SERVICE TO HUMANITY IS SERVICE TO GOD

Service to Humanity is Service to God

Service to umanity means attem!t to e"! te needy# te andica!!ed
te $ea%s# and te des!erates& Tis 'ua"ity distin(uises a man )rom *rute
Anima"s "ive temse")& Tey are a"$ays concerned $it teir needs# teir
ur(in(s and teir re'uirements# is com)orts and is *ene+ts is not *etter
tan an anima"&
Te o"y *oo% instruct us re!eated"y to serve umanity& Our Ho"y
,ro!et-S&A&.&./ as not on"y instructed us ver*a""y *ut as so$n us
!ractica""y te im!ortance o) servin( umanity& His o"y "i)e is )u"" o) suc
incidents $ere e ad sacri+ced is com)orts# is needs and is *ene+ts to
(ive com)orts to oters# to satis)y teir needs and *rin( a "itt"e 0oy to tem&
.e sou"d not tin% tat to serve umanity is a sacri+ce on our !art& .e are
inde*ted to te society )or $at $e receive )rom it and it is our duty to re!ay
te de*t *ac%& .e can re!ay it *ac% on"y trou( socia" service& Socia"
service is not on"y te act o) %indness *ut it is a socia" o*"i(ation# a re"i(ious
duty and re!ayments o) de*t& O!!ortunity )or socia" service to do (ood to
oters are am!"e& It needs on"y rea"i1ation o) our duty and a $i"" to !er)orm it&
E2am!"es to socia" and umanitarian service are a*undant )or our (uidance&
Our o"y ,ro!et and is o"y com!anions ave set e2am!"es o) service to
umanity& Ha1rat A*u 3a%ar-R&A/# Ha1rat Umar-R&A/# Ha1rat Usman-R&A/ and
Ha1rat A"i-R&A/ used to e"! te needy# te $ea% and andica!!ed !ersons to
)eed tem# to mi"% )or tem and do oter service& Ha1rat Usman-R&A/ (ave is
corn to un(ry !eo!"e& Ha1rat 4atima-R&A/ (ave a"" te *reads se ad to a
un(ry !erson )or tree continuous day and se# er sons and er us*and
Ha1rat A"i-R&A/ ad to %ee! )ast )or tree days continuous"y $itout )ood&
Service to umanity is se")5re$ardin(& A!art )rom te re$ards it $ou"d *rin(
a)ter deat it $ou"d *rin(s re$ard durin( one6s "i)e& It e"evates mind# eart
and s!irit& It *rin(s s!iritua" satis)action& It trains one to rise a*ove one6s
!retty se") and to cry out te commandments o) God& No a!!iness is so
!ro)ound as te a!!iness one (ets trou( service to umanity&
Hands tat e"! are o"ier tan te "i!s tat !ray& Se"7ess service is a more
e2a"ted means o) attainin( s!iritua" !ro(ress tan oter means suc as
meditation# *a0an and yo(a& Get u!# !"ace te rosary in its *a( and en(a(e
yourse") in re"ievin( distress8 tat is te true s!iritua" !at&
Service is a !at to God rea"isation& It *rin(s out a"" tat is (reat in man& It
*roadens te eart and $idens one9s vision& It +""s one $it 0oy& O:er service
to someone in need $it a )u"" eart# and e2!erience te ananda tat resu"ts&
Te rea" va"ue o) seva is tat it re)orms you# resa!es you and e"!s you to
redeem yourse"ves& Do seva as sadana8 service to man is service to God#
)or God is in every "ivin( *ein( and in every stone and stum!&
It is not on"y *y $or% tat you can do service& You can serve *y your $ords as
$e""& .it a (ood $ord# you can soote trou*"ed earts and $it (ood deeds#
you can soote teir minds& Te *est $ay to serve God is to ;ove A""&
TO SERVE HUMANITY IS TO SERVE GOD OR IM,ORTANCE O4 SOCIA; .OR<
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Introduction 5 Socia" service is a duty 5 Conc"usion&
A man "ives )or imse")& He tin%s and acts to ma%e is o$n se") secure#
com)orta*"e and a!!y& His natura" instinct o) se")5!reservation ma%es im
*eave in tis $ay& 3ut e *ecomes tru"y uman on"y $en e tries to ma%e
oters secure# com)orta*"e and a!!y& To (o *eyond one9s o$n se") and serve
oters is socia" service& Suc statements as >To serve umanity is to service
God? and >Service *e)ore Se")?# *rin( out te im!ortant o) socia" service&
Socia" service is a duty& 4rom *irt to deat# individua" man (oes on receivin(
tin(s )rom society& He is in de*t to society& It is c"ear"y is duty to try to !ay
u! tis de*t# to return $at e ad received o) course# te de*t is so eavy
tat it can never *e )u""y !aid u!& Socia" service is a $ay o) (ivin( *ac% to
society a tiny !ortion o) $at one as ta%en )rom it& Te $or"d is )u"" o)
!overty# disease# and su:erin(& Tere are o!!ortunities )or socia" service
every$ere& To raise a )a""en man is a socia" service8 to e"! an o"d "ady out o)
a *us is socia" service8 to ta%e a *"ind man across a road is socia" service&
Suc acts !uts sunsine into a dar% "i)e&
Tere are many ins!irin( e2am!"es o) socia" and umanitarian service&
4"orence Ni(tin(a"e# te ;ady o) te ;am!# (ave a ne$ turn to nursin( *y
er se"7ess service to te sic% and dyin(& Madam Curie dedicated er "i)e to
te tas% o) ma%in( science serve man%ind& Domien died a "e!er in te service
o) "e!ers& A"*ert Sce$it1er (ave u! a *ri(t career and s!ent is $o"e "i)e
servin( te ai"in( in 4renc E'uatoria" A)rica& @ean Henri Dunani )ounded te
Red Cross or(anisation *ut died a !oor man& 3adan ,o$e""# tou( dead# is
sti"" servin( te $or"d# trou( te 3oys Scout Movement& Even our se")5
interest sou"d ma%e us serve oters& 4or $e rise or )a"" $it our society&
Individua" a!!iness de!ends u!on socia" a!!iness& I) every one tries to
ma%e everyone e"se a!!y# everyone $i"" +nd imse") made a!!y& I) $e a""
sto! tro$in( *anana5s%ins on roads# no one $i"" *rea% is *ones trou( a
*anana5s%in&
4ina""y# socia" service is a (reat educationa" disci!"ine& It "i)ts us out o) our
!etty se"ves& It e"evates our minds# earts and s!irit& It is s!iritua" trainin(& It
ma%es our "ives ricer and )u""er& It (ives us !ro)ound s!iritua" satis)action and
ma%es us rea""y and tru"y a!!y& Tere is no (reater a!!iness tan te
a!!iness tat comes to us trou( te a!!iness o) oters&