Just as dieting and exercise tend to embellish our body, sacrifice and good works beautify the countenance. The purpose of our lives is built into the very cells of our being. A person will remain unimproved for years if he travels upon a path of inattention to inner and outer growth.

Begin with a good endeavor, continue because of its meaning, and reach perfection for its reason.

Growth means meeting more and more with responsibilities both to ourselves and others. Neglect adds to responsibilities and decreases energies. Meeting willfully and promptly with what we must, increases energies. We can either let problems make us better or bitter. Let sensible consideration be greater than wrong doing.

Wrongful pride keeps itself from embracing real values. It looks but does not see. Humility sees, for it takes time and effort to look in earnest. Humility walks in sincerity.