We all should embrace the responsibility that comes with a meaningful life because while this makes life more difficult it makes it much more rewarding.

Our actions have a ripple effect much farther than we could ever imagine, so by choosing to act from a place of meaning we could help inspire others to do the same, and then their actions would also have a ripple effect and so on.

The darkness in the world is just a reflection of the darkest depths of ourselves.

We shouldn't deny our inner darkness and act as if we have no flaws, because we all do.

Instead, we must be aware of our own flaws because it makes us more understanding of others' flaws.

The most courageous thing we can do is to really analyze our own flaws, recognize they are there, forgive and love ourselves despite these flaws, and then from a place of love and understanding work to improve these flaws.

When we can do this successfully on an individual level then we can expand on this to a community level, then a societal level, then a national level, all the way to a global level.

True lasting change starts on an individual basis because as we improve and evolve ourselves, we are better able to help others and the world to do the same.