How do you build a better
world? That is a question that has puzzled mankind for centuries.
Many things have been tried. Some have helped
and some haven’t. I think, though, that I was
given a part of the answer just the other day.
My brother had just cleaned out his closet. It was
something I needed to do as well eventhough I was afraid I might get lost in
there and not find my way back out. When he brought
over some of the extra clothes to my Dad’s
house, he asked me to look through them and see if
there was anything I could use. I ended up just
picking out a few pair of short pants to replace
my worn out cut off jeans. I couldn’t see
keeping more clothes that I didn’t need. I volunteered
instead to take the rest of them over to the
Goodwill store and donate them for him.
I loaded his clothes in the back of my car and then
decided to brave the clutter of my own
closet to add to his donation. It was a scary
sight opening that door. The mess was tremendous.
Still, the thought of doing something good for another
spurred me on and kept me going. It took
a long time, but I got it done. I was left with
a much emptier closet, but a much fuller heart. As I
carried my own bags of clothes to add to my
brothers I couldn’t help but smile. It was then that I
saw how we all can go about building a better
world.
We can do it one kind act at a time. We can do it one
gift of charity at a time. We can do it
one shared smile at a time. We can do it one
uplifting word at a time. We can do it one heartfelt
hug at a time. We can even do it one donated
shirt at a time. We can build a better world with
each act of love we share and good thing we do.
We can do it with helpful hands and caring
hearts. We can do it with cheerful spirits and
joyous souls. We can do it knowing that God and
His angels are smiling down upon us and helping
us every step of the way.
Joseph J. Mazzella joemazzella@frontier.com
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