Happy New Years!
How can we all make a difference in 2008? If each person in this world made an effort in 2008 to do one or two extra positive actions in life - nothing terribly out of our normal existence - but something more than the average mediocrity many of us waddle in. Is there room to find compassion for our enemies? Is there room in our busy life to simply acknowledge the fact that we are all humans and political, racial and religious differences are nothing more than trivial contrasts? Can we work on limiting our carbon print on the environment? Maybe lose a little weight? Can we hug our children a little more and read an extra bedtime book every other week this year? Can we give a little more to charity? Maybe smile at a stranger walking by? Yes, we can make a difference… Everyone one of us… Even the smallest giving’s and gestures will add up and on a global level to create an amazing dynamism.
The following quote from his Holiness the Dalai Lama rings true for the New Year:
"Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. That is not just a dream, but a necessity. We are dependent on each other in so many ways that we can no longer live in isolated communities and ignore what is happening outside those communities".
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