One day a man came
to Mother Teresa's house to inform her that a poor Hindu family with several
children was starving for several days. She immediately visited the family,
carrying in her hands a bag of rice for the family. The mother of the family
thankfully received the bag of rice. The starving woman then divided the rice
in the bag into two halves and went out with one half of the rice.
When she returned, Mother Teresa asked her
where she had gone. The woman replied that she went to give a share of the rice to a neighbouring Muslim family which
was in a similar state of poverty and starvation. Mother Teresa was touched by
the love and compassion of the poor lady which made her share her meagre assets
with her starving neighbours. She was happy to see them enjoy the joy of
sharing.
Albert Schweitzer
thought and wrote about the "fellowship
of those who bear the mark of pain." Those outside this fellowship
usually have great difficulty in understanding what lies behind the pain.
We should display three major
qualities: Daring, Caring
and Sharing. We should have the courage to practise what we
preach and should show care and kindness
to each other, especially to the weak, the sick and the poor.
We should be ready to share our possessions with those in greater need. Sir Winston Churchill said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
We should be ready to share our possessions with those in greater need. Sir Winston Churchill said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."
The Bible teaches, "Our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love,
which shows itself in action....God is love and whoever lives in love lives in
union with God and God lives in union with him."
Love
is a language that can be heard by the deaf, seen by the blind and felt even by
the new-born and the mentally retarded.
We may give without loving; but we
cannot love without giving. Love is giving all we can. Love is like a smile -
neither have any value unless given away. Karl Menninger said, "Love cures people - both the ones who
give it and the ones who receive it." Mother Teresa said, "It is not how much you do, but how
much love you put into what you do that counts."
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© By Prof. Dr. Babu Philip, Professor, Cochin
University of Science & Technology, Fine Arts Avenue, Kochi-682016, Kerala,
India, Prof. Mrs. Rajamma Babu, Former Professor, St.
Dominic's College, Kanjirappally, Leo. S. John, St. Antony's Public
School, Anakkal, Kanjirappally and Neil John, Maniparambil, Ooriyakunnath,
Kunnumbhagom, Kanjirappally, Kottayam-686507, Kerala, India.
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