Sublime

“A benefit should be kept like a buried treasure, only to be dug up in necessity…. Nature bids us to do well by all…. Wherever there is a human being, we have an opportunity for kindness.” —SENECA, ON THE HAPPY LIFE, 24.2–3

None of us are saints, but we can all try to be better. Each time you do something generous, you're shaping yourself into someone who's more likely to be generous next time, and that matters.

To create many flows of money in your life, learn to give and receive freely. You want to receive as well as give.

But one morning he saw a vulnerable student, badly needing grace, and he gave him a gift. This young coach, fresh out of college, was paying attention to an area that most would have ignored. He saw an awkward kid in an embarrassing situation and realized how much it hurt. He empathized long enough to put himself in my shoes—and socks. He took acti