15 humility tips from Mother Teresa
Iji Emmanuel Geoffrey - September 2021
Mother Teresa was an inspiration for many people around the world, as she devoted her life to millions of needy and vulnerable people. Her selflessness and service made her a symbol of love, peace and compassion. She won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. For her whole life she worked tirelessly for the poor in Kolkata and across the world.
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, in North Macedonia and spent most of her life in India. She started an organisation named Missionaries of Charity, for people suffering from HIV/AIDS, leprosy and Tuberculosis. In 1962, she was awarded Ramon Magsaysay for her contribution to the society.
While she was head of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa kept a list of ways to cultivate humility for the sisters in her care.
1. Speak as little as possible about yourself.
2. Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.
3. Avoid curiosity (she is referring to wanting to know things that should not concern you.)
4. Do not interfere in the affairs of others.
5. Accept small irritations with good humor.
6. Do not dwell on the faults of others.
7. Accept censures even if unmerited.
8. Give in to the will of others.
9. Accept insults and injuries.
10. Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded.
11. Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone.
12. Do not seek to be admired and loved.
13. Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity.
14. Give in, in discussions, even when you are right.
15. Choose always the more difficult task.
"I worry some of you still have not really met Jesus-one to one-you and Jesus alone. We may spend time in the chapel-but have you seen with the eyes of your soul how He looks at you with love? Do you really know the living Jesus-not from books but from being with Him in your heart? Have you heard the loving words He speaks to you? Ask for the grace; He is longing to give it. Until you can hear Jesus in the silence of your own heart, you will not be able to hear Him saying 'I Thirst' in the hearts of the poor. Never give up this daily intimate contact with Jesus as the real living person-not just the idea." (Saint Mother Teresa-AN EXCERPT FROM-Manual for Eucharistic Adoration)
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