BEING NEEDED
The most general survey shows us that the two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.
~ Schopenhauer ~
Filling a need is more vital than being loved When we are needed, we are automatically loved. No effort of ours can ever be too great or too small.
We have never heard anyone who is involved in a program of spiritual growth complain of being bored. The discoveries and excitement of spiritual exploration are limitless. Also, carrying a message of hope to those who still suffer strengthens our own hold on the serenity and security of a personal recovery.
Feeling needed is the greatest encouragement we will ever receive that our goals can be achievable.
If people stopped volunteering to fill other people’s needs, the end of civilization would be close behind. My pain is forgotten and my boredom is gone when I am needed.
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