A Precious Human Life

"Every day, think as you wake up.
Today I am fortunate
to have woken up.

I am alive,
I have a precious human life.
I am not going to waste it.

I am going to use
all my energies to develop myself,
to expand my heart out to others,
to achieve enlightenment for
the benefit of all beings.

I am going to have
kind thoughts towards others.
I am not going to get angry,
or think badly about others.
I am going to benefit others
as much as I can. "

- His Holiness The XIVth Dalai Lama