"It's the action, not the fruit of the action, that's important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there'll be any fruit. But that doesn't mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." - - Gandhi
Saw this quote in a book today, and it really made me think . . . perhaps I need to do more. Maybe nothing big or major, but little things can really go a long way. Like leaving a large tip to a waiter who seems to be having a bad day, shoveling an extra sidewalk or two when nobody is watching, picking some random people and addresses out of a phone book (that big yellow book that comes in the mail and is very useful as a child booster seat used to be used for something else - no way!) and sending them cards with words of encouragement, putting a couple quarters in a meter for a stranger when you see that their time is going to expire soon, I could go on, but you get the idea. There is so much sadness and strife in the world, why not add a little bit of love and happiness in whatever way I can.
Do you have any ideas world of blogging? Or, should I say Susan, since I think you may be the only person who reads this . . . .
I'm all about giving people stuff just for the fun of it. Personally I like the idea of randomly selecting people out of the phonebook. Never thought of that one!
ReplyDeleteI'd kinda like to walk around and intentionally drop coins on the ground, just 'cause it seems to make people so happy when they find spare change.