As I watched a movie the other night, there was a scene in it that caught my attention and made me think. It was a conversation between two men facing the end of their lives and discussing what their lives meant. The idea that struck my attention was this:
The ancient Egyptians asked people who were facing the end of their lives two questions:
Have you found joy in your life?
Has your life brought joy to others?
So many times all we think about in life is what we want personally and what makes us happy, but if we instead focused on trying to make others' happy we could intern be happy and achieve both goals. For me I have found joy in showing compassion and love to others by volunteering at a care home. Yes, it is a college class for me but I picked my job that I volunteer for and it has become more than a class. As I have begun to form relationships with the people there it has become a kind of joy for me to bring joy to them by spending my time there.
Just a thought, try to find a way to give joy to someone today. You never know what even a smile can do to someone's day.
~Leah
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