PRINCIPLES FOR PERSONAL GROWTH, CHANGE,
AND TRUE SUCCESS IN OUR LIFE AND SERVICE TO
OTHERS
How to become all we can be and live at peace in our
world.
Principle
10 - We all have to serve somebody; we are hard wired for
service to others.
All the principles are important to growth, change, and
true success. To live in full alignment with them
will also help us to enjoy peace of mind in our lives and
in our relationships with others. But this
principle is the one that has the greatest power to
propel you down the road to true success and up the path
of grace and glory. It is reported that Albert
Einstein reflected in his later years that he had
discovered some truths beyond physics and mathematics
about our human purpose in the Cosmos. He said
simply that we exist for others. In saying this, he
is affirming this principle, and it is not
relative.
This principle works in deep and mysterious ways and can
also be very practical in it’s application. There
is a well known speaker and sales seminar leader who
states that the best way to get you want, is to help
others get what they want. That’s service to
others. On a higher plane, there is a philosophical
thinker who has spent years studying the role of money in
our lives. His conclusion; money is to be used in
the service of others and in the acquisition of
wisdom.
Back to the marketplace. A young executive was in a
seminar where this idea was shared. He did not
agree and replied harshly, “It’s a tough world and I am
here to serve myself, period!” The reply to him
was, “Well, I hope you pay well and on time, because you
are the only customer you are going to get.”
Success in the marketplace comes from service to others,
period. We are compensated on the basis of our
contribution to others.
The great spiritual traditions continually demonstrate
that this principle is rooted deep in the truths of the
universe. We are made to serve others and only in
service to others will we find joy and true
success.
As we seek ways to heighten our success, increase our
influence, and to prosper, we need to seek ways to live
in full accord with the principle that says,
We all have to serve somebody; we are hard wired for
service to others.