The Buddhist Proverb says:
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.
But how do you know you are walking in the right direction? Here are a few questions you can ask yourself:
Do most of the things I do make people smile, laugh and say “Thank you!”? Or do most of the things I do make people frown, turn away or…or…or nothing?
Do most of the things I do make me a better person – stronger, kinder, smarter, more capable? Or do most of the things I do just kill time and take up space?
When I leave the world, will the world be a better place?
After accounting for all the food I have consumed, all the plastic and metal that have been fabricated for my use, all the trees that have been chopped down for a rook over my head and a seat under my seat, will the total value of my life be positive?
When I die will people cry because they loved me so much? Or because they didn’t get enough inheritance?
You can probably come up with your own questions, too. But it is not the questions that count, nor the answers. It’s what you choose to do with the answers that counts.
