How easily can an individual be wrapped up in himself/herself and ignore the needs and wants of those around him or her? What became fashionable for many individuals was the occupation on "I" and "Me." In the last 40 years, there has been a growing trend to ask, "What's in it for Me?" How will I be rewarded or helped by doing this or that? What is the recognition that I will receive that will help pad my wallet or my pocketbook? The "Me" generation and the "I" generation were born with the preoccupation on material things, on secular accomplishments, on greedy ambitions, on the theme..."Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow I may have to diet." Money, Money, Money was the source of all happiness and fame. To be recognized in the public domain was to show the worst human behaviors imaginable. The increase in all types of addictions including chemical, alcoholic, gambling, sexual perversion, and pornographic excessiveness prompted a serious concern on the moral fiber of the American culture. If the moral consciousness could be eliminated from an individual's thinking, then everything is personal, everything is private, everything is no concern of any one else. Mind your own business has become a rallying cry for all those care only for themselves. Ethical behavior is shunned as "goody two shoes" and "holy joes/janes" thing. Ignoring the civil rights of others becomes an acceptable way of life for the "I" and "Me" generations.
Here are a few bits of wisdom from many sources that may assist in turning around the negative attitudes that we have been receiving from negative people.
"I prefer death to lassitude. I never tire of serving others." Leonardo Da Vinci
"People who fight fire with fire, usually end up with ashes." Abigal Van Buren
"Love cures people--both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it."
Dr. Karl Menninger
"When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights." George Burns
"I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more."
Jonas Salk
"The making of money, the accumulation of material power, is not all there is to living...and the man or woman who misses this truth misses the greatest joy and satisfaction that come into his or her life...service to others." Edward Bok
"The greatest gift I ever had from God, I call him Dad." Anonymous
"The way not to live a monotonous life is to live for OTHERS." Fulton J. Sheen
"A bell is not a bell until you ring it. A song is not a song until you sing it. Love in your heart is not put there to stay. Love is not love until you give it away."
Oscar Hammerstein
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man or woman can sincerely try to help another without helping himself/herself."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us try to turn our lives around and restart the focus on OTHERS. Let us begin to rid ourselves of the "I" and "Me" in our lives and concentrate our human and spiritual efforts on OTHERS. You will never change another person's point of view or personal opinion about anything, but you can begin to change your own personal attitude and focus on giving a better example of OTHER-MINDEDNESS without any thought of gaining something in return. "By their actions, you will know where they stand." Actions speak louder than words. When you WALK YOUR TALK, you WALK OF WALK OF OTHER-MINDEDNESS. "Whatever you did to the least of MINE, you did to ME."
Here are a few bits of wisdom from many sources that may assist in turning around the negative attitudes that we have been receiving from negative people.
"I prefer death to lassitude. I never tire of serving others." Leonardo Da Vinci
"People who fight fire with fire, usually end up with ashes." Abigal Van Buren
"Love cures people--both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it."
Dr. Karl Menninger
"When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights." George Burns
"I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more."
Jonas Salk
"The making of money, the accumulation of material power, is not all there is to living...and the man or woman who misses this truth misses the greatest joy and satisfaction that come into his or her life...service to others." Edward Bok
"The greatest gift I ever had from God, I call him Dad." Anonymous
"The way not to live a monotonous life is to live for OTHERS." Fulton J. Sheen
"A bell is not a bell until you ring it. A song is not a song until you sing it. Love in your heart is not put there to stay. Love is not love until you give it away."
Oscar Hammerstein
"It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man or woman can sincerely try to help another without helping himself/herself."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let us try to turn our lives around and restart the focus on OTHERS. Let us begin to rid ourselves of the "I" and "Me" in our lives and concentrate our human and spiritual efforts on OTHERS. You will never change another person's point of view or personal opinion about anything, but you can begin to change your own personal attitude and focus on giving a better example of OTHER-MINDEDNESS without any thought of gaining something in return. "By their actions, you will know where they stand." Actions speak louder than words. When you WALK YOUR TALK, you WALK OF WALK OF OTHER-MINDEDNESS. "Whatever you did to the least of MINE, you did to ME."
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