What Counts in Life

Gone (2013, 1.3), a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


        What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived.
     It is what difference we have made to the lives of others 
     that will determine the significance of the life we lead. 

        Nelson Mandela

Wisdom

RC1_9580, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     It is said that no one truly knows a nation 
     until one has been inside its jails.
     A nation should not be judged 
     by how it treats its highest citizens,
     but its lowest ones.

        Nelson Mandela

To be free

Wanda's Pie in the Sky 3, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


To be free is not merely to cast off one's chances, 
but to live in a way that respects and enhances 
the freedom of others. 

Nelson Mandela

To be free

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others. 

Nelson Mandela

Selfless Service

Strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world; by devotion to selfless work one attains the supreme goal of life. Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind. … The ignorant work for their own profit; the wise work for the welfare of the world, without thought for themselves. … Perform all work carefully, guided by compassion.

The Bhagavad Gita