A lesson in Humbleness
Sometimes we just forget how good we have it. When things aren't going exactly the way we want or when the pressure gets too much or whatever it is, sometimes we complain that our lives are at a complete low and we'd just like to stop trying. Everyone's gone through these times gaurenteed. You're not living if you haven't.
A friend from fellowship returned from his trip to Nepal towards the end of the summer and told me many stories about there. The country itself is very poor in terms of wealth and living standards. We may consider ourselves poor students, but we could honestly live like kings over there if we wanted. In terms of possessions, families tend to have very little. However, one of the most interesting observations he noticed was that even though they very little in terms of physical wealth, they're still happy. All the have is each other, and that is all they need. A very simple life.
Another realization was how fortunate we are to have such essentials as medical supplies. Such things as anestetics aren't automatically provided for any surgical operations. I heard another story about a 12 year old girl working in a factory when a loose electrical cable falls down on a pool of water she's standing on and sends electricity though her body giving her third degree burns. The burns on her leg are so bad that they have to amputate it to prevent infection from spreading. She has to get the bandages on her face replaced every 24 hours (I think it's 24 hours). All this without anestetic. Apparently, this isn't anything out of the ordinary. I only saw the picture and it made me cringe, I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like to be there.
Now I wasn't there to witness it, so I'll most likely need my own story of humbleness to truly appreciate what God has given me. When I do though, every little thing that I seem to complain about not going right in my life becomes trivial in comparison. This journey I find is a lot tougher than I ever could've imagined.
A friend from fellowship returned from his trip to Nepal towards the end of the summer and told me many stories about there. The country itself is very poor in terms of wealth and living standards. We may consider ourselves poor students, but we could honestly live like kings over there if we wanted. In terms of possessions, families tend to have very little. However, one of the most interesting observations he noticed was that even though they very little in terms of physical wealth, they're still happy. All the have is each other, and that is all they need. A very simple life.
Another realization was how fortunate we are to have such essentials as medical supplies. Such things as anestetics aren't automatically provided for any surgical operations. I heard another story about a 12 year old girl working in a factory when a loose electrical cable falls down on a pool of water she's standing on and sends electricity though her body giving her third degree burns. The burns on her leg are so bad that they have to amputate it to prevent infection from spreading. She has to get the bandages on her face replaced every 24 hours (I think it's 24 hours). All this without anestetic. Apparently, this isn't anything out of the ordinary. I only saw the picture and it made me cringe, I can't begin to imagine what it must have been like to be there.
Now I wasn't there to witness it, so I'll most likely need my own story of humbleness to truly appreciate what God has given me. When I do though, every little thing that I seem to complain about not going right in my life becomes trivial in comparison. This journey I find is a lot tougher than I ever could've imagined.
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