We don’t get enough positive data points in our lives. This is why I subscribe to the “Quote A Day” from CharityFocus.
Again a real jewel from one of the greatest man alive Nelson Mandela (A man who after 28 years in jail does not have an axe to grind has my deepest admiration.):
“In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one’s social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education … But internal factors may be even more crucial in assessing one’s development as a human being: honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, purity, generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve your fellow men – qualities within the reach of every soul – are the foundation of one’s spiritual life. Never forget that a saint is a sinner that keeps on trying. –Nelson Mandela “
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