Voy a escribir algunos blogs hoy día. Primeramente yo escribiré sobre mi cumpleaños.
Por mi cumpleaños cada año yo preparo una cena. Se llama una “cena de servicio,” y el proposito es a servir a los demás. En Perú tengo 2 amigos con casi lo mismo cumpleaños que yo, y ellos estaban de acuerdo a participar también. Yo empecé esta cena hace algunos años para ser un ejemplo del servicio que yo espera de todo de los demás. Yo creo, con todo mi corazón, que porque somos humanos tenemos que vivir con humanidad y humanitarismo. Para mí, este significa una obligación muy fuerte a servir los demás.
Para servirlos bien, he aprendido algunas cosas.
Primero: Para servir tienes que prepararse a dar lo que tienes. Es muy importante a dar cuenta que cada cosa es un recurso, y por eso una persona puede tener una falta de cualquiera cosa: desde comida a dinero, aliento a voz, fuerza a confianza.
La cena es para demostrar esa principio de servicio – que puedo servir a los demás con mi dinero (yo pagé por todo, menos la torta), con mi tiempo (yo y mis 2 amigo gastamos más que 10 horas preparando y cocinando), y con atención (durante la cena ellos con un cumpleaños trabajamos como camareros).
El discurso era para explicar esa principioy pedir su aplicación.
He copiado el texto abajo, pero en resumen hay 3 puntos clave.
1) Cada persona, en cada situación, tiene algo que puede ofrecer a los demás. Cuando reconoces que cada cosa es un recurso vas a reconocer que en cada situación, si pagas atención, puedes pensar en algo con que puede mostrar amor, amistad, y servicio a los demás. Es algo muy importante: cuando tú reconoces que tiempo puede ser tan valioso como dinero, reconocimiento puede ser tan deseable como comida, siempre puede encontrar algo que puedes ofrecer.
2) Para servir mejor, tienes que buscar oportunidades a servir. Algunas veces hay oportunidades obvias. Usualmente tu tienes que intentar a servir en vez de solo estar listo a servir cuando hay una oportunidad obvia. Hay dos razones que los oportunidades pueden ser escondido:
a. La mayoría de personas no van a pedir directamente por lo que necesitan o quieren porque no quieren parecer menesteroso ni exigente.
b. Muchas personas no saben exactamente lo que necesita o lo que ayudará.
c. Las excepciones son los casos que son usualmente obvios, como hambre, dinero, sed, etc.
d. La cosa que tienes que recordar es que en el mundo hay SIEMPRE oportunidades obvias a servir, pero SIEMPRE hay oportunidades escondidos alrededor de tu. Si estas un sirviente verdadero, vas a buscar oportunidades escondido y no vas a ignorar las oportunidades obvias.
3) Finalmente, y tal vez lo más importante, debes reconocer que tiempo es la móneda más importante en el mundo. Si tú no sabes que ayudará una persona, o que esta persona necesita, puedes dar tiempo. El conocimiento que una persona ha dado su tiempo a ti es algo casi mágica. A estar pensado sobre es como sentirse importante a una otra persona. A veces tú presencia, tú tiempo que indica que tu cuidas, es un tratamiento suficiente a curar una tristeza. Mas, piensen en esto: si alguien sabe exactamente que tú necesitas, este es un indicación que esa persona conoce a tu y entiende a tú, ¿sí o no? Para mí, eso es una indicación que tu amigo ha invertido tiempo en su relación contigo. Para mí, este conocimiento es tan poderoso como su regalo o ayuda perfecto.
Con estas tres realizaciones (que puedes ayudar alguien con cualquier cosa, que siempre tienes que pensar activamente en cómo puedes servir, y que expresiones de tiempo son lo más importante) puedes amar como debemos como humanos. Es nuestra obligación, y es lo que espero. Yo estaré decepcionado si yo fracaso, y también si tu fracasas. Claro, yo será decepcionado mucho, porque es imposible a ser perfecto. Pero, espero que estaré decepcionado menos y menos cada año que pasa.
