‘I am concerned that modern Quakers have lost some of this inner direction.’

Nicely put? Tony D’Souza says we should be putting more effort into being authentic

by Tony D’Souza 9th August 2019

A young attender once told me what he thought of Quakers. He said that most people thought Quakers were ‘nice people’. I was very disappointed at this, and I then tried to explain to him that trying to be nice was a complete waste of time. I had tried it myself for many years and it had never worked for me. The whole point of the spiritual quest is not to be a nice person but to be authentic – which is far more difficult.