What kind of living example are you?

I’ve been pondering something, mainly trying to, because pondering and thinking and questioning during troubled times is better than getting all tensed up when you can’t forgive or forget what’s going on around you.

I’ve been thinking that if every adult on this planet made it their sole business to be a living example of goodness in all their affairs, enough so to inspire others, then maybe we can still save ourselves.

One way to look at this is through these few words from the author Norman Cousins about the Reverend Albert Schweitzer:

“It’s not so much what he’s done for others, but what others have done because of him and the power of his example. This is the measure of the man. What’s come out of his life and thought is the kind of inspiration that can animate a generation.”

Most people aren’t thinking about being influential other than for personal gain. I’d like to think of myself as mirroring qualities I admire in others and would like to see in many more others. That way, I can feel blessed by being on the receiving end of more positive reflections--and having influenced some myself.

If you have time to comment, just wondering what sort of things you do to be a living example to others.