I resolve to refrain from greed. 

Instead, I will open my heart 

and practice giving. 

It’s easy to give in to greed when we feel we’re the center of the universe.

It’s this skewed perspective that is contributing to our problems today. Problems faced by far too many people. Unawakened, we picture everything from the viewpoint of “I.” This will only end up in us expecting the world to conform to our wishes.

But what if we all wish for the hopes of others to be met before our own.

For instance, let’s imagine there are one hundred people in a room with several tubs of vegan ice cream. When everyone scrambles to dig in, there will be chaos. Some people will fill their bowls with ice cream. Others will end up with nothing in theirs.

But if everyone in the room puts the longing of others before their own, everyone will have a share. There will be one hundred happy ice cream eaters. Why? Because all hopes are met. Opening the door to their hearts is making everyone truly happy.