Life on this sphere of existence thrives on vanity, the need of man are so numerous that no man on this very earth gets satisfied. Our problem is lack of contention.
The Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes devotes efforts at explaining the vanity that is this life. The common refrain is, "Vanity upon vanity; all is vanity." The book brings to the fore the fact that man is constantly in pursuit of winds. When we consider that man is always throwing away his valuables in hot pursuit of inconsequentialities, we will come to appreciate the message of the Book of Ecclesiastes , but sometimes many people will say, lets make all goodies and money before thinking on those to call vanity. Its so funny on how people reason, yes we strive for good life but all need to walk through the path of integrity.
I am always afraid of what people do these days without recourse to their consequences. Proverbs says, "There is a food that is sweet to a man when he is eating it, but afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel: " in everything we do, good or bad, there always consequence.
There is an afterwards in everything we do in life. Today, people roam the streets in search of people to snatch their bags, steal their valuables, etcetera in the name of bettering their lives. When you steal food from your
neighbour and he goes hungry while you eat his food, where is your joy? I am not a reverend but I see no happiness in making your fellow man unhappy.
I can recalled the old times, my grandmother and others were
always happy to see people feeding on them even though they may not have enough to eat. When i was younger, I considered what they were doing as stupidity. I was an insider, when we had visitors, I found it difficult to tell Mum that I would eat so as to ensure that I did not share my meager food with our visitors. However, my attitude towards others changed when I saw the need to share what I have with others.
There is joy in making other people happy. What do we see? Rather than share with others, people take pleasure in being wicked and heartless. The Me, Myself and I mentality now pervade the entire psyche of members of our society. It was Mahatma Gandhi, the revered Indian leader who said that the
"world has enough for every man's needs, but not enough for every man's greed. "
There is enough to meet the needs of everyone. There is no point that some people have more than enough to eat and to throw away while others do not have anything at all to eat. Jesus told His disciples, "Anyone who has two shirts should share with his neighbor who does not have any. " by doing this, you and your neighbor will be happy together. While should one be happy while the other is sad? It does not make sense at all.
If this philosophy of making your neighbor share whatever you have with you touches you, you should endeavour as much as you can to be fair to people around you. This legacy will help in your spiritual upliftment and in turn attract Divine graces upon your life.
It is time for every one of us to change our ways of life and seek our collective good instead of personal good at the expense of others. Jesus' question remains pertinent at all times: "What will it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his dear soul?".
Living for God and for others will make living on this plane of existence worth its weight in eternity.
To enjoy on earth , make others happy. To have enough, give enough to those in need. To have a fulfilled life, be a channel in which many lives will be fulfilled.
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We only need two powers to make the world a beautiful one, power of giving and contented power. Nice post @euronation
Charity is the greatest of all virtue.... The world is drifting, humans are changing. If only we can have a better part of the world people think this way, surely it will confer a herd immunity to cover up for bad eggs.
Indeed you are right, thats the only way to move forward as an identity even as a community.
Nice post @euronation
I don't know what people gain in Conceding things to themselves,
Do you still wonder why Steemit is not as popular as Facebook?
The simple answer is that people don't share the love anymore,
Why will you earn and keep shut?
Preaching Steemit is part of sharing love
Spread the gospel today!!!
Hallelujah... May God give us the grace to love more and strength to abolish greed
That quote below from your article should be our watchword toward each other
The power of love can change the unchangeable. Sharing love even to the most hardened heart will surely bring a change.
Thanks for ur words of exhortation and reminding someone like me that truly truly life is all but vanity..
May we change our ways and be the reason we make someone’s life better. Thanks for the inspiration.
I have decided to live for God and to make others happy and also reciprocating the love that God has given me........
Thanks for shedding more light on this
I love this post. I hope we all truly practise love.
What is life without love
There is no life without love and knowing the meaning of living is willing to show love. God first showed us what it means to love which is LIFE. How much you care proofs how much you are living.
Life without love is useless because God himself is love... Now i know how powerful love is and will urge the world to embrace love in order to bettee the atmospheric condition of humanity... Thanks for this@euronation
I love to be part of this forum. I was really enlightened by some bosses of this forum at Enugu meet up @eurogee and @drigweeu. You too much
Proverb17:17 it says a friend loveth at all time and a brother is born for adversity. For this world to be a better place we must love one another genuinely because whosoever lives In love, lives in God and God in them.loves covers a multitude of sin 1peter 4:8.