Fat sorrow better than lean sorrow

If someone asked me to define the meaning of humbleness, I would define it as Mother Teresa. She stood as an example for simplicity. She was not a millionaire but still she was able to afford food for hundreds and thousands of poor people through her humbleness. Humbleness is the messenger of peace; proud words are the messenger of war.

Mother Teresa was asked to attend a party given by several ministers. She went to that party. She saw rich food being served to everyone. Ministers who feared obesity left the sweets on their plates.

When they had finished, Mother Teresa slowly stood up and started collecting all the sweets that were left and started putting them in her bag. "Mother", came the ministers running, "if you want more I will ask them to pack a separate sweet packet for you."

Mother Teresa replied "you ministers know the taste of sweets but the children at my home don't even know the smell of these sweets."

She had a heart that was not filled with millions and billions of dollars but it was filled with kindness. People who are trying to get slim go on diet. Every day, such dieting people could help people who are suffering. If dieting helps to make you slim, your help toward other people will give you more satisfaction than anything else. Man always desires for more and more. The only thing he says is enough is the food offered to him. People who diet eat only twice a day. The other meal can be given to people who could then eat at least once a day. By giving your heart and money, happiness will be at your door step, which is better than all the material things in the world.

UMA RAMAKRISHNA

Jakarta