“The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.”

Eric Hoffer

~ Eric Hoffer
(1902-1983) American author, philosopher, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Passionate State of Mind

Mike,, Norwalk 11/26/24

A huge string of accuracy weaves its way through the tapestry's meaning in the quote.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown 11/26/24

Simply put, for us non medal of freedom people: We are our perceptions.