Thirty-Seven.
I think the key to improving the world lies not first in our actions, but our attitudes. I'm fortunate to have been raised in a family where our duty was important. Not like, self-flagellating, die for honor for your family duty. Rather, counting on one another, respecting one another, and caring about others above yourself.
If every person understood that our duty is to each other, as we're all family, then things would go a lot smoothly. Whether it's sharing chores and responsibility no matter who made the mess, cooking a meal, making sure you do that little extra for someone who's sick or busy with work, if we all looked out for each other unconditionally then maybe we'd begin to care and understand each other enough to stop judging and hurting one another.
If you have something more to offer the world - whether it's helping sew clothes for the school play, giving someone a free haircut who can't afford a regular one, or speaking with the dead to help them find a little bit of peace - then you should offer it freely, without question. You don't ask for recognition. You give because it's your duty. The reward is knowing you've done the right thing and improved the world, and honestly, that feeling is addictive. It's a bit of an ego burst just to see someone smile or relieved because you helped them.
If people could adopt a sense of duty to each other, no matter who they are, I think that the world's problems would get a lot smaller.
private to Yukito // semi-hackable
Hey... I've been pulling a lot of hours at the bar lately, and I feel like I haven't seen you all month. Why don't we plan a date soon?
Clow-san asked us over to dinner. He was seeming pretty serious about it, so I told him we could come tonight.
/private
If every person understood that our duty is to each other, as we're all family, then things would go a lot smoothly. Whether it's sharing chores and responsibility no matter who made the mess, cooking a meal, making sure you do that little extra for someone who's sick or busy with work, if we all looked out for each other unconditionally then maybe we'd begin to care and understand each other enough to stop judging and hurting one another.
If you have something more to offer the world - whether it's helping sew clothes for the school play, giving someone a free haircut who can't afford a regular one, or speaking with the dead to help them find a little bit of peace - then you should offer it freely, without question. You don't ask for recognition. You give because it's your duty. The reward is knowing you've done the right thing and improved the world, and honestly, that feeling is addictive. It's a bit of an ego burst just to see someone smile or relieved because you helped them.
If people could adopt a sense of duty to each other, no matter who they are, I think that the world's problems would get a lot smaller.
private to Yukito // semi-hackable
Hey... I've been pulling a lot of hours at the bar lately, and I feel like I haven't seen you all month. Why don't we plan a date soon?
Clow-san asked us over to dinner. He was seeming pretty serious about it, so I told him we could come tonight.
/private