The Common Good

“Have I done something for the common good? Then I share in the benefits. 

 To stay centered on that. Not to give up” - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

It’s most fitting to use one of the main sources of inspiration for starting this group as the first quote that we post. This simple question that Marcus Aurelius poses stops you dead in your tracks when debating the purpose of your actions. There is the belief that the common good is the only eternal force in the history of humanity. So, by dedicating your efforts to the betterment of the common good, one can truly claim to live for something greater than him or herself.