Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it…
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service. Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.
Was there ever a more horrible blasphemy than the statement that all the knowledge of God is confined to this or that book?
Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
