“Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.” – Mother Teresa
Such simple, wise words from the Mo-T. And my daily motivation to just keep on keepin’ on.
Can I get an AMEN?
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Posted Apr 20, 2010
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AMEN!
Amen to that.
AMEN!!
My philosophy on life is the paradoxical commandments, not invented but used by Mother Teresa.
I have them printed out, but I don’t have them right now. But they consist of things like:
“If you do good, you will be accused of selfish ulterior motives. So good anyway.”
“If you love, you will inevitably be left one day heartbroken and rejected (or something like that…you get the drift). Love anyway.”
Such a simple philosophy, but ever since I read these commandments that is how I tried to live my life.
Mother Teresa is amazing.
I actually posted those “paradoxical commandments” awhile back on the blog…I love them as well. You can find them here: http://www.fallibleblogma.com/index.php/quote-of-the-day-do-it-anyway/
I don’t mean to hijack the thread but I did post in the “When Does Human Life Begin” thread. It was a long post; I only mention it because I am interested to hear your response.
Matthew, can you please explain the quote? I really don’t get it. How are we supposed to never become tired?
It is not speaking about never becoming tired at all in general. It means to never tire of loving people. To love without getting tired of loving.