{"id":30930,"date":"2015-08-23T12:26:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T09:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=30930"},"modified":"2017-01-22T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T12:42:24","slug":"%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-90-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-90-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85\/","title":{"rendered":"On life (90) \u2013 \u201dKind Hearts\u201d \u2013 23\/8\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0Several names of people who we call \u201cgreat\u201d popped into my head, such as Albert Einstein, Gandhi, Helen Keller, Thomas Addison, Marie Curie, Mother Teresa and others from the East and West. I stopped at the word \u201cgreat\u201d, the attribute which many people strive to acquire. Greatness has several aspects. To reach it, you have to go through a hard path. Do not strive to win a title, but offer others an approach which they should adopt in their lives.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0A great person realizes that man\u2019s value resides in his humanity, not money or authority. He overlooks what the naked eye sees and recognizes hidden beauty which might be concealed by poverty or weakness. Great people act differently from that man who sighed with boredom as he looked at a beggar hurrying towards him. He wondered,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWhy should that lowly man chase me? It\u2019s for money!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0When the poor man approached him, he said, \u201cSir, here is your wallet; you have just dropped it!\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The great do not know or possess more than others. Rather, they know a great deal, but have enough values and principles to protect themselves from deviance, flimsiness, and destruction. Gandhi says,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cSeven things destroy man: politics without principles, pleasure without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without values, trade without ethics, science without humanity, and worship without sacrifice.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0How horrible the souls that possess the whole world, yet lost their humanity, are! Nothing remains for man if he loses his humanity. The great link their lives with noble goals which emanate from lofty values, which makes them and others happy.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The great have kind hearts that embrace all people, reduce their pains without boredom or hesitation. It is said that,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cHatred caused many of the world\u2019s problems, but solved none so far\u2026\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Hatred is destructive. It paints the world with somber colors, whereas love is like the sun which gives life and light.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Due to their love and wisdom, the great never deny others\u2019 roles: for they know that their greatness stems from others\u2019 efforts. I do like Newton\u2019s words,<\/span>\u00a0\u201cIf I see beyond others, it is because I stand on giants\u2019 shoulders.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0Here, it is worthy to end the article with a wonderful phrase about truly great people,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cIn the presence of great people, you feel you are tiny. Yet, the truly great feel that their companions are the great ones.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n

Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

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