Namaste Ji !
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” – Luke 6:31.
"Namaste" is a polite Indian gesture of greeting or farewell. From Hindi, the word literally means "bowing to you." Namaste has also been used to mean "I honour the sacred that is within you." What a remarkable thing it would be to actually honour the sacred that is within each person we meet! Even strangers. Nobody would go unnoticed and everybody would count.
Has this ever happened to you?
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One day after we had moved to a new town, my wife Judith did grocery shopping. We moved few food items with us so she filled four grocery carts full. She asked if she could pay with an out of state currency.
"We just moved here," she explained, "and don't have local currency as yet."
They said, "Yes, no problem."
But when she began looking for her currencies, she discovered that she had left it at home.
All of the groceries had been checked and sacked. "I'm so sorry," she said, "I thought I had it with me. If I could just leave the groceries here for a few minutes, I'll run home and get the cash."
"Don't worry about it," the cashier told her. "Take the groceries home. The next time you are in the store, you can pay for them."
We had just moved from a large city and she couldn't believe what she was hearing! This clerk had never seen her before. But she treated her as if she were a VIP. She was somebody!
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Don't you love it when you are treated like you are somebody? Because the truth is, we are all somebody. We are all important. And maybe most businesses cannot (and should not) let everybody pay with credit, but even strangers can be treated with honour and respect.
Here is an exercise that may dramatically change our lives: for one month let’s treat everybody we meet as if she or he is the most important person in the world. The man sweeping the sidewalk, your spouse and children, a teenager in the neighbourhood, the elderly woman seated across the aisle from you -- honour that which is sacred in all of them.
Give your undivided attention. By your words and actions, communicate to them all how important they are to you. Show them great respect and kindness. You may be amazed at what happens to your relationships!
You may not single-handedly solve the problem of world peace -- but in one small way at least, you will make a great difference.
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you…” – Matthew 7:12.
Namaste Ji! (Bowing in respect).
Blessed Day!
"Namaste" is a polite Indian gesture of greeting or farewell. From Hindi, the word literally means "bowing to you." Namaste has also been used to mean "I honour the sacred that is within you." What a remarkable thing it would be to actually honour the sacred that is within each person we meet! Even strangers. Nobody would go unnoticed and everybody would count.
Has this ever happened to you?
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One day after we had moved to a new town, my wife Judith did grocery shopping. We moved few food items with us so she filled four grocery carts full. She asked if she could pay with an out of state currency.
"We just moved here," she explained, "and don't have local currency as yet."
They said, "Yes, no problem."
But when she began looking for her currencies, she discovered that she had left it at home.
All of the groceries had been checked and sacked. "I'm so sorry," she said, "I thought I had it with me. If I could just leave the groceries here for a few minutes, I'll run home and get the cash."
"Don't worry about it," the cashier told her. "Take the groceries home. The next time you are in the store, you can pay for them."
We had just moved from a large city and she couldn't believe what she was hearing! This clerk had never seen her before. But she treated her as if she were a VIP. She was somebody!
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Don't you love it when you are treated like you are somebody? Because the truth is, we are all somebody. We are all important. And maybe most businesses cannot (and should not) let everybody pay with credit, but even strangers can be treated with honour and respect.
Here is an exercise that may dramatically change our lives: for one month let’s treat everybody we meet as if she or he is the most important person in the world. The man sweeping the sidewalk, your spouse and children, a teenager in the neighbourhood, the elderly woman seated across the aisle from you -- honour that which is sacred in all of them.
Give your undivided attention. By your words and actions, communicate to them all how important they are to you. Show them great respect and kindness. You may be amazed at what happens to your relationships!
You may not single-handedly solve the problem of world peace -- but in one small way at least, you will make a great difference.
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you…” – Matthew 7:12.
Namaste Ji! (Bowing in respect).
Blessed Day!
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