“It may be that if I lead the life I’ve planned for myself it may affect others; the effect may be no greater than the ripple caused by a stone thrown in a pond, but one ripple causes another, and that one a third; it’s just possible that a few people will see that my way of life offers happiness and peace, and that they in their turn will teach what they have learned to others.” — the character Larry in Somerset Maugham’s masterpiece, The Razor’s Edge, which I read recently, and highly recommend.

That quote partially inspired this recent not paywalled essay of mine, https://medium.com/catharsis-chronicles/restoring-sanity-individually-and-collectively-2a9b67ee83c3 subtitled "Everyone has the freedom and the power to exercise their free will and make beneficial ripples in the fabric of our lives"

Not paywalling is my recent adaptation to the earnings fiasco. In this way, I can just enjoy writing, sharing, and the engagement, without getting aggravated at Medium management