How to be a Great Person

Although religious leaders may disagree with each other, they all agree on one important principle for living your life.

You might find this principle difficult to follow. For some, it may be nearly impossible to live this way. Yet, when you use this rule in your life, you earn the most wonderful gifts in the world.

Not only does this advice make you happy, it lowers your stress, boosts your intelligence and increases your courage. It helps make you successful.

"WHAT IS GREATNESS?"

"The hardest task one can have is to continue to love his fellows despite all reasons he should not."

"For the one who can achieve this, there is abundant hope.

"For those who cannot, there is only sorrow, hatred and despair. And these are not the things of which greatness, or sanity or happiness are made.

"A primary trap is to succumb to invitations to hate.

"Never use what is done to one as a basis for hatred. Never desire revenge.

"It requires real strength to love man*. And to love him despite all invitations to do otherwise, all provocations and all reasons why one should not.

"Happiness and strength endure only in the absence of hate. To hate alone is the road to disaster. To love is the road to strength. To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe." -- L. Ron Hubbard (*Man: mankind; the human race.)
FIVE WAYS TO BECOME A GREATER PERSON

1. Take a few minutes today and try loving everyone around you. People in your family, neighborhood, workplace, everyone. Love them for no reason. Why not?

2. Whenever someone tries to get you to hate him or her, refuse to play the game. Who needs more enemies? Instead, generate some love for the person, even if only a small amount.

3. Make yourself tougher by loving difficult people. You can certainly love people without letting them control you. In fact, it's easier to face and handle difficult people, if you love them.

4. Eliminate revenge as a purpose in your life. Who do you want to get even with? Change that intention into something positive. Wish them well and see how you feel.

5. Finally, improve your mood by loving people. Whenever you feel depressed or desperate, find people to love. You don't even need to see or talk to them, just love them.

"To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. -- L. Ron Hubbard