To do something for itself, for the love of itself, may have an extraordinary effect. For example, we have talked for sixty years, unfortunately or fortunately. One might ask, “How has it affected the world? You go to various parts of the world, has it changed anybody at all?” I think that is rather a foolish question. We might ask, “Why does a flower bloom? Why is there a solitary star in the heavens in the evening?” The man who has freed himself from his conditioning never asks that question. In that there is compassion, with its great intelligence - Jiddu Krishnamurti Teacher, Writer - In Progress