A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO PRACTICING RELIGION - PART 11

THE DIFFERENT WAYS OF HELPING PEOPLE 

 

Sometimes you hear people say, “I have no purpose in life.” I reply to them, “one of the greatest purposes in life that I know of is helping other people.” To this they reply, “but I have no money. How can I help other people?” This is a major misconception. There are at least three main ways in which we can help other people, two of which do not involve any money at all.

 

The first way of helping other people is through our words. Many of us underestimate how greatly our words affect other people, both positively and negatively. If one starts thinking of ways in which we can help other people with our words, the first and foremost is listening to them kindly. Again, many of us do not realize how much difference it makes to other people, and how much it helps unburden their hearts, if, upon seeing someone looked distressed and troubled, we ask them, “are you okay? Is everything alright?”, and then if they want to talk about it, just listen respectfully to what they have to say. We do not have to come up with answers to their questions, or solution to their problems. We just have to provide a sympathetic ear so that they can unburden their load in a safe environment.

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