“The truth is, the world does not revolve around you. You're not the most important person on Earth, and your needs aren't more pressing than everyone else's. As you're aware of, there are billions of other people living on our planet, and you're just one of those billions. Yes, you're a wonderfully unique person who has a very special race to run. This book aims to help you run this race well, so that you'll find happiness, fulfillment, and true success. But the main point of the race isn't just to find happiness, fulfillment, and true success. Rather, it's to become all that you're meant to be, so that you can add tremendous value to the lives of others.
There's really only one participant in the race: you. You're not striving to be better than others; you're striving to be better than you were yesterday. It's vital that you run the race well, but you need to remember that the aim of the race isn't just to reach your final destination and build a sparkling legacy. Rather, it's to benefit others greatly. Your wonderful legacy is merely a by-product of the way you ran your race, a reflection of the lives you've touched and the difference you've made.
If you want to build a better school, a better healthcare system, a better family, a better economy, a better country, a better world, and a better future, the all-important first step is to build a better you.
So life is about you, but it isn't all about you. It's mainly about others.”
- from The Happy Student by Daniel Wong
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