As we work for the greater good, we build happiness for ourselves and others. The more we do for other people, the more the path of our own happiness will open up. In realizing this, we discover a sense of gratitude in being able to help them.

The great French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) wrote in his work Emile: “There is no happiness without courage nor virtue without struggle.” Without courage there is no happiness and it is impossible to create a life of value. This is an unchanging rule of human existence.

from sgi.org

The two wheels that carry dialogue forward are a belief that everyone possesses goodness within, and a spirit of unflagging determination to tap and draw out that goodness.