PROFILES IN STEWARDSHIP
Having made a lot of money advising people on profitable securities in which to invest, John M. Templeton is putting much of it into enterprises stimulating attention to God. “It’s a good investment,” he said. “Most others have risk factors. But in my judgment, this is a sure thing.” Templeton, a top Wall Street money manager, a multimillionaire and founder of the world’s largest prize for achievement, the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, said that faith is the soundest resource. “Trust in God magnifies our life,” he said. “It enlarges our perspective beyond surface appearances and beyond our own smallness and limitations.” “It also makes for a pervasive sense of gratitude for the blessings of everyday existence”, he said, “and that gratitude in turn flows out in efforts to help others”. “If you are seeking wholeheartedly to help other people, you cannot prevent rewards coming back to you in terms of friendship, love, esteem,” he added in an interview. “Happiness…
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