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Thorsteinn:
It reminds me of this story about being the guy whom does while others say "Someone Else will do for Them".


--- Quote ---"Why did God create atheists?"

There is a famous story told in Hassidic literature that addresses this very question. The Rabbi teaches the student that God created everything in the world to be appreciated, since everything is here to teach us a lesson.
One clever student asks “What lesson can we learn from atheists? Why did God create them?”

The Rabbi responds “God created atheists to teach us the most important lesson of them all — the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs an act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching. He does not believe that God commanded him to perform this act. In fact, he does not believe in God at all, so his acts are based on an inner sense of morality. And look at the kindness he can bestow upon others simply because he feels it to be right.”

"This means," the Rabbi continued "that when someone reaches out to you for help, you should never say ‘I pray that God will help you.’ Instead for the moment, you should become an atheist, imagine that there is no God who can help, and say ‘I will help you.’"

ETA source: Tales of the Hasidim, Vol. 2: The Later Masters [Martin Buber, Olga Marx]
--- End quote ---

Sir William:
Nicely done, Mike.  I am humbled; because I was one of the ones who shoveled out my drive and walk and could barely make it into the house under my own power.  I saw plenty doing that, but a few seemed to be working in tandem and a snow blower made it to a few driveways.

Sir Martyn:
Well done, Mike.

Joshua Santana:
Well done!

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