Inspiration

I would rather say, Don't be selfish and don't be too egocentric neither. It's not healthy and it won't lead you to the right direction. I was listening a great lecture tonight. It was mostly about how you live your life, how you react on your life situation, how is your relationship with God. If you have one.

Imagine you are a parent. You grew up in a religious family. Doesn't matter if you are Christian, or Jewish, or Muslim, or Buddhist or whatever. The thing is you've been relying and trusting in God. And bum, one huge explosion happens in your perfect life,  the doctors says that your first born child have a disease, and he won't be healthy, and it's not sure at all, that he gonna live more then one or two years. So how would you react?!

The lecturer was talking about her personal example. The way she acted. She was from a religious family, who grew up surrounded with truly believers, and she herself was a truly believer as well. So what was her first reaction? I think everyone know the answer. It was, 'Why God, why? What did I do wrong?' Yep.... Nothing.

 She decided not praying anymore, and she was asking a loads of questions. And here comes the inspiration, which is another point of view. What helped her, was when she realized how important is the GIVING. A Relationship, where you are NOT SELFISH, and it's not about you. She realized how important is really to GIVE THANKS to God. Because it's not evident, that you are healthy, or your friends, parents, children gonna be healthy. And she was talking about her other younger children, how they are living their life with it. They know the fact, that they are privileged, because they can talk, they can move and walk and they can see it everyday.

She said another example. Just imagine there is two 10 years old boy. One of them used to live all his 10 years on the streets of Manhattan. He had to steal his breakfast, his lunch and supper everyday. He slept on the streets. And then one day, a woman and man, a parents from nowhere stops near him, and offers to him, 'Hey, do you want to live with us? We have a room, and we can give you food, and we would love to be your parents.' And the 10 years old boy says, sure, why not, but inside he doesn't believe it at all. They arriving to the new home, and they are giving him lunch. What is he doing?! He is eating very fast, and hiding some food to his pocket. Because, who knows If I will get any food for supper. And the dinner, when they give them supper. He do the same. And still doesn't believe that it's true and it's just happened with him. So after like some days even some weeks he realizes, that it's actually true, and he is safe, he still gonna feel, that he is in a privileged situation, and he gonna be thankful.
But here comes the other 10 years old boy. Who grew up in a middle class family. He got everything he wanted. And one morning, there is no Choco Cereals. He starts to scream like, 'Mom, how is that, there is no Choco cereals, when you exactly know, that this is my favorite breakfast. I can't believe, this is the only thing I want in the morning, and you are not able to give me any?!?!?'
Do you feel the difference between the two 10 years old boy?! :)

And you know what, often we, me as well, just forgot about to say THANKS GOD, that I am privileged, and I am healthy, I have a place to sleep, I have food to eat, I have friends and family etc.

So all together it was a great inspiration to hear the story. Because she found her way back through this situation to God. She realized, it's not a punishment, it's just another way to learn about giving. Giving love and time and be a difference in this running and selfish world.