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Spirituality Fosters Humanity
James Martin,in his book,”My Life with the Saints”,narrated a story about
Mother Theresa. A man saw her cleaning the wounds of a leper and said,”I
wouldn’t do that for a million dollars”.Mother Theresa smiled gently and
replied,”Neither would I,but I would gladly do it for Christ”.This evidently
portrays that,there is “that” Almighty residing in every soul,all you need to
do is to recognize him.He may come disguised,but don’t let your eyes betray
you,don’t let negativity ,acrimony,and abhorrence admonish and rebuke,rather
overshadow the GOODNESS inside YOU.Don’t let deception,fallacy forsake the
truth.Don’t let insolence and rapacity allure you.
Spirituality is conceptualized around the central theme of
“BELIEF”,the immortal,undying relationship with your soul.It is not about being
ascetic,instead it is about what you think.Now,what exactly is “SPIRITUALITY”?
A question equivalent to asking what is rationality or intelligence or love.The
meaning of this term has changed etymologically,people have different
connotations and notions about what it actually means.Spirituality is
TRUTH.The truth which associates you to your inner identity,your soul,your
conscience.It links your mind with your soul,however,spirituality can be
defined as a perfect blend of human behaviour–empathy,love,compassion.For
a Christian,the term involves a personal and intimate relationship with
God,he who has revealed himself in the form of a person,like Jesus
Christ,their creator.Those who are not religious fanatics define spirituality
in more humanistic terms.They accentuate on morality and qualities like
love,tolerance,forgiveness,and above all,”Selflessness”.
“Humanity is what comes from within,but Spirituality is what you preach”.It
redefines the relationship you possess with yourself,it provokes you to peep
into your conscience and introspect,”Am I a good person?”It persuades
you to connect your body and soul radically.It compels you to believe that
there is something more in you than what you can perceive through your
senses,something that is invisible,immaterial,that which you canot witness,just
feel.Every cell,every atom existing in our body is undergg change,yet,we are
all the same people inherently.There is something that remains constant
forever.This is what we call,’I’.The attributes of this ‘I’ change,but the ‘I’
itself does not change.Expanding the perimeters of spirituality will give us a
broader,more advanced definition of the same.If spirituality,as I mentioned
above is closely linked with love,compassion and tolerance,there is little room
to explain it further.Altruistic actions cannot be understood rationally,but
spiritually.Words have the power to both destroy and heal,but thoughts have
the power to chasten your wrong deeds.When your conscience constantly
forces you to so something,know that it is actually opening a new path,a new
door before you.
“You cannot be a true human,unless you are true to yourself”.Your thoughts
transform,rather catapult you into an abandoned world of silence,where
the is no-one else but you and your soul.That is the time your mind appeals
to your conscience,teaching you new lessons at every thought crossing
your mind,purifying the bad,negative side of you.Your though process is
the cause behind your changed personality.An idea that is developed and
put into action is more important than an idea that only exists as one.Your
mentality,mindset,and thoughts foster your actions,preaching you a disciplined
code of living.
Today,the old mentality of selflessness and empathy is fading away.The epoch
of humanity,where one lived for the other is vanishing.The ERA where ‘service
came before self’ is gradually dissipating into an era of ‘self-service’.Instead ,we
must snap out of our materialistic,stingy and extravagant mindset and give
way to noble thoughts of compassion.The ;ast alternative left is to follow your
spiritual beliefs.Your actions must define your character,and your thoughts
must depict your mind.Spirituality can be found in almost anything.Finding
spirituality in something can make someone feel enlightened and bring strong
emotion accompanied by deep feelings.People would be willing to sacrifice
nearly anything to help maintain the integrity of what they find to be spiritual.
Spiriotuality HYPNOTIZES you to be what you DON’T want to be,for your
good,your benefit,but above all for the sake of HUMANITY.So,we can finally
surmise by saying that,yes,Spirituality does Foster Humanity,as humanity is the
purpose of survival but spirituality is the base.
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