Serve yourself before serving others
There is a great need of people in the nation and society who have a unique passion to serve humanity. Many of us, in our early life, think that we will serve people as we grow up and try to give them a life of relief by considering them their sorrow or suffering. But can you do it? You may be able to do this but most people fail. All your thoughts and service vision you saw for the society are all over; Is not it. Why does this happen? Because you did not do your service before serving them. Not only satisfied with your own life, most of your own work and some essential tasks are also stuck. Your help or service will not be effective for the people until you become fully civilized and much developed. Serve yourself before serving others.
I always remember my uncle and one thing that I always keep with me. I remember those days when I was in class 10, I was becoming completely disenchanted with my life. I had the ghost of social service. My uncle explained to me, see! that it is a good thing that you have a lot of service in your mind, but if you take care of some things right now, you will probably be entitled to live a better life. He told that “This work may distract you from your goal right now. Now you are going through the process of learning, you will focus all your attention in developing yourself, so in the future you can serve the nation and society and do better.” Did not stop me completely but told me one thing. He said, “You have yet to get to know people closely. Most people live for their own selfishness. People will join you but their purpose will be limited only to take advantage from you. If you have to serve the nation then first make you capable of that people feel your need. ” Why serve yourself before serving others?
Nowadays, people have the greatest need for money. This is also true, because most people need only money in the name of service or you can go and deal with their stalled work, and you should have a good understanding of good or bad in order to do these two tasks. Start to serve yourself, although you can try to serve others along with you. But keep in mind, you must take time for your service. You yourself must have noticed how people around you want to prove their selfishness to you. You will see how your own hurts you. Therefore, you should have a special experience so that you can understand people and realize their intentions. So it is necessary to serve yourself before serving others.
Your problem may not be your personal problem, when you are in trouble, your close ones like your parents can also come in trouble. It may be a small thing but important to you. You should keep trying to improve yourself. While you are in the process of learning, you should not refrain from learning, but remember that you do not have to indulge with any harmful knowledge or experience. Although learning is a process that goes on throughout your life, you are learning something every moment. Whether or not you experience it in your brain, your senses keep on feeling something every moment.
You can share all the experiences before your death with someone but an experience that you cannot share with anyone. what could it be. This is the experience you get at your end time, when you are taking your last breath. Because this moment is more momentary for you, you have gone before telling this experience to someone.
The biggest officer of service is your mind, nurture it properly and keep the flow of good ideas in it. We have to keep trying. Your own decision may be more right for you than the decision of others. Because what you think will not be outside your capacity. You can do what you think. To serve does not just mean that you can help whatever you want and do not want as per your wish. If you want to serve, then you have to get out of all kinds of restrictions. But the most important thing is that you prepare yourself for this. I want you to understand this and keep it with you. It can be important for you. It is very important to live a successful life.
Summary of why serve yourself?
This chapter emphasizes the importance of self-development before attempting to serve others. Many people desire to help society, but without personal growth, their efforts often fail. True service begins with inner strength, mental clarity, emotional maturity, and financial stability.
The author reflects on a lesson learned from his uncle during school days. He was passionate about social service, but his uncle advised him to first focus on personal growth. Without understanding people’s intentions and developing your own life, your service may lack depth and sustainability.
The chapter concludes that the mind is the greatest authority of service. One must nurture it with positive thoughts, self-awareness, and continuous learning to truly make a difference in the world.
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