The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands at moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at moments of challenge and controversy. January 8, 2013
Be an all weather friend, not just fair weather. Say your friend has a rich dad. She has everything. Then one day her dad decides to get a divorce and he takes his money with him. A month later she can't come shopping with you because she doesn't have enough spending money. Do you still stick with her? If you do, your measure is high; if you don't your measure is low. Always pray to God, not just during the good times. If you stay with him through thick and thin, he will not forsake you when times are bad. If a man stays with his family, friends, everyone through everything, the measure of that man will be great.
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I don't know what your destiny will be but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. December 13, 2012
Money doesn't buy happiness. You are happy when you're doing something you like, but joyous when you help and serve others. If someone is destined to be a millionaire and they spend that money on themselves, they won't be truly happy. However if they donate to charities or supply necessities to shelters, they will only then by truly happy. If somebody lives by this quote, they will not only improve their life and boost their happiness, but also work towards helping others and possibly change the world. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. October 29 [2012]
Helen is pointing out that, yes, in the world there is so much suffering! Yet in the face of all that, there are all the little glimmers of hope that people are kindling inside their hearts. They know we can overcome this suffering. For example, world hunger. It affects so many people. However all across the country on world hunger day, students gave money to feed people for a little bit of time. All those offerings amounted to a lot. Imagine how long that's going to feed how many people! I can help overcome suffering by volunteering at a soup kitchen, or by smiling at a homeless person. Everyone's small acts of kindness add up to so much more. If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart. October 17 [2012]
If you judge with your heart, you will judge emotionally. If you judge with your head, you will judge practically. Say you are a missionary. Your heart will say "I should do this! Spread God's word, help the people, etc." However, your head would tell you "You know, this is great and all, but I could get arrested..." If someone wrongs you, your heart would (should) say "this person deserves a second chance," but your head would say "if I give them the chance to, they will wrong me again." The best index to a person's character is A) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and B) how he treats people who cannot fight back. October 1 [2012]
This quote is pointing out that we can accurately judge someone by how he treats people around him. If he treats someone who doesn't have on thing good to say about him badly, you would say he has a churlish manner. This would show bad character. If he treats someone who is for some reason unable to fight back, well he has solicitous manner. This shows fantastic character. This goes to show that our actions affect our reputations. Make your actions, and therefore, reputations, reflect your real character so as to not mislead your peers. |
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