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I.  Warm-up Questions

Directions: discuss and answer the following questions.

1.      How do you expect to be treated by people around you? Please give examples.

2.      Have you ever met anyone just once but remember that person well? If yes, share your experiences with your group members.

3.     Do you think special help should be offered to the sick, the poor, the aged and the handicapped?

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II.  Quotes

Directions: Study the following quotes about people around us. Which quote(s) do you like best? Why?

1.    No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.

                                             — John Donne

2.   The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.

                                              — Homer

3.   To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.

                                                      — Pearl S.Buck

4.   Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.

                                             —Cicero

Interpretation:

1.    Everybody lives in relation to other people in a community. Our well-being depends on this community and we, in turn, should contribute our efforts to its prosperity and harmony.

2.    An offer of help is likely to be of little value or importance to us, but it means a lot to those in need and it makes a great difference to their lives.

3.   When we choose to do something good for others, the act of kindness will be considered noble only if it is done with a willing heart and genuine delight.

4.   Being grateful is the highest moral standard. In fact, all other good human qualities, such as kindness, generosity, compassion and courage, derive from gratitude.