Blessed Mother
Teresa of Calcutta said, “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the
most terrible poverty.”
This is the kind
of poverty creeping in the society that is fast becoming so connected
electronically, yet fast becoming so disconnected in real human interaction. We
hide in the comfort of virtual relationship because it gives us a wall from
being hurt, only to find out later on the limited capacity of virtual reality
because it cannot compensate real relationship. A person cannot exist being
alone; he has to interact if he wants to keep his sanity. We live because we
relate with one another and we ceased to exist if we stop. We don’t have to
look that far, all we need to do is look at the untamed social media and the
effects it has in us.
The increasing
news of suicides, shootings and psychological disorders are but symptoms of a
society that has failed to value relationship. The accumulation of material
wealth has its limitation; it cannot buy happiness. What we need is to practice
again going out, talking and relating with real people, in real time and in
real environment. Yes, we can get hurt but we can have love too. We have to
reach out to those who are alone and unwanted. This is the only way to heal all
the uncried tears and unseen wounds.
Lord, wake us up
to the value of having real relationship. Amen.
by aats
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