“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
We had a beautiful falling of lake effect snow in Milwaukee yesterday. Well, it was much more beautiful coming down than it looked from the pre-dawn window this morning when I knew I had to shovel it.
However, this scene greeted me as I stepped outside:
The fact that a neighbor decided to shovel not only his own sidewalk but to continue past two more houses will not make the news today. We must be the ones to note and record and remember such simple acts of generosity (as much as or more than we dwell on the stories of destruction), so that we don’t fool ourselves into thinking they don’t exist, or, worse, don’t matter. Every time we move outside of ourselves to think of another, in ways big or small, we make the world just a little brighter.
Beautiful quote and a big hug for your neighbor!
I love the quotation, too! Now I’m on the look-out for more examples from my day. More tomorrow… Thanks, Marion. 🙂
Welcome Lisa, I’m looking forward to your creativity 🙂
But you put it out there and now the world knows. We have a neighbor who does the same thing for us and a few others in the neighborhood. These are the ones who will bring peace on earth.
Victoria, I vow to notice these peace-givers more often. Thank you for adding to the list…