Mother Teresa - A Godly Woman

 Mother Teresa - A Godly Woman
By Rupal Jain  |  Submitted On May 23, 2020
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 - 5 September 1997) also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta was an Albanian born Indian citizen who dedicated her entire life to serving the unwanted, poor, sick, unloved, needy, helpless, and uncared people of the world. Her original name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun of the missionary who founded the 'Missionaries of Charity' in 1950 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) to serve the poorest of the poor. This Roman Catholic religious congregation runs several homes for people dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy, tuberculosis, soup kitchen, dispensaries, mobile clinics, caldron's and also handled numerous family-counseling programs, orphanage and schools functioning under it.
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
By 2007, the Missionaries of Charity had about 450 brothers and 5000 sisters worldwide, operating 600 missionaries with 610 foundation schools and shelters in 123 countries. Her work has been recognized and acclaimed worldwide and she was the recipient of numerous honors including the 1979 Noble Prize for Peace, Padma Shri, Jawaharlal Nehru award for international understandings, Ramon Magsaysay award for Peace and International understanding, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, Balzan Prize and the Templeton. She was canonized (recognized by the Church as a Saint) on 4 September 2016, and her death anniversary (5 September) is her Feast Day.
"We feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."
On September 6, 2017, she was named co-patron of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, alongside St. Francis Xavier. The only International airport in Albania, Tirana International Airport (Nënë Tereza) is named after Mother Teresa. She was voted as one of 10 most admirable women 18 times in Gallup's yearly polls.
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
Life lesson - We rise by lifting others. Research has shown that there is a direct positive relationship between helping others by giving out time, money and other resources to improve their lives and our inner happiness, health, and overall well-being. Helping others gives us mental satisfaction, joy, positive energy, and gives us a sense of purpose and well-being. Helping others have some health benefits like it lowers depression, stress level, blood pressure, and increases self-esteem and happiness.
"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."
Achievers like believes that any simple act of kindness can improve someone's life and by helping others we are creating a better happier community at large.
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