"All too often, we believe that in order to live a truly fulfilling life we must achieve some great act or grand feat that will put us on the front covers of magazines and newspaper. Nothing could be further from the truth.
A meaningful life is made up of a series of daily acts of decency and kindness, which ironically, add up to something truly great over the course of a lifetime.
Everyone who enters your life has a lesson to teach and a story to tell.
Every person you pass during the moments that make up your days represents an opportunity to show a little more of the compassion and courtesy that define your humanity.
Why not start being more of the person you truly are during your days and doing what you can to enrich the world around you?
In my mind, if you make even one person smile during your day or brighten the mood of even one stranger, your day has been a worthwhile one."
( Who Will Cry When You Die; life lessons from the monk who sold his Ferrari, by Robin Sharma, Harper Collins, 1999 p. 4-5)
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