Poet and novelist Hermann Hesse said,
“To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping,
to smile without hostility at people and institutions,
to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters;
to be more faithful in our work,
to show greater patience,
to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism:
all these are things we can do.”
If you are struggling with what to do, if you are unsure about what action to take next, if you don’t know where to from here, read through the quote again and pick one. All of them are acts of generosity.
