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MAKING IT TO THE END OF THE MONTH
By consistently directing our hearts to expressions of love and compassion for others (irrespective of the circumstances or our relationship with them), these qualities take root in our hearts. This is important because we become the qualities we practice. As explained previously, love is a decision, so it needs to be practised regularly, even when we don’t feel like it. Over time, we will not just be doing acts of love and compassion; rather, we will be loving and compassionate people. Then, we will find that our interactions with money and possessions have become secondary, and the power and control of them are lost.
Additionally, showing love, tenderheartedness and compassion toward others allows us to balance the differences between the two groups of people described in the previous chapter – those who lack and those who have more than is needed. By helping those in need, we contribute towards a better society, locally and globally.
If our sole attention is on our capacity to sustain ourselves and our families, and we do not contribute in a meaningfully way to the well-being of others, then our experience of what we have will never be nourished, neither will it grow. Believe me, we can create value where no-one would ever have imagined it possible.
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