all we need is love

all we need is love, blog 13-May-08

last friday's clp was about how is it like to lead a christian life. it talked about the different attitude and disciplines a christian, one who truly loves god, should imbibe and practice. for some strange reason, my mind was wandering off somewhere. i don't exactly remember where it wandered off,but my mind wasn't paying 100% attention to the speaker for sure.

however,the speaker threw us a question that really struck me. if god really loves us and if we really are faithful to our christian duties,then why are there rich and poor people? why are there people who suffer?

the answer is simple..

love.

yes, you read it right.

love.

this gives us a reason to be compassionate and be more giving and loving to mankind.

whenever we see beggars, especially children or the elderlies who ask for alms in the streets, don't we feel a tinge of awa inside of us?

when we see or hear of stories of violence or racism on television, don't our hearts bleed for the oppressed?

pain and suffering happens to "humble" other people and make them realize that inspite of their life's misfortunes, they can still consider themselves lucky because they're not in the same situation.

thus it is called counting your blessings.

that's why i was so proud of our country that although we are in a 3rd world country ourselves, we still took time to send an aid to cyclone-stricken myanmar to extend all the support we can. i mean,we don't have much, in fact, we have our own trials to face as a nation. but the truly essense of giving is in sharing what's excess,but sharing what we already have and never minding we will somehow lose a part of it.

i believe filipinos are generous, compassionate and empathic people. i just hope we can practice these virtues and set our differences aside for once.

love is the answer.