT right away .
My Friends , no matter how we have lived in our past , and no matter how little time we might have left , we can all take profound solace from the fact that every act of Kindness we engage from here on out is incredibly powerful — especially those acts of Caring we choose to give to strangers or our enemies ; especially those done when we are “ too sad ” or “ too angry ” or “ too tired ” or “ too weak ” or “ too busy ” or “ too scared ”. Indeed , one single small act of Kindness instantly transforms a previously meaningless life into one filled with Purpose — takes a life that was mumbling & stumbling through the malaise of hollow pleasure-gathering and molds it immediately into an existence that literally overflows with Joy & Peace . One act of Kindness is enough … One act of Caring — done today … One simple deed of selfless Love starts that ball rolling towards the innate Greatness that awaits us .
So , go forth and do something Wonder-full today . Even if you do so for only five minutes , live this day as if it is your last … After all , it just might be … Make it a great one regardless !
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