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I wanted to share another entry from our Valentine’s Day Giveaway. This one is from “Motheralice.” Check out her awesome blog here. It describes true beauty as a natural extension of altruism. Truly connecting to and helping another person really does make one more beautiful – in the most important way.
When I was 18 and totally self focused I found myself in the grocery store behind a couple buying diapers (among other people). When the couple got to the register, the lady rang the diapers through and told them the total (can you see it coming?). She didn’t have any money on her and he couldn’t find his wallet. After they searched thoroughly for it to no avail I gave them a 20 and told them not to worry about it. They were quite grateful and offered to pay me back by mailing it to me, but I told them no. What made me feel beautiful was that that was the first time in my life I truly knew that I could make a positive effect on the world. I knew for that moment that I wasn’t just helping them, but everyone in a cosmic adding to the joy in the world lessening the suffering kind of way. I felt graceful and beautiful and filled with… what? There are no words.
Thanks, Motheralice!
