These days here in this little state of ours, there seems to be a flood of myriad countless organisations,ministries,movements etc. which are all doing their own bit of work genuinely or so as they claim to be. While it is good to appreciate and to be appreciated and to applaud them for their noble services,sometimes what these organisations do to get themselves the recognition and noticing acts also raises some serious questions at the back of our mind.The flashing out of their activities in the social medias such as newspapers,facebook,whatsapp,twitters etc. awakes up many subconscious thoughts of the general public. They click photos and instantly uploads them on various networking sites of themselves in the act or publish them all over the newspapers? Is it to let all the people notice us for what we are doing? Is it for some name,fame or a glory? Is it just for hankering some applauses and claps? Or is it because they have some different motives for those charity works?
Are those humanitarian acts done just for some cheap publicity stunts to make roads for our own futre benefits or? Yes,there are many individuals and groups who do yeomen service to the society without letting anyone know at all or doesn’t want others to know what they do. They purposely avoid credits or praises and simply shuns away from the limelight because they want to carry on their goodwill mission towards people at large which stems out from their genuine feeling of humanity from their heart. Those are the true service to the humanity and the real good works. The Bible says ‘Do not let your left hand know what your right hand gives’ and in even one of the parable Jesus told his disciples about the Pharisee and the tax-collector who were giving their offering in the temple. While the Pharisee prayed boastfully and loudly to make all the bystanders and the passer-bys hear about all good things and charity works he does, the tax-collector just shamefully stands at a distance. Jesus saw this and tells his disciples that the true offering and worship was that of the wretched tax-collector and not of the boastful Pharisee. Today are we more like that boastful Pharisee? Of course many individuals and organizations seem to be with their self advertisements.As Christians we ought to know that the Bible clearly says ‘For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and he who humbles himself will be exalted’. Lets continue do noble deeds and kindful acts not because to let everyone notice us and applaud but because it springs out from our hearts genuinely to help people.
Vitopu Yeptho
Dimapur
