How to live - concisely

Live simply

Someone sent an email, and these words were tucked away at the bottom:

Live simply
Love generously
Care deeply
Speak kindly
Leave the rest to God.

There's a lot of wisdom here.

To live simply is to not be possessed by our possessions.

To live generously is to share good freely.

To care deeply is to be where we are needed, and to know when silent comfort may mean more than words.

To speak kindly is to love enough to curb sharp words and replace them with encouragement.

If we do this, we will be good Christians, good Jews, good Muslims, good agnostics even. This is because while people look at physical attributes, God looks into our hearts, finds the good there, and strengthens it.

It sheds another dimension on the above advice to take your favorite concept of God -- such as Truth, Love, Allah, Higher Power, Light, Source of all goodness, Creator -- and substitute that term for God.

Such as, "Live simply. . . and leave the rest to Truth."