Simple Acts of Service
The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But...the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?” ― Martin Luther King Jr. Being able to reverse the situation and letting go of the “I” mentality has paved the way to the attainment of peace for many of us. It is in this sense that we unconsciously practice selfless love, the outcome creating a thousand ripples of constructive changes. A man in tattered clothes, shivering in the cold, with palms raised to the heavens for mercy’s sake, is in need of help, something tangible that would satisfy his worldly hunger. Praying alone wouldn’t be of much help, the moment calling one of us to do some concrete action. A family member, struck by illness, needs special care and attention. Giving the prescribed medication, taking care of his personal needs, and simply encouraging him with a love one’s pres