bySERVING WE DEVELOP OURSELVESWhenwe serve the multitude, God also serves us. Such is the law onwhich the universe functions.
..... Weshould help the whole world even though we may not be able tohelp much. It is quite all right! We have already collected someexperiences.
..... Recently,I have often asked you to help do, or organize disaster reliefwork. Of course, we are trying to help them because of our compassion,and our uneasiness when seeing others in a suffering condition.However, we are not doing it only for the victims. Participatingin the relief work, we are also helping to develop our own compassion,fulfil our obligation, and learn how to respond to a situation.
..... Distributingthe rice is not all there is. In the affected area, you will comeacross people whose emotions, feelings and urgent living needsare similar to yours. You might have to face the problems theyare facing also. After talking to them, you can find out moreabout the inner needs of the individual. Then, you are testedon how you react and how you comfort them, counsel them, helpthem overcome the problems in their life. That is your lessonto learn. Without putting it into practice, it is useless listeningto my words for years, because you have not experienced it inbenefiting others.
