EFFORT 4 NEED,
GIVE 4 CAPITAL,
ACT 4 CHANGE,
RELEASE 4 PEACE.
4 Life Actions - Lessons I've learnt.
E4N
It means always putting effort to a meaningful role in society and to provide for basic needs of self, loved ones and all others. It also means effort to be ever mindful of the difference between needs and wants, to tame the wild elephant. Being driven by needs-based demand tames unneccesary supply, and frees up resources, time and space to be always there for what's important, and to act on what's important when compelled.
G4C
The best form of capital is social capital. The best investment is giving. To accumulate social capital, giving has to be unconditional and based solely out of compassion. To insure and harness the biggest and most timely of returns, giving must be to person and time of greatest need, simply because you can and conditions are present. It can be to persons you know, or to strangers you get to know, resulting in a new relationship flourishing with inspiration and learning both ways. Happiness from engaged giving is not fleeting - it grows organically in others and sustainably surprises.
A4C
Institutionalized norms that are obsolete, unfair, neglecting and selfish, are everywhere and calls for active citizenry, for the sake of the person feeling subject to it, and persons like him/her. Acting to bring about new norms requires moral courage, which inspires others to form collective strength to shift the tide. Acts of moral courage never fails to reward and always makes life more meaningful. To witness, become aware and not act is to deny yourself of finding more true friends, for the sake of others. To act for change is to fall awake.
R4P
With wisdom, reflection and failures, we have the opportunity to stare at our impermanent lives and unlearn the follies and habits of our youth, to better agree with ourselves and find peace of mind. So do communities, countries, and global bodies. To do so, we need to release, not abandon, ourselves once in a while from our existing constructs. Releasing keeps doors open, allows space for new questions to old answers, and timeliness in the present for empathy and new understanding, both within self and with others. It enables validation of shared values, of interdependence and the dismantling of indefensible sweeping assumptions, while reinforcing universal truths. It enables reality. Releasing is a habit that allows the continued creation and innovation, rather than mere passing on, of history, one that is responsible and responsive for next generations, whose questions we cannot, and will not live to, answer. Releasing drops baggage we do not know why we are carrying. We can travel light and peaceful, and have the capacity to carry others, to carry with others, when we are called upon.
R4P
With wisdom, reflection and failures, we have the opportunity to stare at our impermanent lives and unlearn the follies and habits of our youth, to better agree with ourselves and find peace of mind. So do communities, countries, and global bodies. To do so, we need to release, not abandon, ourselves once in a while from our existing constructs. Releasing keeps doors open, allows space for new questions to old answers, and timeliness in the present for empathy and new understanding, both within self and with others. It enables validation of shared values, of interdependence and the dismantling of indefensible sweeping assumptions, while reinforcing universal truths. It enables reality. Releasing is a habit that allows the continued creation and innovation, rather than mere passing on, of history, one that is responsible and responsive for next generations, whose questions we cannot, and will not live to, answer. Releasing drops baggage we do not know why we are carrying. We can travel light and peaceful, and have the capacity to carry others, to carry with others, when we are called upon.
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