How Mother Teresa 's Good Deeds Of Action Inspire Many Young Adults And The Religious?

It was September the 10th, 1964 and World war 2 had only just come to a conclusion. Mother Teresa sat on a piping hot train, on a hot summers day in Calcutta. She tried taking up as little space as possible to avoid being crowded which she was to a great extent and deeply swelter. She was on a train from Calcutta to the Himalayan foothills for a retreat. On this train ride Christ spoke to Mother Teresa. She referred to this as 'her second calling' and in her words it was 'a vocation to give up, even at Loreto where I was very happy, to go out into the streets to serve'. "I want Indian Nuns, Missionaries of Charity, who would be my fire of love amongst the poor, the sick, the dying and the little children," she heard Christ say to her on the train in those very words. "You are I know the most incapable person - weak and sinful but just because you are that'- I want to use you for my glory. Wilt thou refuse?". A sensation of happiness rushed through her, even though she had been called weak she was honoured. She was very quick to share her vision with her supporters, friends and members of the Loreto sisters that she worked with. She was questioned about her call, and all the intentions and aims she had for doing it.

She told her audience this story to get them to see a side of people that they didn’t necessarily know about. They got to see how this woman was poor and yet she still died smiling and thankful for what life had given her. Mother Teresa wanted the audience to see how much a small gesture really meant to someone because small gestures can create peace. Her personal experiences are meant to have an emotional connection with her audience which results in the audience feeling more included to make changes in their life that would bring more peace to the world. Mother Teressa wants this story to evoke sympathy throughout her audience because this poor woman may have had struggles in her life, but what matters most was her gratitude.

In more ways than one, Mother Teresa shows the qualities of being an incredible mentor to others (Hentschel).

Against her father’s wishes, Teresa ran away to become a nun of the Carmelite Order. Although the convent was crowded, she started right away teaching people the power of mental prayer. She did not just teach women, as nuns often did, but men as well. She did not want to entertain people; instead she wanted to change people’s lives. “She guided nuns not just through strict disciplines, but also through the power of love, and common sense” (Pettinger, 2010). She had a heart

She got permission from the church to found the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, and kept working to better the world through this organization. It was created to have Catholic women dedicate themselves and their lives to the less fortunate in the world, and work to make their lives better through their actions and hard work. Mother Teresa organized this whole group, which still works today with massive numbers behind it, so her impact on society is still not over; she is still touching peoples’ lives because of her love of God and her desire to make a difference in all the lives that she ever came in contact

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Growing up sort of Catholic in the 80’s there were two illustrious names in the religion: Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa of Calcutta. They were people that could have nothing bad be uttered in regards to them; they were above reproach. Even as an atheist, I had always thought Mother Teresa could do no wrong, and when she died, I had felt the world was a little worse off for her having left us. Seeing this book, which was written by an author I loved and respected, I was definitely shocked, nevertheless I definitely wanted to read what he had to say. It would take many years and a school assignment to finally persuade me to sit down with a copy.

Mother Teresa understood the importance of treating someone as a person no matter what their background. She believed that all should be treated equally. I believe this has personally lead me to my path of becoming a nurse as my career and it has been a true calling for myself. I not only get to give my patients great healthcare but I also get to interact with them on a more spiritual level as well.

The young girl before me stood greatly apart from the rest of the crowd in Mumbai’s largest bazaar. She was wearing nothing but a faded, loose green cloth that covered her skeletal body. Her bare skin was covered in soot and grime, ashy and pale as her face. Her hair was long and unkempt, and it looked like she hadn’t taken a shower in months. She held a bowl to my face and motioned it closer and closer. As she uttered the words “Didi, Didi” meaning “sister” in Hindi, I noticed she had some breathing difficulty. She was wheezing heavily, her brittle bones shaking with each sound she made. Her eyes welled up with tears. Worried and unsure of what to do, I called to my aunt, several steps ahead of me. She turned to the girl and placed a few rupees into her bowl and said “Come on, Siddhi. Let’s go.” I was speechless. I wanted to do more, I wanted to help her. But what could I have done? I was just as helpless.

In Calcutta, and around the world, Mother Teresa aided poor, dying and sick through her love for everyone, and the vow of poverty as her influence. A nun, though the vow of poverty, is to imitate Jesus in his helping of those that were poor and suffering. Though Mother Teresa was poor herself, she tried, and

“Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written every one of them, the day that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”-Psalm 139:16 Before she breathed her first breath, before she felt called by God, before she nursed the poor in the slums of Calcutta, before she founded the Missionaries of charity, before Malcolm Muggeridge caputured her life in real action and in words, God had already written a biography of Mother Teresa. Those who read of Mother Teresa’s life become inspired to live a purposeful and wholly devoted life, yet literary critics of Muggeridge focus on finding fault in the structure of words. Muggeridge’s biography of Mother Teresa may be viewed as lacking impartiality, however, biographies are meant to be inspiring. Three reasons why it is important for biographies to be inspiring are biographies acknowledge significant lives, encourage trajectory living, and portray aspire able legacies. Life is not a gift to be scrutinized under a microscope.

Mother Teresa was born in Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia. By 18 she was already serving others as a nun. Later she left with permission to serve the poorest of the poor in Calcutta with nothing to give but her love. She did not care that she was doing it alone with no funds- she just wanted to love them and be there for them. She was so inspiring that people began to fund her work and to come as volunteers. She served till the end and still influences people today.. Her life was the definition of heroism, her life was service and she gave her all to the poor of Calcutta and other poverty stricken areas. She loved all who came to her with an open heart. And that is what made her the hero she is and was- still touching others with the story of her life

Malcolm Muggeridge wrote a biography about Mother Teresa called Something Beautiful For God, which has received criticized for not being impartial. The question is “is it more important to be impartial or inspiring?”. Although the biography should be inspiring, the inspiration should come from the person’s story. Unfortunately, Muggeridge did not tell Mother Teresa’s story, at least, it was not his sole focus. Instead, he focused on himself in an attempt to show how inspiring Mother Teresa really was.

The Indian media used Mother Teresa as a figure for a movement towards bettering the lives of those in the lower castes. They believe that if the Indian people were seeing a white, foreign woman caring for their family and neighbors that many would take up the cause to help as well. Mother Teresa’s presence was also helpful during the political unrest of India. She was the symbol of a better country during India’s fight for independence from Britain, the separation from Pakistan in 1947, the Civil War of 1971, and the creation of Bangladesh. Mother Teresa was proving that one could give up one’s entire life and need no material possessions and spread love and support to all. She lived a simple life, surrounded in strong faith, while believing in the compassion of humans.

There are many people in this world that we consider great humanitarians. Mother Teresa was a unique individual that stood out of the crowd because of her involvement in helping the sick, poor and dying. She spent everyday of her adulthood caring for people that were in need by setting up the Missionary of Charity along with many homes for the people she cared for. Mother Teresa won many awards throughout her lifetime for her dedication to care for people in need. It is no wonder that Mother Teresa won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and is considered a saint.