Amor/Amar
Siempre
Stewart
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I'll write some blogs today. First I will write about my birthday.
For my birthday every year I prepare dinner. It's called a "dinner service," and the purpose is to serve others. In Peru I have 2 friends with almost the same birthday as me, and they agreed to participate as well. I started this dinner a few years ago to be an example of service that I expect from all of the others. I believe with all my heart that we are human because we have to live with humanity and humanitarianism. For me, this means a very strong obligation to serve others.
To serve them well, I learned some things.
First: To serve you have to be prepared to give what you have. It is important to realize that everything is a resource, so a person can have a lack of any thing from food to money, encouragement to voice, strength to trust.
Dinner is to demonstrate the principle of service - that I can serve others with my money (I paid for everything except the cake), with my time (me and my 2 friends spent more than 10 hours preparing and cooking), and with attention (during dinner those with a birthday worked as waiters).
The speech was to explain that principle and ask for its application.
I copied the text below, but in summary there are 3 key points.
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I'll write some blogs today. First I will write about my birthday.
For my birthday every year I prepare dinner. It's called a "dinner service," and the purpose is to serve others. In Peru I have 2 friends with almost the same birthday as me, and they agreed to participate as well. I started this dinner a few years ago to be an example of service that I expect from all of the others. I believe with all my heart that we are human because we have to live with humanity and humanitarianism. For me, this means a very strong obligation to serve others.
To serve them well, I learned some things.
First: To serve you have to be prepared to give what you have. It is important to realize that everything is a resource, so a person can have a lack of any thing from food to money, encouragement to voice, strength to trust.
Dinner is to demonstrate the principle of service - that I can serve others with my money (I paid for everything except the cake), with my time (me and my 2 friends spent more than 10 hours preparing and cooking), and with attention (during dinner those with a birthday worked as waiters).
The speech was to explain that principle and ask for its application.
I copied the text below, but in summary there are 3 key points.
Every person, in every situation, you have something you can offer to others. When you recognize that everything is a resource you will recognize that in every situation, if you pay attention, you can think of something that can show love, friendship, and service to others. It's very important when you recognize that time can be as valuable as money, recognition can be as desirable as food, you can always find something you can offer.
To better serve, you have to look for opportunities to serve. Sometimes there are obvious opportunities. Usually you have to try to help rather than just be ready to serve when there is an obvious opportunity. There are two reasons that opportunities can be hidden:
Most people will not ask directly for what they need or want because they do not want to appear needy or demanding.
Many people do not know exactly what they need or what will help.
The exceptions are the cases that are usually obvious, such as hunger, money, thirst, etc.
The thing you have to remember is that in the world there is ALWAYS obvious opportunities to serve, but there are ALWAYS hidden opportunities around you. If you are a true servant, you'll find hidden opportunities and can not ignore the obvious opportunities.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you must realize that time is the most important currency in the world. If you do not know that will help a person, or what that person needs, you can give time. The knowledge that a person has given his time to you is something almost magical. To feel thought about is like feeling important to someone else. Sometimes just your presence, your time indicating that you care is sufficient treatment to cure sadness. But, think about this: if someone knows exactly what you need, this is an indication that the person knows you and understands you, right? To me, that is an indication that your friend has invested time in their relationship with you. For me, this knowledge is as powerful as your perfect gift or perfect help.
With these three realizations (that you can help anyone with anything, you always have to actively think about how you can serve, and expressions of time are the most important) you can love how we as humans are supposed to love. It is our duty, and that's what I expect. I will be disappointed if I fail, and if you fail. Sure, I will be very disappointed, because it is impossible to be perfect. But, I hope I'll be disappointed less and less each passing year.
love
always
stewart
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Speech:
I want to take this opportunity to tell a story. This is about a friend of mine. This friend does a thing that impresses and inspires me, and this is what I want to share with you.
Speech:
I want to take this opportunity to tell a story. This is about a friend of mine. This friend does a thing that impresses and inspires me, and this is what I want to share with you.
