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October 16, 2007
The People Filter
Filed under: Big Ideal
What would my life look like if every single thought or action I had was filtered through the lens of "other people"?
- Education would be less about me acquiring knowledge and more about who I can share this with.
- Personal budgeting would be less about what I need and more about what I can give away.
- Marriage would be less about my needs and more about her needs.
- Business decisions would be less about the bottom line and more about the impact on my employees and clients (and their families, friends, etc.).
- Entertainment would be less about my thrills and more about inviting others to share in the joy.
- Praying would be less about what I want and more about what God wants.
- Church would be less about what it does for me and more about what it does for others.
- Sports would be less about competition and more about winning together.
- Government would be less about preserving and more about serving.
I know it sounds sort of utopian.
But a homeless Guy from Nazareth seemed to get it right.
I'd like to do the same.
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Comments
well put. you should solicit these kinds of statements from a bunch of people and compile a book called Uncommon Perspectives.
Posted by: tim abare at October 18, 2007 7:57 AM