Be not merely good, but be good for something
Thoreau
My brother Vince has a mantra:
"Try to be useful as well as ornamental'
Now there is a goal!
Being useful does not mean you have to save the world
It just means that every day you make the world around you a better place
Because you lived, someone added a smile to their day
Because you lived, someone felt less alone
Because you lived, there is a patch of the world that has less hurt
That's a life worth living
That is useful
and that's poetiquejustis
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience
Colossians 3:12
