Feb 26, 2009

Last words of Mother Teresa





Here is some things that Mother Teresa said before her death.
When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread. But a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person who has been thrown out of society - that spiritual poverty is much harder to overcome. Those who are materially poor can be very wonderful people.

One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition. I told the Sisters: 'You take care of the other three; I will take care of the one who looks worse.' So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand, as she said one word only: 'Thank you' - and she died. I could not help but examine my conscience before her. And I asked: 'What would I say if I were in her place?' And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself. I would have said: 'I am hungry, I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain,' or something. But she gave me much more - she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face.

Then there was the man we picked up from the drain, half eaten by worms and, after we had brought him to the home, he only said, 'I have lived like an animal in the street, but I am going to die as an angel, loved and cared for.' Then, after we had removed all the worms from his body, all he said, with a big smile, was: 'Sister, I am going home to God' - and he died. It was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that without blaming anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel - this is the greatness of people who are spiritually rich even when they are materially poor.......

Life
Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realise it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.

17 comments:

  1. "Life is a game, play it." loved this phrase. <3

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    1. I love it, as well. <3 She was lovely and inspiring to all the sisters out there.

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  2. As much as life is a duty, I will certainly complete mine.

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  3. beautiful and inspiring

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  4. I pray I will bring smiles to needy people in my lifetime

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  5. I strive to obtain the humility needed to live a life of service. Please guide me Lord. Thank you for being a loving example.

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  6. Thank you for putting this up, I do believe we have seen a saint in our lifetime, Mother Teresa I pray to you, help me feel compassion, and understand why when there are those who have so much, we still have those dying in gutters. Amen

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  7. Mother Teresa truly was and is a saint. I have met six of her sisters and am a member of the Sick and Suffering Co Workers. Beautiful and inspiring."We should pledge ourselves to continue what God has begun through her so beautifully. We pray that we may be faithful and truthful to the spirit that God has given to our Mother."- Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa’s successor as head of the Missionaries of Charity.

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  8. Since the age of 9, I have felt a strong desire to join the Missionaries of Charity as an Active Sister. I pray to Mother Teresa a lot. When she answers she heals my soul.

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    1. Only Jesus Christ can heal your soul. I deeply admired Mother Teresa but I would never pray to her. Because God says we should only pray to him. The dead cannot hear us or make intercession for us. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man comes to the father but through me. Only Jesus can save our souls. God Bless!

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  9. This is what I call living with purpose very inspiritional

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  10. omg she was cool and helpful a lot i wanna be like her

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  11. Wooh! I am currently doing an essay about Mother Teresa so wow....

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