söndag, oktober 03, 2010
This is the true joy in life
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose
recognized by yourself as a mighty one;
the being a force of nature instead of a feverish,
selfish little cloud of ailments and grievances complaining
that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community
and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.
I want to be thoroughly used up when I die,
for the harder I work the more I live.
I rejoice in life for its own sake.
Life is no brief candle to me.
It is a sort of splendid torch which I have
got hold of for the moment, and I want to
make it burn as brightly as possible before
handing it on to future generations.
George Bernard Shaw
From Man and Superman
Dedicatory letter
