A man wrapped up in himself makes a small bundle.
Benjamin Franklin
“A man wrapped up in himself makes a small bundle.” (Benjamin Franklin)
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To reach a level of meaning and value beyond the things you do for yourself, you must embrace values that connect you to others and to social causes outside of yourself.
This is the realm of service and giving to others. It is a dimension of success where helping others is the central concern. When you help others you deepen and broaden the dimensions of your own world, happiness and success.
“Somewhere along the way, we must learn that there is nothing greater than to do something for others.” Martin Luther King Jr.
“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” Albert Einstein
“People helping people makes this world a better place.” Catherine Pulsifer
Getting Personal
To what extent, if any, do you agree with the quote by Albert Einstein that is referred to above?
Can a person who lives primarily for his or her own self-interests, and not for those of others, be accurately described as achieving success in life?
