#Beacon

Becoming A Visible Signal Of Enduring Hope

Kierkegaard’s image of making your work a flag shifts our attention from merely doing tasks well to asking what they stand for. A flag is not useful because of the cloth itself; it matters because of the meaning people attach to it. In the same way, our work—whether creative, professional, or relational—can become more than a list of accomplishments. It can serve as a visible sign that courage, integrity, and perseverance are still possible, especially when life grows dark. [...]

Little Candles, Long Beams: Goodness in Dark Times

Older sources chorus the same insight. The Gospel of Matthew urges, “Let your light shine before others” (5:16), framing goodness as illumination by example. Aesop’s fable The Lion and the Mouse shows how a small kindness can free a giant—scale of impact does not match scale of effort. Rabbinic teaching affirms the moral multiplier: “Whoever saves a single life, saves an entire world” (Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5). These echoes, spanning sacred text and folk wisdom, affirm that minor acts can carry major consequences, particularly when surrounding conditions are morally dim. [...]

Learn to Be a Lighthouse in the Storms of Life – Harville Hendrix

Life is full of unpredictable storms—challenges, hardships, and emotional turmoil. Being a lighthouse means maintaining stability and clarity even when circumstances are turbulent. [...]