Doing the right thing
for the right reason
The
seven deadly sins according to Mahatma Gandhi are
- wealth without work;
- pleasure without conscience;
- knowledge without character;
- commerce (business) without morality (ethics);
- science without humanity;
- religion without sacrifice;
- and politics without principle.
However, when we die, it
should be the other way round. We should be rejoicing and have the satisfaction
that we made a contribution to the world and left the world a little better
place than we found it. Let the world cry that it has lost a good soul and
become poorer.
We were not just takers, we were also givers.
Hindu philosophy
believes that when good people pass away, they don't die, they only depart.
Their names live on forever through their good deeds. Think of the last time
you heard a eulogy. As people pay their respects, the most common things talked
about are the little acts of kindness performed by the person during his
lifetime. Little acts of kindness don't go un-noticed. In fact, they are
remembered a lot more after a person is gone. That is the time people realize
how much those little acts of kindness meant to them.
No person was ever
honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
-- Calvin Coolidge
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