Not only is your own happiness and welfare related to others, but the more you help them, the happier you will be.

Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.

We must live harmoniously with our neighbors.

Indulgence in resentment and vengeance will only further increase miseries to oneself and others in this life and in lives to come.

My own view, which does not rely solely on religious faith or even on an original idea, but rather on ordinary common sense, is that establishing binding ethical principles is possible when we take as our starting point the observation that we all desire happiness and wish to avoid suffering.

I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being.

It is maybe not the best choice to have a favorite anything.