This beautiful poem deeply resonates deeply with me in my heart.I wonder who has not been touched by the tender and gentle touch serving joyfully. I see the signatures of many, both natural and human, extending their helping and nurturing hands right from my childhood until my old age. The world will not be able to survive and flourish if there were no serving hands.
Some have served the whole mankind leaving their foot prints behind on the sands of time.They left their names behind with no conscious intention of leaving their name and fame behind.They served because that was in their nature. It was their breath.
And there are many who do small acts of kindness joyfully. We have a vegetable and fruit garden on our front and back yard. Nature's hand is bountiful. She serves us by the gifts she gives us the gifts of fruits and vegetables. We express our gratitude for the gifts we receive from her. We serve her by doing whatever we can, watering the seeds and plants and providing organic soil. We give our friends vegetables and fruits and enjoy sharing our gifts with them. I remember Mahatma Gandhi had named the community where he lived Seva Ashram- a community who serves, a community of servants. That work is being carried on in the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, my home town. When I visited Gandhi Ashram last summer with my young grandson, I was deeply touched by the service the Ashramites do for slum children It was quite an experience for us. serving people is God's work. In our language we have a saying: Seva paramo Dharmaha- serving others is the spiritual way of living.
May we serve all beings with our heart and be grateful for serving them.
On Jul 30, 2015 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
This beautiful poem deeply resonates deeply with me in my heart.I wonder who has not been touched by the tender and gentle touch serving joyfully. I see the signatures of many, both natural and human, extending their helping and nurturing hands right from my childhood until my old age. The world will not be able to survive and flourish if there were no serving hands.
Some have served the whole mankind leaving their foot prints behind on the sands of time.They left their names behind with no conscious intention of leaving their name and fame behind.They served because that was in their nature. It was their breath.
And there are many who do small acts of kindness joyfully. We have a vegetable and fruit garden on our front and back yard. Nature's hand is bountiful. She serves us by the gifts she gives us the gifts of fruits and vegetables. We express our gratitude for the gifts we receive from her. We serve her by doing whatever we can, watering the seeds and plants and providing organic soil. We give our friends vegetables and fruits and enjoy sharing our gifts with them. I remember Mahatma Gandhi had named the community where he lived Seva Ashram- a community who serves, a community of servants. That work is being carried on in the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad, my home town. When I visited Gandhi Ashram last summer with my young grandson, I was deeply touched by the service the Ashramites do for slum children It was quite an experience for us. serving people is God's work. In our language we have a saying: Seva paramo Dharmaha- serving others is the spiritual way of living.
May we serve all beings with our heart and be grateful for serving them.
Jagdish P Dave