I heard a great quote I'd like to share today: Be not simply good; be good for something. (Henry David Thoreau).
In our attempts to be good, we sometimes make goodness into a goal. And it shouldn't be. Goodness is only a fruit of something else, of effort, earnest living, honesty, sincerity, silence, reflection, and compassion.That is how, when you are good for something you have born fruit.
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