{"id":43431,"date":"2017-02-26T12:53:29","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T10:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=43431"},"modified":"2017-03-23T11:24:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T09:24:18","slug":"%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-161-%d9%86%d9%90%d8%b3%d9%92%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%b1-2422017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-161-%d9%86%d9%90%d8%b3%d9%92%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ae%d9%8a%d8%b1-2422017\/","title":{"rendered":"On Life 161 \u2013 Forgetting Good \u2013 February 24, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0In the previous article, we tackled forgetfulness as an obstacle in human life. When man forgets his role and mission, as well as his promises to others, he forgets faithfulness and loyalty. Another type of forgetfulness is \u201cforgetting good\u201d which is the hardest of all. How hard those hearts that forget good are! How sweet the souls that remember good, despite differing with whoever gives it, are!<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Indeed we might differ and leave one another. Yet, good remains in our memory. In effect, man will neither hurt nor be hurt by anybody: for people are likely to meet some day. Thus, they would find each other faithful and pure in heart.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Remembering good fills man\u2019s heart with love and kindness and makes him positive. It increases his self-confidence, thus, making him offer good to everybody. Here a realistic story, that of Howard, pops into my mind. Howard used to sell goods to houses to pay his school fees. One day, Howard got very hungry. He had no money to buy food. So, he decided to ask one of the house owners for food.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0He knocked the door and a girl opened. But, too embarrassed to ask for food, he asked for a glass of water. But, the girl brought him a big glass of milk! When he asked how much he should pay, she said, \u201cNothing! Our mother taught us to take nothing in return of kindness.\u201d Howard thanked her happily and retained that act in his heart.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Years elapsed. Doctor Howard met that young lady and saved her life from a rare disease. In the hospital bill he wrote, \u201cFees were fully paid by a glass of milk\u2026 Dr. Howard Kelly\u201d Doctor Howard repaid the girl\u2019s good which had touched him home and remained in his mind until the chance came to do so. Indeed the experience he went through filled his heart with mercy for the needy and weak, and made him appreciative of all acts of kindness.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0So, never forget others\u2019 toil for you: for some people own nothing save values, principles, love, and giving. Thus, they offer you the most precious thing they have for to make you happy, successful, and strong, believing that their mission in life is supporting others quietly. Never forget others\u2019 toil for you\u2026 we shall continue.<\/span><\/h2>\n

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

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

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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In the previous article, we tackled forgetfulness as an obstacle in human life. When man forgets his role and mission, as well as his promises to others, he forgets faithfulness and loyalty. Another type of forgetfulness is \u201cforgetting good\u201d which is the hardest of all. How hard those hearts that forget good […]<\/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":[7965,6804,6385,170,1007,7629],"class_list":["post-43431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-forgetting-good","tag-on-life","tag-youm7","tag-170","tag-1007","tag-7629"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43431"}],"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=43431"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44641,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43431\/revisions\/44641"}],"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=43431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}