Why No Sacrifice Is Ever In Vain (2)
“”The essence of sacrifice is giving selflessly. It is a complete expression of love in the true sense. Those who learn to be content with only their essential needs fulfilled are truly happy, and they use all their resources in the love and service of others. The little bit that is left over is used for the sustenance of their existence in the world so that they can continue giving. Such individuals live for others. But the selfish are not aware of the law of giving and are doomed. In the universe every action is a ritual, and the ritual is performed for the sake of sacrifice. The raindrop sacrifices itself to become part of the plant, and the sun gives up its energy to give light and life to all beings. The rain that nourished the plants, herbs, and all sorts of food for human beings is a free gift from providence. That free gift is called sacrifice. The governing center of the universe itself is full of sacrifice: its nature is to give. This very universe is its gift, and it goes on giving freely of itself to the universe””
By Bode Durojaiye.
Life is beautiful, when we sacrifice for an important cause or purpose.
Sacrifice should is a term but we often consider that with the full heart we are giving something to your near an dear. We can see sacrifice from three different angels:
Doing something for God, observing fast, donating and other sacraments cannot be called sacrifice rather they are your devoutness and dedication and it means that you are asking God. He will give in right time whenever we require.
Nature is another attribute of God. You cannot give her or offer her. It is nature that is always bountiful to shower the beauties and consolation over you and gives plenty of things to do good deeds to others.
Man is the supreme creation of God and sacrifice for him is uncountable as we cannot remove ourselves from it. This way, the life of man is the life of sacrifice but from another frame; sacrificing our desires, our luxuries, our lusts and self is the real sacrifice in glittering terms.
The life that each of us enjoys today is made possible by countless sacrifices. Of course it starts with parents, friends and neighbours.
But when we think about it, the list is pretty long. From soldiers to scientists to surgeons, there are so many people who compromised their family and fun time so that others whom they do not even know live a little better.
Just acknowledging this fact will want you to do your bit to reciprocate this gesture in any way you can. This results in a better life for everyone built on the foundation of sacrifice and make a family live without any hindrance.
The sacrifices each of us will make throughout our lives will be different and they all depend on our role in society. The two key questions to ask yourself are therefore:
What is the duty that I have to fulfill throughout my lifetime?
What sacrifices do I need to make in order to fulfill my duty?
I believe that everybody have very unique duties to fulfill in society. Since they are knowledgeable about both different cultures, it is their duty to educate people from one culture about the other, to support people in broadening their horizon, as well as to bring the positive values of each culture to the other.
Doing so, as in any other aspect of life, requires us to make a sacrifice, we will most likely never achieve a status of being accepted as a fully equal member of either our host society as well as our country of origin.
It is our duty to give without expecting to receive acceptance in return.
Concluded.