When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.

. . .We are here to finish God's labors. . .so that we could be His partners in completing the work of creation.

Never attribute to malice or other deliberate decision what can be explained by human frailty, imperfection, or ignorance.

Think about it: it is easy to see God's beauty in a glorious sunset or in ocean waves crashing on a beach. But can you find the holiness in a struggle for life?

We do ourselves and others a disservice when we make old age something to be feared. Life is not a resource to be used up, so that the older we get, the less life we have left. Life is the accumulation of wisdom, love and experience of people encountered and obstacles overcome. The longer we live, the more life we possess.

We cannot live without the knowledge that someone cares about us.

I suspect that the happiest people you know are the ones who work at being kind, helpful and reliable - and happiness sneaks into their lives while they are busy doing those things. It is a by-product, never a primary goal.