{"id":34608,"date":"2016-02-14T13:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=34608"},"modified":"2016-12-01T14:07:53","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T12:07:53","slug":"%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-113-%d8%a3%d8%ba%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d8%a7-%d9%81%d9%8a%d9%83-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-113-%d8%a3%d8%ba%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%85%d8%a7-%d9%81%d9%8a%d9%83-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b3\/","title":{"rendered":"On life (113) \u2013 \u201dThe Most Precious Attributes\u201d \u2013 14\/2\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Many a time do we hear people depicting the value of things. They use superlatives: the most beautiful, the costliest, and so on. Here, it is worthy to contemplate Gibran\u2019s words, \u201cDo not make your clothes the most precious thing about you lest you become, someday, cheaper than what you wear!\u201d So, what is man\u2019s most precious attribute? What are the things which, if owned, make man becomes precious or, even more, invaluable?<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Man\u2019s worth resides in his heart, not property. An honest person is simply invaluable. Not only is he honest at work, but in interpersonal relations, opinions and stances. According to Tagore, \u201cBeauty is honesty.\u201d Thinkers and philosophers agreed that honesty is the attribute of the sincere who never forsake their friends. So, beware lest you hurt them: for they will suffer exceedingly. An honest person gives a lot, expecting nothing in return. He suffices to the comfort he feels when he helps others.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0The loving person is also a rarity. Mother Theresa says, \u201cThe worst type of hunger is feeling you are unloved, uncared for, and unremembered. This is worse than starvation. Each time you smile to a person, remember this is love, a gift, and a beautiful thing.\u201d How beautiful unconditional love is! It eases man\u2019s pain, gives him support, and helps him move toward success.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Peaceful people are also precious pearls: for they spread their peace amongst others. Indeed, as wars dominate the world, a dire need for peace continues to grow, resulting in an outcry that reaches peacemakers\u2019 ears; so they reconcile people to one another, implanting love and fraternity.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">A heart of gold is man\u2019s worthiest asset!<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Money and authority vanish, leaving you none but this heart\u2026 Let it be your treasure which makes you and others very rich indeed!<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0Many a time do we hear people depicting the value of things. They use superlatives: the most beautiful, the costliest, and so on. Here, it is worthy to contemplate Gibran\u2019s words, \u201cDo not make your clothes the most precious thing about you lest you become, someday, cheaper than what you wear!\u201d So, what is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[6804,7105,6385,3966,240,170,1007,642],"class_list":["post-34608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-on-life","tag-the-most-precious-attributes","tag-youm7","tag-3966","tag---2","tag-170","tag-1007","tag-642"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34608"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41065,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34608\/revisions\/41065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}