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| Agnes- we thank u |
" By blood I am Albanian.By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, a catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus."
Mother Teresa (1910-1997)
As human beings how many times have we felt abandoned by God, felt that is his mystery is just a fantasy and nothing more than that, how many times have we felt that our belief and feelings no longer within us, how many times have we thought to give up the world of temptations of belief and done something of our true calling !!! A young woman Agnes Gonreha Bojaxhiu in South Yugoslavia did something of her true calling.
From the quiet contemplative life of Agnes ( Mother Teresa) revealed her humanitarian deeds.Her loneliness, heartbreak and desolation with the Almighty began upon seeing poorest of the poor people in India. She took others pain as her own, feelings of abandonment and doubt of others as her own. Every kind deed of hers speaks millions about Mother Teresa , the gift to humankind.
Great life of Mother Teresa, Saint with a true heart :-
- At age 12 decided to become a nun to dedicate her life to God's work & by age 18 she became a nun in the congregation of sisters at Ireland.
- By 1942 Mother Teresa took a vow to give herself entirely to Christ, to give God anything her asks her for any deed.
- In 1946 while a train journey in Calcutta did realize her true calling-- " Calling to serve the poor and needy". It is interesting to note she got visions of Jesus asking her to work on the mission for charity.
- Mother Teresa learnt Bengali and worked for the welfare of others
- Missionary of Charity was started in 1946 ( formally in 1950) which serves to the poor and needy till date & cares for leprosy patients. Initially there was no money she took a bunch of poor children and started teaching them , later donations came like chair , table etc.
- Nirmal Hriday (home of pure heart) was the name replaced for the Kalighat home for dying. Those who were brought here were taken care of and died with dignity as per there Mazhab ( religion)
- Nirmala shishu bhavan a place of lost children and their care
- Shanti Nagar/Prem Nivas a place to treat leprosy patients, well being food, bandages and mobile kind of clinics.
- Her presence and works are known throughout the world, her missionaries are open in Venezuela, Austria, UK and other countries.
- Mother Teresa received Padma Shri, Jawaharlal Nehru international award, Bharat Ratna, Ramon Magsaysay Award, Nobel Peace Prize and others
Some of Mother Teresa's feelings-
Despite the great deeds and helping the poor it provided her with Inner Joy. With all the suffering she saw she felt lonely, abandonment from God, had feelings the heaven is empty, that God maybe doesnt exist and she was nothing at all. To this extend was Mother Teresa internally hurt by seeing others pain.
Her words itself mark her as one the greatest saints of our times, her thoughts that her work was just her duty and had no emotional, physical , spiritual connect or greatness. In her heart she kept the vow with the lord to serve others and put them forward before her self.
She converted her feeling of abandonment to ABSOLUTE.
Learning from Mother Teresa, the great teacher:-
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Mother Teresa feeding a child
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- Be Humble
- " The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. we must start in our own homes to remedy this poverty"
- To follow your true inner calling or to follow your heart
- Commitment to the work you do
- Love people around us, especially family
- Dedication and will supercede every hardship
- Vow to self and not be moved by what think or do.
- Humane Compassion and unconditional love exist
- No discrimination and tolerance and acceptance of every human being
- Every one has the right to live and die with dignity
- Actions speak louder than words
- Sometimes we learn from our sufferings.
- Have Faith, believe in faith. :)
" There is terrible hunger for love. We experience in our lives - pain, loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them, love them."
Mother Teresa
This just makes me feel--- Prabhu ki Leela nayari... the divine always has its own plan and no matter what one should always be the doer irrespective of the situation. God is within onself and we eternally guide ourselves too --- just like the higher self talking :)
