172. Ego Dieting

Doing good is not about being nice.

You can do nice things all day long for many people, but it could be all just more service of your own self, food for your own ego.

The world was designed so people would need each other, not so you could be nice, but to give you the opportunity to escape the confines of your own self.

When you help those who show gratitude, when you lend a hand to those who are on your side, you are still within the realm of your own ego and self.

Help someone you don't want to help. Help him and learn to want to help him --only because this is the right thing to do.

At first, it may not feel so rewarding. But you have sprung free.