“Let
each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests
of others.” – Philippians 2:4
As our days are moving so fast we
tend to be more selfish than ever before. Most of us we feel that we have no
time to talk to anyone. We wake up, go to our workplace or schools and then we
return back home, do some works and then we go to sleep. Only Sunday we get
some time and that mostly we spend in rest. Most of our lives were like this.
We have no other choice but to run fast in this competitive world. As we are
running fast, we forget our relationship with God; we forget our relationship
with our loved ones and others.
At some moments I used to think
where I am going and what I am doing. But I could not find an answer for my
questions. There were some people whom I know they never bothered about their
own loved ones.
They do several things to make their
career successful but in the mean time they never give any importance to the
interest of their family members.
Bible tells us that we have to look
out for the interests of others also. If you are looking to have a better
relationship with your loved ones, you have to look into the interests of them.
One of my favourite relationships
that I have seen in Bible is the friendship of Jonathan and David. Saul was the
first king of Israel and Jonathan was his son. According to worldly principles
the son of king will be next king. But Saul did things that were not pleasing
in the sight of the Lord and so God had chosen David as the next king.
Even though Jonathan knew that he
would not be the next king, he looked into the interest of David and stood with
him. Saul was so clear in his mind to kill David but it was Jonathan who risked
his life to protect David.
If Jonathan had put his own interest
ahead of David’s he should have killed David but yet he had put David’s
interest ahead of him and helped him.
That is one of the reasons that
their relationship grew stronger. Bible says in 1 Samuel 18:1, “…Jonathan loved
him (David) as his own soul.”
Jonathan loved David and so he put
his interest ahead of him. They were not together for a longer period but yet
the love that they carried in their hearts was so greater. That is the reason
why David was so distressed when he heard about the death of Jonathan. He said
that the love of Jonathan was wonderful surpassing the love of women.
When I was studying in Diploma God
gave me a friend who was so caring and loving. Due to some reasons he could not
join engineering degree along with me but after one year he joined the college
where I was studying. Once I failed in a paper continuously for two times and
so it happened that I have to write that paper again along with my friend. For
him it was a current paper and for me it was an arrears paper.
He knows the struggle that I went
through in that one year to clear that paper. So he supported me a lot and
finally when the results came I got pass but he got failed. Though he failed in
that paper he was filled with so much of joy because I got pass in that paper.
He always encouraged me to get placement in a company while studying in the
college but God’s will for my life is that I have to do PG course.
So I failed in all of the interviews
but there was one interview in which only few of my classmates had
participated. So my friend thought that surely I will get placed in that
company. The results came out at night and I went to his hostel to tell him the
result. He heard my voice and came running with so much of joy thinking that I
got placed but actually I didn't get job in that company. He felt so bad about
it and went quietly. I never cried much for failing in the placement interviews
but he cried so much when I failed. That was his love upon me.
Even today he feels happy whenever I
get a blessing and never he had any jealous upon me. Our relationship was
filled with love and happiness because he had put so much of interest in my
happiness, and blessings than his own happiness.
My dear young friends, if you wish
to have a peaceful relationship with your near and dear ones look out not only
for your interest but also their interest. If you are married find out the
interest of your partner and encourage and support them. Do not be selfish
minded in everything. Always make your dear ones happy by doing what they
needed. They need you so much and so be with them at all times and support
them. God bless you.
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