MOTHER TERESA JIVO SANT (The living saint!)
Not only India but the whole world knows Mother Teresa was the living saint
on this planet. No other person has done as much as she did for the
downtrodden.
In an interview with Malcolm Muggeridge, in the book 'Something Beautiful
for God,' Mother Teresa tells how she for the first time picked up a woman
from the street:
"The woman was half eaten up by rats and ants. I took her to the hospital,
but they could do nothing for her. They only took her because I refused to
go home unless something was done for her. After they cared for her, I went
straight to the town hall and asked for a place where I could take these
people, because that day I found more people dying in the street. The
employee of health services brought me to the temple of KALI and showed me
the "dormashalah" where the pilgrims used to rest after they worshipped the
goddess Kali. The building was empty and he asked me if I wanted it. I was
very glad with the offer for many reasons, but especially because it was the
center of prayer for Hindus. Within 24 hours we brought our sick and
suffering and started the Home for the Dying Destitute."
MOTHER TERESAS WISDOM:
"I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I
am nursing the Lord Himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?"
"The poor give us much more than we give them. Theyre such strong people,
living day-to-day with no food. And they never curse; never complain. We
dont have to give them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from
them.
"There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives -
the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The
poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them. Put
your love for them in living action. For in loving them, you are loving God
Himself."
"It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not
how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."
"To God there is nothing small. The moment we have given it to God, it
becomes infinite."
"You have to be holy in your position as you are, and I have to be holy in
the position that God has put me. So it is nothing extraordinary to be
holy. Holiness is not the luxury of the few. Holiness is a simple duty for
you and for me. We have been created for that."
In todays world, the biggest problem is that we dont recognize each other
as human beings, but we segregate and differentiate them on the basis of
religion, wealth, status, education, color, profession, nationality, and so
on. Mother Teresa considered and treated every human being the same
regardless of his/her religion, caste or creed or whatever, and thats where
she scored full marks over everyone else. We cant have peace in this world
as long as one person does not recognize the other as a human being.
Let us reach deep into our pockets during this Lenten season, donate
generously and help the needy.
Here are the lyrics of a Konkani song Jivo Sant (The living saint) sung by
none other than Goas nightingale, Miss Lorna:
JIVO SANT - Sung by Lorna
Lyrics: Lawrence De Tiracol
I
Ghatki mornan paloili, nirmoll vath, amchea mogachi
Darunn tarik 1997, panchvi Setembrachi
Mother Terez, sonvsar roddlo, aikon khobor hi dukhachi
Adeus korun sonvsarak, geli maim goribanchi
Chorus
Bhurgeachponnar, riglo tujea kallzan, mog gorib-piddestancho
Rosteacher poddlolea, moroncheak soddlolea, mog tuka tancho
Vavrak tujea chodd ojeaptalo, lok akkea sonvsaracho
Sovostkaiechea anjeak roddtat, lok aiz Calcuttacho
II
Bhirankul duensan bhorleleanchi xeva kori
Mogan kuson, sonstin sandleleank, maim tum vengen dhori
Moronk rostear sandleleam bhurgeanchi, tum apurbai kori
Mog tancho korun, hath dhorun, ghor tujem bhori
Chorus
Vakanddunk vavr tuzo, vhoddlo-vhoddlo lok tuka mevon ghelo
Pap Saib vo President, dotor vo engineer, pollovn ojeap zalo
Ojeapancho, khalto vavr tuzo, kallzan chapun tannim velo
Vakanddnnim divnk, Bharat Ratna ani Nobel Prize dhilo
III
Gorib-girest roddtat, geli mhunnon tanchi mogall savlli
Dhorun aple kuxik, dukam puxi, te maink Devan veli
Goribantlea goribak, vengovnk tum maim zolmoleli
Moipas kitem, sovnsarak xikovn, tum Devager geli
Chorus
Tum moron sonvsaran mog unno zalo, disti poddta amkam
Kottinim lok sonvsaracho, nimnno adeus korun golloi dukam
Tuvem kelleo milagri, porzolltat provar korunk anik nakam
Dekun morchea adim, jivo sant mhunno tukam
Dekun morchea adim, jivo sant mhunno tukam
Borem magon daddteli mhunn, asa khatri amkam
(From Doms antique shelf)
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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