Posted by Larry Hoover on March 29, 2005, at 10:53:42
In reply to What is the most......, posted by rainbowbrite on March 27, 2005, at 15:56:49
> ....important thing in life, besides our health? Just wondering what people think...is it success? is it a family?
> Is it happiness? but can you have complete happiness without success in otherwords, with alot of failure?
> Is there an identity outside our families?
> Is it how perfect we look on the outside, while containg our insides? OR Is it an individual choice?
> If it is an individual thing, would anyone point me in the right direction to what they think should be important?
>
> thanks
>
> a little confused rainFor me, it's knowing that I made a difference. I've been struggling with how to phrase that, so it doesn't come across as arrogance or narcissism. But that's not it at all. However it has come to pass, I have arrived on this Earth with special gifts, those things that make me exactly me. And, to the extent that I have those gifts, I want to use them, to contribute to the lives of those around me.
E.g., I do volunteer legal work, helping people deal with "the system", because I've had to learn how to deal with it myself. I can save others from not getting a fair deal, because I already know how to get one.
Stuff like.
I want to cast a warm shadow on the world.
Lar
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