The Symbol: The fresh Yellow Roses
The Virtue: Selflessly serve others
The Wisdom: The quality of your life ultimately comes down
to the quality of your contribution. To cultivate the sacredness of each day,
live to give by elevating the lives of others, your life reaches its highest dimensions
The Techniques: Practise daily acts of kindness. Give to those
who ask.
Cultivate richer
relationships; the noblest thing you can do is to give to others. Start
focusing on your higher purpose.
The
Ultimate Purpose of Life
When all is said and
done, no matter what you have achieved or what fortunes you have amassed, the
quality of your life will come down to the quality of your contribution.
The fresh yellow
roses remind you of an ancient Chinese proverb, “a little bit of fragrance
always clings to the hand that gives you roses”. The meaning is clear – when
you work to improve the lives of others, you indirectly elevate your own life
in the process. When you take care to practise random acts of kindness daily, your
own life becomes far richer and more meaningful. We need to change our worldly
perception, from seeing ourselves purely as individuals to being as part of a collective.
We enter the world with nothing and we are destined to
leave with nothing. This being the case, then
our real purpose must be to contribute to society in a meaningful way.
Mediate each morning
on the good you will do for others during your day. It may take the form of
words of praise to those who least expect it, small tokens of affection to
family members for no reason at all, all add up to a much more wonderful way to
live.
Cultivate richer
relationships. Friends add humour, beauty and fascination to life. A person
with three solid friends is very wealthy indeed. Friends make you smile, keep
you humble and are there to help you whenever you are down.
to be continued
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