Serving Humanity

SERVING HUMANITY The service of mankind is the service of humanity. After submission to and worship of God, there is no work greater than that of serving people. O ne of the noble qualities of a believer is his desire to serve people, that is, serving God’s creatures, and fulfilling their needs without the hope of any return. Helping others is, in fact, an acknowledgement of the divine blessings received by him. Only that person helps others who has more blessings than others, for instance, one who has vision helps those who are blind, a healthy person comes to the assistance of a handicapped person, a wealthy person aids a poor man, or a person who has power or position helps out someone who has no such resources. On all such occasions, when a person helps someone because of the gifts God has given him, he acknowledges the blessings of God. It is like his saying,