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The meaning of human life

11/5/2013

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A man has made at least a start on discovering  the meaning of human life when he plants shade
trees under which he knows full  well he will never sit.

--D. Elton Trueblood

Our lives are enriched by the contributions of  those who lived before us. Many men and women gave more than they ever took from  society, and now we enjoy the rewards. Some people were fired with a spirit to  beautify the world and planted trees that will live for 200 years. Others wrote  music that speaks to us from another generation, and others established a  government that guides our principles of justice. They gave so much because they  knew they were a part of their community and the world.

Most of us cannot  make the great contributions that will make us famous, but we enrich our lives  when we contribute freely to improving our community and the world. We do that  when we simply say hello to our neighbor, when we serve on a volunteer cleanup  committee for a local park, and when we do Twelfth Step work in the program. We  too have beautified and contributed to the world, and that gives us a feeling of  peace and self
respect.

Today, I  will appreciate all that comes freely to me from others, and I will give what I  can to make the world a better place.
 

You are reading from the book:
 Touchstones by Anonymous

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