http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/rent en-us 60 <p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">&ldquo;<em>Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.&rdquo;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ N. Eldon Tanner</p><p>Well, that sums it up, eh?</p><p>You paying your rent on time, in full and with joy?</p><p>Good. :)</p><p>&hellip;</p><p>George Bernard Shaw says it brilliantly as well:</p><p><em>&quot;This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.&quot;</em></p><p>~ George Bernard Shaw, 20th century playwright and literary personality</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:13 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:207:207 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/207