Think of the people you know and respect who lead very ethical lives and treat everyone they meet with thoughtfulness and compassion. Don't they seem to shine with a light from within? The late John F. Kennedy Jr., who met the Dalai Lama on several occasions, said that whenever they parted, "it was like the man carrying the lamp left the room." Don't such Bodhisattvas seem filled with the joy of life? Don't they effortlessly uplift all with whom they come into contact? That is their job description: to uplift, to edify. Bodhisattvas are wisdom warriors.
— Lama Surya Das, Buddha Is as Buddha Does