Definitions: (1) being the same in actual character as in outward appearance; genuine; real; (2) simple and straightforward innocence; (3) truthful and honest; without deceit, pretense, or hypocrisy; (4) faithful
Saying: Ex animo (Latin): “from the heart”
Quotes:
• Sincerity is the single virtue that binds divinity and man in one. — Senge Takatomi (1845-1918) Japanese Shinto philosopher
• Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer. Leopards, cobras, monkeys, rivers, and trees; they all serve as teachers. — Radhanath Swami [born Richard Slavin] (1950-) American Gaudiya Vaishnava guru
Comment: The primary quality saving a person from being an out and out fool is sincerity.
Consideration: There are some crucial qualities, a class of qualities one really cannot do without. First on the list would be sincerity. If you are sincere in your attempt to do the right thing–however you define it–you are succeeding in a very important aspect.
Advice: If you are motivated by, and have a genuine sincerity in what you do, you should never feel guilty. If you choose correctly, it will reinforce the positive. If you choose incorrectly, you will learn there is a better way. And if it is some of both, you will get to experience them both and learn what was right and what was wrong.
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