Lasting Solution for Modern-Day
Conflicts
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4)
 Just
as the sun doesn't need the light of a candle, God doesn't need
anything from us. God is the Giver of everything. We should move
among the suffering people and serve them.
There are millions of refugees and destitute people in the world.
Governments are trying to help such people in various ways, but
the world needs far more people who are willing to work in a spirit
of selflessness.
At the hands of self-serving people, one million dollars becomes
only 100,000 dollars by the time the money reaches the people who
should benefit from those funds. It is like pouring oil from one
container into another and then into another and so forth. After
doing this many times, there is no oil left because some of it sticks
to each container. But with those who are engaged in selfless service,
it is quite different. Such people may receive hundreds of thousands
of dollars but will deliver the equivalent of millions to people
in need. This is because their motives are selfless; they simply
desire to benefit society. Rather than take any pay for themselves,
they give all they can to those who are suffering.
If we have at least a little compassion in our hearts, we should
commit ourselves to work an extra half hour a day for the sake of
those who are suffering - this is Amma's request. Amma believes
that in this way a solution to all the sorrow and the poverty in
the world will be revealed.
Today's world needs people who express goodness in their words
and deeds. If such noble role models can set an example for their
fellow beings, the darkness now prevailing in society will be dispelled,
and the light of peace and non-violence will once again illumine
this earth. Let us work together toward this goal.
May the tree of our life be firmly rooted in the soil of love;
Let good deeds be the leaves on that tree;
May words of kindness form its flowers;
May peace be its fruits.
Let us grow and unfold as one family, united in love - that we
may rejoice and celebrate our oneness in a world where peace and
contentment prevail.
As Amma concludes her words, She would also like to add that, in
truth, nothing is the end. Just like the period at the end of a
sentence, there is only a short pause - a pause before a new beginning
on the path to peace. May divine Grace bless us with the strength
to carry forth this message.
Aum Shanti...Shanti...Shanti...
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