~by Peace Pilgrim
There are those who know and do not do. This is very sad. I
remember one day as I walked along the highway a very nice car stopped and the
man said to me, "How wonderful that you are following your calling!"
I replied, "I certainly think that everyone should be doing what feels
right to do." He then began telling me what he felt motivated toward, and
it was a good thing that needed doing. I got quite enthusiastic about it and
took for granted that he was doing it. I said, "That's wonderful! How are
you getting on with it?" And he answered, "Oh, I'm not doing it. That
kind of work doesn't pay anything." And I shall never forget how
desperately unhappy that man was. But you see, in this materialistic age we
have such a false criterion by which to measure success. We measure it in terms
of dollars, in terms of material things. But happiness and inner peace do not
lie in that direction. If you know but do not do, you are a very unhappy person
indeed.
Booklet by Peace Pilgrim: "Steps Toward Inner
Peace"
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