As a product of a catholic private school, we were taught religious values. In my 4th year, as a high school student, I was under an Indian sister. She would speak in Indian English and we giggled and tried to impersonate her. I could not remember her name. But her face and teachings are imprinted in me. I guess as a high school student I was really not that attentive and took everything less seriously.
One of the teachings that never left my memory was the Indian greeting she told us. "Namaste!". What does it really mean? In India, sister said it was a greeting you say to people you meet. It is not just a word like "hi/hello" in English language. It is more than a noun. It is an act, a respect and a religious practice.
Namaste in India means "I respect the God in you". They believe that each person has a God in them. They try to recognize and respect that in each individual. God comes in many forms. He is present from the beggars we see on the streets, to the policeman who wades under the heat of the sun, and in us.
Our body is a sacred temple. We may have forgotten to respect it and abused it for the wonders it can do. Besides of respecting others, we must also learn to respect and value the God in us. It is in this act that we do good and improve in ourselves.
We can say no to others when they disrespect the God in us. Hopefully, we can do the same to ourselves. "Do not disrespect the God in you". We are not the masters of this body but the diligent disciples for this God in us.
We must cultivate and try to know more the God in us. It is in the recognition of this God that we can truly express the goodness in us. Discover God, respect God in you.
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| Namaste! |
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| ❤Tadz |
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