It’s the Christian holidays! The virtues of mercy, justice and reconciliation are delivered from pulpits, celebrated at dinner table, taught to the next generation. Just as with Ramadan (mercy and justice), Yom Kippur (forgiveness and reconciliation) and Easter (rebirth and renewal). These beliefs shared by other religions as well. Different religious traditions; identical human virtues.

Here is a modest proposal: Untether these virtues from annual observations to a daily devotional. And our guide to do just that is Shakespeare. He understood that we all are, to use his phrase, “but warriors for the working day,” doing our best to become our best. Here are three plays with three messages.

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