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July    15th

DOING   THE RIGHT   THING   IS  ENOUGH

“When   you’ve  done    well    and another has benefited   by  it, why like    a   fool    do  you look    for a   third

thing   on  top—credit  for the good    deed    or  a   favor   in  return?”

—MARCUS AURELIUS,   MEDITATIONS,    7.73

he answer to the question “Why did you do the right thing?” should always be “Because it was the
right thing to do.” After all, when you hear or see another person do that—especially when they
might have endured some hardship or difficulty as a consequence for doing that right thing—do you not
think, There, that is a human being at their finest?
So why on earth do you need thanks or recognition for having done the right thing? It’s your job.