A food for thought, really.
It seems that whatever good that we do, or boast of doing, is tied up to an
ultimate reward.
That is business. That is being selfishly motivated.
If someone you help looks like 'Jesus' to you, then you are surely
collecting bonus points for your ultimate graduation.
That this graduation might not hold good ultimately, is another matter
altogether.
If I saw Pandu Lampiao in need of help, I would help Pandu Lampiao and not
Jesus. Because Jesus is past helping. Also, not because Jesus would help
under the circumstances. That would be 'imitating' to get recognition.
"JUST DO IT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO DO IT" is the mantra
Cheers
floriano
goasuraj
9890470896
www.goasu-raj.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joao Barros-Pereira" <joaobarrospere...@gmail.com>
To: "goanet" <goa...@goanet.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:14 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Saintly Madness?!
Saintly What?!
Are our saints mad?
Take Mother Theresa, for instance, who used to say she did not see the
dying
child or old man or woman in her arms but Jesus! A truly compassionate
person would see the person in his or her arms, not Jesus.
Why is this so? Is it because ideology gets in the way and distorts
reality?
Why is she helping the poor if she cannot see the dying child or man or
woman in her arms? Bizarre! Madness is madness, saintly or otherwise.
