Tolstoy wrote a story called What Men Live By. At the end he states clearly the answers to three great questions:

* The most important time in all eternity is this moment, now. * The most important person in all the world is the person I am with now. * The most important task in all the world is to do good to that person. ...

The most exciting possibilities open up when we try to reach out in love to the person, of all those in our circle, most difficult to love or reach. ...

Every moment, we need to ask ourselves: Who is there in my life most difficult to love, toward whom God is calling me to share this kind of love? How can I find creative ways to express that love? Ruth Morris, 1982 Daily Readings p 358