Love...

^“ Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matthew 22:37-40). I will not get tired of repeating this. Jesus let us this two commandments for a reason, and I believe that reason is to help us to avoid commit so many injustices, be mean with other people, avoid confrontations, avoid be mad at others, etc, etc. Why for some people is so hard to love other people? Why is so hard to be nice and kind with others? I am 100% sure that if every single people of this planet apply this two commandments in their life, there will be less social problems, less family problems, less evil things around us.

This entire introduction has a reason of course. I ride public transportation almost every morning. My bus gets out at 7:00 am sharp. Yesterday, I stop at the supermarket to buy couple of things and take out my wallet. When I get home I put my wallet on the table so I can see it and take it in the morning. The morning came and even that I saw the wallet I can swear I took it but looks like I don’t. Well when I get on the bus my card was short for one dollar. I tell the driver that I forgot my wallet and ask her if I can pay the dollar next week. First she noodle her head and make the noise like saying “no way” then she tell me just go and sit, really mad like I was owning her a lot of money. As I was walking to my sit she accelerate the bus really hard, and I could say that was on purpose, but I won’t. When I arrive to my bus stop she tells me to swipe me card again, I said sure but I was not thinking malicious like she was. She want that I swipe the card so I will charge three dollars again, so I paid six dollars for one way when for seven I can have the round trip. I tell her, that she just make me use my trip for the afternoon and she just make a gesture that like saying “I don’t care.” The funny thing is that on Monday I paid seven dollar for just one way because I did not use the trip back and give them three extra dollars.

This lady is the same one with I took the bus every morning. She is the kind of person that hate her job and just work because need money. At least that is what she reflects.  She doesn’t said good morning if you don’t say it first. She don’t say have a good day or anything that can represent kindness. I know that I mistaken when I forget my wallet but was for just one dollar. I did not try to ride for free. After getting out of the bus, walking to my job I was thinking “what a way to start the day, I will not ride the bus again” but then I realize that I need to keep riding the bus even that I don’t like her. Then I think instead of act like her in the mornings, I will have my happiest face every morning for her and from time to time will bring some candy for her to see if that add some sweetness in her life.

Matthew 5:43-48

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ ⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁵ that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. ⁴⁶ If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? ⁴⁷ And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? ⁴⁸ Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

Big Hug,

MRM