He was once asked, what is the best deed in God’s view?
He said – taking care of your neighbor, immediate one first, and if you have more, then take care of your larger neighborhood, then town, country and the world. One thing I have always admired in him and the Quran is – they never said, take care of your Muslim neighbors, they were always inclusive. A good deed is a good deed when it is good for all.
Some smart alec from the back row piped in,’ Dear Prophet, I am a poor guy, and don’t have anything to give, so what can I give’ – Prophet smiled, and said, give a smile. Let other’s souls, hearts and minds be uplifted with your smile and hope.
So today my friends, just give a pleasant smile, make the effort and see how many you can uplift today, but please don’t smile at some one who his hurt in an accident and bleeding.
Jesus Christ, Buddha, Prophet Muhammad, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, and Pope Francis are my mentors, and there are a few more. I love their inclusive teachings and love their kindness towards fellow beings.
Mike Ghouse is a speaker, thinker and a writer on Pluralism, Interfaith, Islam, foreign policy and building cohesive societies and work places. Details in 62 links at www.MikeGhouse.net
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Mike Ghouse is a public speaker, thinker, writer and a commentator on Pluralism at work place, politics, religion, society, gender, race, culture, ethnicity, food and foreign policy. He is commentator on Fox News and syndicated Talk Radio shows and a writer at major news papers including Dallas Morning News and Huffington Post. All about him is listed in several links at www.MikeGhouse.net and his writings are at www.TheGhousediary.com and 10 other blogs. He is committed to building cohesive societies and offers pluralistic solutions on issues of the day.
