I have just travelled on a London red bus for 30 mins or so. Nothing unusual or strange about that at all.
Except that in less than 30 mins, I saw and experienced a kaleidoscope of humanity in all its guises, forms and challenges.
As is my norm and my favourite hobby, I indulged in a bit of people watching.
One great thing about living in a multicultural city like London is that you get to see and meet people from all parts of the world.
And what better way to see such people than on a London bus?
Today was no different and I reckon that in those 30 mins I must have seen people of at least a dozen different nationalities. All humans – in different shades, dress and genetic makeup.
The other common thing of course is that everyone loves their children, even Muslims.
“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power but in character and goodness. People are just people and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with basic goodness.” – Anne Frank
People, people, people everywhere right now in London. Tourists mainly, since its peak season here right now.
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Have you ever wondered just how significant your life is in the great scheme of things?
And how would the world be any different if you were not in it?
Our entire life is based on our sense of who we are and the identity vested in us by society and more importantly by us.
Wherever we are or whatever we do, we tend to go around seeking significance.
We want to be famous, well known, good looking, raved about, have a massive following in social media and so on. You get my point.
Yet in the big scheme of things, you and I just don’t matter. In years to come, we will just be dust or just ashes, as it will be in my case.
Gone. No more. History.
In fact, for most of us we will not even be history, in the sense that no history books will record our lives.
All that will remain will be our memories and memoirs, if we are lucky. In my case people may remember me via my blog posts and my books for a while. But even those will disappear after a while.
What’s another blogger or author in the great scheme of things?
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Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa.
She would have been 100 years old today had she not passed away in September 1997.
A while ago I wrote about the 6 key lessons in life from a 140 year old man.
Just like Mahatma Gandhi, though Mother Teresa may not be around anymore, her legacy and message of peace and love live on – something that we need in our lives more than ever before.
A while ago, I wrote about Mother Teresa and what she had to say about loneliness, love and peace
We need more compassion, understanding and acceptance of other people and their cultures. As I wrote only last week, Muslims love their children too.
(As bloggers, a lot of us already know about love and being a great lover – check out my 12 reasons why bloggers make the best lovers).
On this day of celebration of her life, what inspiration and learnings can we take from her life?
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