We all do mistakes and we all think before doing that mistake. But most of us leave it there.
This is just a little incident that I want to share which helped me to realise the importance of being a Christian and living the values of Christianity. This was after I had become active in the JY movement. After having a reunion with my DTP batch, I was headed home in a private bus (there are state run and private buses in Delhi) with a friend. Here in the private buses, the conductor comes to you to collect the money for the ticket. It so happened, that the conductor took money for my friend but did not take money from me for my ticket. It was just 5 rupee for the ticket. I kept shut and my friend started calling out to the conductor. I hushed him saying it’s his mistake, he didn’t take it from me, and anyways he would be collecting more from some other travellers, so it doesn’t matter. (Here in Delhi private buses, if you don’t know the fare, the conductor dupes you by taking more). I wanted to save my money.
I reached home and shared this with my brother, saying, ‘I saved 5 bucks today’. And he replied back saying, ‘remember you are a Jesus Youth now’ giving an example of a JY elder who walked the same distance (around 8-10 km) for not having 5 bucks in his pocket.
What I understood that day and have tried to practice ever since is to be true to myself. What was due to the conductor was to be given to him. What was the rule, had to be followed. Being with the JY family and listening to all the humbling experiences of people around me has helped me to grow more deeper in love with the simplicity of obeying to the rules and living a life more satisfying, of not enjoying the success of winning against someone but winning with the values of Christ.
Wearing your seat belt in the car or standing in a queue even when the crowd is pushing in and waiting for your turn seems difficult, but is satisfying. A satisfaction of doing good, of trying to be true and of being a Christian.
Remembering always, ‘Do not let evil defeat you, instead conquer it with goodness’. Rom 12:21
May the living Lord help us to live a life of simplicity and love. God bless and Jesus Loves You
