Resolute meliorists

NYTimes: This Year, Make a Resolution About Something Bigger Than Yourself

…In "Leaves of Grass," Walt Whitman writes: "This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone who asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy." He continues, "Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul, and your very flesh shall be a great poem.''

So there. If you're looking for a worthwhile resolution, Whitman is not a bad place to start.

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This Year, Make a Resolution About Something Bigger Than Yourself