Saturday, March 7, 2015

Kina 'ole

All good Methodists are familiar with this John Wesley quote.
Do all the good you can.  By all the means you can.  In all the ways you can.  In all the places you can.  At all the times you can.  To all the people you can.  As long as ever you can.
 I found a similar Hawaiian quote. This is for the definition of the Hawaiian word - Kina 'ole (The i and the a are long).
Doing the right thing in the right way at the right time in the right place to the right person for the right reason with the right feeling, the first time.
I think it is interesting.  The place where I read this had obvious Christian roots.  There were many subtle and some not so subtle indications of their beliefs.  Another definition of the word is "flawlessness".  What an awesome way to describe the character of Christ within us - flawless.  And having such, we should exhibit flawlessness as a result. 

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