Be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, always offering respect onto others and never expecting any in return.
The modern habit of doing ceremonial things unceremoniously is no proof of humility; rather it proves the offender’s inability to forget himself in the rite, and his readiness to spoil for everyone else the proper pleasure of ritual.
With a genuine keenness or readiness to serve others, one can attain happiness in any group or community, and the eagerness to serve others will endow you with the power and skill necessary for the required service. Nowadays, we tend to regard it as derogatory to serve, but there is great worth in service.
No work stains an individual who is pure, who is in harmony, who is master of his life, whose soul is one with the soul of all.
