When you find that your personal interest are against the good of the community, be prepared for giving in. If the society or community you live in is healthy, your health is easier to achieve. In a polluted, corrupt environment, you cannot flourish single handedly. Nor does the growth and wealth you obtain at the cost of the good of your community or your country give you any credit. When you see illiterate people, don’t be arrogant about your education. When you see people unexposed to the vistas of life, don’t be impatient with them. Take time to understand their view of things and respond with compassion and helpfulness. In our society, the arrogance of the powerful towards the powerless, the educated toward the illiterate, the rich towards the poor, the higher classes towards those born in the lowly strata of society, the knowledgeable towards the ignorant is absolutely shocking. Be careful you do not subscribe to any activities or views which treat human beings as chattel, women as objects of contempt and children as hindrances to a carefree lifestyle. Stand up and give time generously for those who need your support. Sacrifice at least some of your wealth, time and concern for those who are not as blessed as you.
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