My dear friend Arun had this image of mother Teresa on his laptop which had the above quote from her. It struck a chord in my heart. How true, all the time we judge people on their actions, mannerism, dress, behavior ET AL. why do we never accept other people for what they are, with all their faults, their imperfections? Perhaps we are searching in them the attributes we lack in ourselves.
How joyful would it be to unconditionally love one and all, irrespective of whom or what they are! But we with our own selfishness, arrogance and deep rooted insecurities, are incapable of doing so, yours truly included. Our hearts are so dry that they are incapable of having love for anyone; excepting ourselves.
Humility and compassion are virtues people today would rather not have for it is considered as a sign of meekness. There is a mad race for acquiring wealth, status and fame at the cost of the above virtues. People will stop at nothing to achieve success in life, in the process dehumanizing themselves.
The day we learn to love all as ourselves will be the day we begin the journey towards realizing our true self. We may not succeed at the beginning but we may at least try. Finally I would like to end with another of mother Teresa’s quote ‘God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.’
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