Without it, “The Paradoxical Commandments” peal out a truth that’s not, on its surface, what anyone wants to hear: Doing right is its own reward. In this new era of student activism, the challenge of doing the right thing for the right reasons is exponentially steeper. issues today are complex, and must be faced in their full complexity.”‘The Paradoxical Commandments’ by Keith M. Kent have erroneously been attributed to Mother Teresa, and the final line was added later by an unknown source. ***The unadulterated Paradoxical Commandments end like this:Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Whoever added the bogus lines to “The Paradoxical Commandments,” maybe this is what they were trying—poorly—to get at.

Source: CNN July 04, 2024 14:03 UTC