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“It made Daniel think. The people who had the least were the most willing to share. He outlined a dictum that he would believe the rest of his life: the more people have, the less the give. Similarly, generous cultures produce less waste because excess is shared, whereas stingy nations fill their landfills with leftovers.”
― The Man Who Quit Money
― The Man Who Quit Money
“Churchgoers feel righteous, responsible, and obedient to God's will. They view anyone unlike themselves as devoid of values, and therefore unworthy of God's love. By denying God to all those who have strayed from the path of righteousness, the devout are unwittingly taking on themselves a role that belongs only to God.”
― Why Is God Laughing?: The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism
― Why Is God Laughing?: The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism
“Commit yourself to the possibility that everything you see around you is far less real than God. You want to see the truth "with all your heart, with all you soul, and with all your mind," as Jesus says. This is actually a commitment to joy.”
― Why Is God Laughing?: The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism
― Why Is God Laughing?: The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism
“If you pay attention to those aspects of God that demonstrate love, truth, beauty, intelligence, order, and spiritual evolution, those aspects will begin to expand in your life. Bit by bit, like a mosaic, disparate fragments of grace will merge to form a complete picture. Eventually this picture will replace the ore threatening one you have carried around inside you since infancy.”
― Why Is God Laughing?: The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism
― Why Is God Laughing?: The Path to Joy and Spiritual Optimism
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