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wearyowl29 wearyowl29 RegularOP
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#1 ·
How ready are you to step up and serve others?

Now, I’m not talking about providing services in the way a bellhop at the Ritz-Carlton might, or grabbing a drink from a bartender. No, this is about spiritual service—pouring yourself back into your community, your society, and this incredibly fractured world we live in.

It makes me wonder: does an awakened individual have a duty to serve those who aren't quite there yet? Those operating on a lower spiritual frequency? Or should they simply rise above the noise and the general chaos entirely?

We see it all the time. Sometimes the cultural zeitgeist is just so toxic that it clashes violently with a person's standards of thought and lifestyle (take S. Rushdi, for example). In those moments, running away feels like the only way to survive.

But here's the catch: if we spend our lives fleeing, we can't actually serve anyone. Instead, we end up "serving" nothing but our own egos.
Or, we tell ourselves we're dedicated to serving the whole wide world, using that as a sort of moral shield or a testimony to prove how we've been denied the right to truly
serve.

And well, there's that old saying... most servants make pretty terrible masters.😎
Alexander Parker69 Alexander Parker69 Active Member
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joined Mar 2003
#2 ·
I’m of the mindset that service is the highest, most noble calling one can answer. There is a certain truth to the idea that those who humble themselves will ultimately be exalted. That is precisely why I choose to serve humanity in my own unique way—by providing the space, the opportunity, and the constant encouragement for everyone around me to serve me. In doing so, they find their own path toward becoming better, more refined versions of themselves. Of course, it is all done strictly for their own benefit.😁 😁 😁
Matthew Doyle73 Matthew Doyle73 Active Member
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joined Dec 2002
#3 ·
I’m very selective about who I allow to play me for a fool 😳
A Anonymous Veteran
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#4 ·
Life is all about finding that sweet spot between giving, serving, and receiving.
So, when an opportunity to give back or lend a hand comes your way, don't overthink it—embrace it with everything you've got.
wearyowl29 wearyowl29 RegularOP
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#5 ·
"My life is my message," Martin Luther King Jr. once said.

It really makes you stop and think, doesn't it? How much of our daily existence actually serves as a testament to who we are? I mean, how often do we truly walk the walk when it comes to our deepest convictions?😛

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