It's not just for its influence on us, but to know that we can play a part in it, to understand the influence that we have outside our own existence.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.
To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our liking, knowledge which in fact we do not possess, is likely to make us do much harm.
The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.
Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.
It was important for me to understand who I am and where I came from. To get a hold on why I do certain things.
It is crucial that we develop real awareness of ourselves as citizens of Earth, linked by mutual and indissoluble bonds. When we clearly recognize this reality and ground ourselves in it, we are compelled to take a strict accounting of our way of life.
The truth is that our unconscious minds are active, purposeful, and independent. Hidden they may be, but their effects are anything but, for they play a critical role in shaping the way our conscious minds experience and respond to the world.
We have the ability to craft a life where we are completely fulfilled. We think it is dependent on outsiders, and to some extent it is, but it is much more dependent on the attitude we bring to life.
It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.
The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.
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