This friend serves. He gives. But he does it in the most impressive way. First, he understands that all things are resources. From time to money, strength to voice, encouragement to acknowledgement. All of these things can be missing from someones life, so all of these things can be given. He understands that two of the most universal human desires are being thought of and being understood. So he makes sure you feel thought of. He does his best to understand those around him, and rather than passively he does this actively, intentionally.
The second thing is that he does is pays attention to those around him. I cannot stress this enough. This is a practiced and purposeful part of his daily life. This doesn't just happen, he intends to do it. As a result he can see those service opportunities that aren't so obvious. He doesn't just give when the opportunity is clear. He seeks out ways to serve, ways to be thoughtful, ways to show love. He listens to what you say and pays attention to what you do. He listens to what you do not say and notices the things you do not do.
The third thing is perhaps the most important, as well as the most rare. He doesn't give only when it is convenient or when it aligns with his daily goals. He gives when it hurts. He gives when it distracts him, when it spends his time and derails his plans. He gives when it is difficult to do so. He knows that the best life is that of service.
I am constantly amazed by him. By his purposeful thoughtfulness, by his selfless generosity. And remember, generosity of ANYTHING. I keep thinking to myself "I wish there were more of him in the world." then I realized that wishes require action. That is why we are here tonight. I decided to act as much like him as I can. I'm not very good at it, because it is hard and demanding, but I can tell you that it is worth it. It is worth it to serve with every resource you have, especially when it is hard or demanding or painful. I think that we can all agree that the world would be better off with more people like my friend. I stand here today to ask you to live like him, not because it is easy but because it is the best way to live. I ask you to constantly ask of yourself "what then can I give," I ask you to desperately seek opportunities to serve, in small ways and big. I know that you often do this already. We are all here, after all. But this is not just big decisions, this is every day. Every minute of every hour. I believe that our social norms drive our decisions to an immense degree. I also known that social norms are driven by shared expectations. I know that there is always more to do. More to give. More ways to serve. I expect this selflessness from myself, and even if it means I am disappointing often this expectation is a wonderful burden. I encourage you to begin expecting this of each other. This is what I want for my birthday: an army of servants, filling every corner of the earth.
Thank you.
The second thing is that he does is pays attention to those around him. I cannot stress this enough. This is a practiced and purposeful part of his daily life. This doesn't just happen, he intends to do it. As a result he can see those service opportunities that aren't so obvious. He doesn't just give when the opportunity is clear. He seeks out ways to serve, ways to be thoughtful, ways to show love. He listens to what you say and pays attention to what you do. He listens to what you do not say and notices the things you do not do.
The third thing is perhaps the most important, as well as the most rare. He doesn't give only when it is convenient or when it aligns with his daily goals. He gives when it hurts. He gives when it distracts him, when it spends his time and derails his plans. He gives when it is difficult to do so. He knows that the best life is that of service.
I am constantly amazed by him. By his purposeful thoughtfulness, by his selfless generosity. And remember, generosity of ANYTHING. I keep thinking to myself "I wish there were more of him in the world." then I realized that wishes require action. That is why we are here tonight. I decided to act as much like him as I can. I'm not very good at it, because it is hard and demanding, but I can tell you that it is worth it. It is worth it to serve with every resource you have, especially when it is hard or demanding or painful. I think that we can all agree that the world would be better off with more people like my friend. I stand here today to ask you to live like him, not because it is easy but because it is the best way to live. I ask you to constantly ask of yourself "what then can I give," I ask you to desperately seek opportunities to serve, in small ways and big. I know that you often do this already. We are all here, after all. But this is not just big decisions, this is every day. Every minute of every hour. I believe that our social norms drive our decisions to an immense degree. I also known that social norms are driven by shared expectations. I know that there is always more to do. More to give. More ways to serve. I expect this selflessness from myself, and even if it means I am disappointing often this expectation is a wonderful burden. I encourage you to begin expecting this of each other. This is what I want for my birthday: an army of servants, filling every corner of the earth.
Thank you.
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