do the right thing

do you know the Shaker hymn, tis a gift to be simple? Here are the lyrics:

'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free,

'Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,

And when we find ourselves in the place just right,

'Twill be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gain'd,

To bow and to bend we shan't be asham'd,

To turn, turn will be our delight,

Till by turning, turning we come round right.

Like any art/poem, it has many possible meanings. It is said that the coming round right is about dancing but I don't think so. I think the song is much simpler:  it is about living life simply and in harmony with our inner knowing.  If we do our best to make the right choice for ourselves in each moment -- and trust that everyone else is also doing their best to make their right choices, that we ALL will come round right, to the place just right, in the valley of love and delight (heaven on earth).

If you do what is right for you, always, it will always be the right choice for others.