A period may be defined as a portion of speech that has in itself a beginning and an end, being at the same time not too big to be taken in at a glance
... Our individual well-being is intimately connected both with that of all others and with the environment within which we live.... Our every action, our every deed, word, and thought, no matter how slight or inconsequential it may seem, has an implication not only for ourselves, but for all others, too.