The I want, I want, I want...

I have been reading too much recently, but I just guess that most of us, in fact, I would say all of us have this little I want, I want heart in us.

I want the latest Ipod
I want the latest PDA
I want to have more moolah/Cash/dough/money
I want to have (_) out of (_) (Sounds familiar to ppl with relationships?)

The list of I wants in our hearts are never ending
It goes on and on and on and on...

It looks like most of the I wants is oriented around the individual

What happen to the other self-giving I wants?

I want the best for you
I want to sacrifice my life so that others might live

I just guess its getting rarer and rarer in our humanity, I would say most of us are filled with more of the selfish "I want" rather than the self-giving "I want". It could perhaps explain the world where we are living in now.

Well it might sound cranky, but I'm actually inspired by the seminarians in punggol major seminary. They are selfless people, and in their actions and in what they do, they radiate God's love from every pore of their body. And I have only one word to say, they are so in love with god. It can be seen as every action that the brothers take, they do so with love, dedicating themselves to serve the community.

And I'm actually suprised at their determination and self-sacrifice, they would actually give up everything that they hold on to dearly for the sake and kingdom of god, and to whom does the kingdom belong to? I would say everyone in this world.

The giving of themselves, "I want to give myself up so that others might prosper and gain from the love of god". And its not just an I want, they listen to god and asked" God do u want me to serve you in this manner?"

Can we be as truly selfless and self-giving like them, can we find joy in giving up ourselves so that others may live? Can the desire in our hearts turn into a "What would you want?" rather than the long list of "I want ..."

God bless you all who come upon this entry

Amen and may his name be praised forevermore