Humility as I realised is a process.
The world now is "me" focused. People constantly take selfies, are concerned about the latest gadgets, restaurants, the next travel destination.
Loving yourself is not bad, but we should always give time for others. This is not always easy, but when we do, is it something that gives joy to our hearts.
I re-read one of my favorite books, Tuesdays with Morrie. This copy was autographed by Mitch Albom. Many thanks to my special someone who took time to line up for the autograph signing in Makati City, and also bought the book "The First Phone Call from Heaven" as a pre-requisite for the autograph signing event.
In the book, Morrie said that giving advice to others made him feel alive even if he was dying. Giving a part of ourself to others leaves a part of us to them, so even if we are gone, our memory stays with others. Truly a way to be alive.
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Humility is also exercised in forgiveness.
For sometime, I was wondering what made me so hateful about certain acts. Some of these acts counteract our inner "values" or some that we perceive as "unforgivable".
While it is true that people make mistakes that we find very loathful, there should be no act that is unforgivable for us. Because God himself forgives.
Though we should hold values and disciplines for ourselves, we simply cannot impose them on other people. We could only explain to them however, how we feel when they do certain things, but complying is up to them.
I also discovered that we should also forgive ourselves for too much expectation of other people and also of ourselves. When we expect too much of others, it is as if we see them as gods. While we expect others to be responsible of their action, no one is perfect and no one can completely comply with ideals. Even with ourselves, when we expect ourselves to act a certain way always, we will fall short.
Lately I have been disappointed with myself for waking up late. But upon examining myself, I am doing my best to do things everyday, so that is what makes me tired. Waking up late is a by-product of my tiredness, and does not mean I am lazy. So I am more forgiving of myself and tell myself to do better tomorrow.
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Sacrifice is giving of one's self so another/ others may have more.
Yesterday, April 9, is Bataan Day or "Araw ng Kagitingan" (Day of Heroism). It celebrates the heroism of World War II soldiers, Filipinos and Americans, who walked the Death March in Bataan. They had to walk several miles in summer heat, and many were killed.
If not for these soldiers, we would never have had our independence.
Now, in many parts of the world, there are battles happening and many are killed. Let us pray for those who fight so others may live. And may those battles end, so people can live peacefully.
Next week is Holy Week. For us who embrace Christianity, the one true sacrifice that saved mankind is that of Jesus Christ. He embraced death so all with be absolved of their sins.
We thank God the Father for making that ultimate sacrifice of giving His Son, and His Son for doing the will of His Father, so all may live.
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