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Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner • 11 years ago • 8 comments

Quote: "... a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy..."

I was reminded of the quote when reading about Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi winning the Nobel Peace Prize ( LINK ).

The title of this seed here is taken out of context, and its just part of what is one of my favourite quotes:

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.

I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no "brief candle" for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

George Bernard Shaw

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Enoch 11 years ago

Great thought provoking and wisequote.

Many thanks for sharing it.

Enoch.

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Kavika 11 years ago

Excellent quote by Shaw. Enjoy life, it's your responsibility.

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seeder Krishna 11 years ago

This actually may or may not be related to the constant arguments about whether all liberals or all conservatives are the causeof all problems in the world, eh?

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Larry Hampton 11 years ago

Almost seems like it must be a four-letter word to many nowwa days, ..."work". The idea of being a living sacrifice to the betterment of those around us, and those we may affect, certainly is claimed by many, but is much harder in reality.

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seeder Krishna 11 years ago

A commentary:

The following is an elaboration on the four points that George Bernard Shaw makes to finding the true joy in life:

Be used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one This quote could easily be mistaken to mean that we should have some elaborate goals to save the world and unless we do we are worthless. This is not true. We are children of God who are here to express Gods divinity (as explained in Enlightenment and the Meaning of Life ) and we should go about our lives with this in mind. We should infuse everything we do with joy, compassion, peace, love and wisdom. This is the mighty purpose which we should recognize.

Be thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap We should be productive! However, again, this could be misunderstood to mean that we must be busy, busy, busy all day and collapse in exhaustion by nightfall. Its good to be active and have things to do but realize that were divinely productive when we infuse whatever we do, even just conversing with others, with good cheer, goodwill, courage and beauty.

Be a force of Nature This could be misconstrued to mean that we should run roughshod over people who get in the way of what we want to do. To be a force of Nature (notice that its with a capital N) is to be a person who is in control of themselves and has a higher perspective on life. This person is mature, wise, serene and joyful and understands the meaning of life.

Not be a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy This is a continuation of the previous point and it emphasizes the idea that we need to learn how to control the impulses and desires of our lower self. Specifically we need to stop being petty, immature, greedy, self-centered, possessive, envious and jealous. We need to GROW UP and realize how wonderful life is no matter what our circumstances!

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"We need to GROW UP and realize how wonderful life is no matter what our circumstances!"....

. . . hmmmmmm . . . "food for thought"!!!

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Larry Hampton 11 years ago

Top 10 Signs You May be a Feverish Selfish Little Clod

(same guy)

#7 You only see extremes in every idea, person or organization. For example you believe either that republicans are totalitarian dictators who will destroy the US with their arrogance or that democrats are wimpy losers who will destroy the US with their impotence.

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Kavika 11 years ago

Perfect Larry, and it can be seen in the comments section by one malcontent.

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Larry Hampton 11 years ago

I thought number two was an interesting choice...

You litter. The self-centered arrogance of a clod who litters, even those who throw a small cigarette butt out their car window, is saying that the world is their trash can and that someone else will take care of it.

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