If you want to live

the life that only you can live,

do good for others, 

and when you have done good,

you will have life abundantly. 

A life without good works 

is a shadow life. 

A life centered on itself

is an empty life. 

Seek to do good for others,

and you will find fulfillment. 

Forget yourself 

and you will discover what you are

seeking. 

And if we do good works,

we should not do them in the hope of reward,

nor in the desire for betterment,

nor can we be proud or self-righteous 

on account of our good works. 

We must credit the good we do

to the hidden foundation of good,

and be grateful to serve as its medium. 

John McQuiston