Don’t place all your hopes on others

After a heavy rain, the floods began to flood the city. A priest was praying in the church. Seeing that the floods had reached his body, suddenly a lifeguard followed him in a small boat. The priest said: "Father, hurry up! Come up quickly! Otherwise the flood will drown you!" The priest said: "No! I want to guard my temple! I firmly believe that God will come to save me!"

Not long after, the flood had reached the priest's head, and the priest had to stand on the table. At this time, another policeman drove a boat and said to the priest: "Father! Quick! Come up! Otherwise the flood will drown you!" The priest said: "No! I want to guard my temple! I firmly believe that God will come Save me!"

After a while, the flood had submerged the church, and the priest had to hold on to the cross on the top of the church. A helicopter flew over slowly. After dropping the rope ladder, the pilot shouted: "Father! Quick! Come up quickly! Otherwise the flood will drown you!" The priest still said firmly: "No! I firmly believe that God will Come and save me!"

In the end, the result is predictable, the priest was drowned...

After the priest went to heaven, he asked angrily when he saw God: "What did you do? Will your people still believe you?"

God said: "What do you want? I have sent two small boats and a helicopter I’m going to save you, do you want to get on an aircraft carrier?”

The priest firmly believed that God would save him, and he expected a miracle. Later we learned that God wanted to save him, but in a different way. Do we often use our own values ????to impose on others, we hope that the other party will do this, we require the other party to do that, or should we say, we think that the other party should do it, but we do not realize it. The other party is actually doing it, the other party is giving, but the way of expression is different, and because of the different behavior patterns of each other, misunderstandings between the two parties are caused.

There are many people in life who do not believe in themselves and always place their hopes on others, thinking that others are always better than themselves. As everyone knows, these hopes do not just rely on others, but rely on yourself and use your diligence and hard work to achieve them.

Place your hopes on others. Even if the other party swore to promise something, it may not turn out as you expected, because the process is in the hands of others, and your destiny is in the hands of others. inside. Only you can truly do things for yourself and be truly responsible for yourself.

If you rely on everyone, you will fall, and if you rely on your backing, the mountain will collapse, and you can only bear the final consequences. When you are unable to stand alone, you can rely on the strength of others, but you must work hard to become independent and rely on your own strength to stand in the world. Only then can you not be affected by other factors and handle everything with ease.

There is such an Arabic story. On a severe winter morning, with a biting cold wind, a bareheaded, barefooted man without any cotton-padded clothes walked onto the street. He thought to himself, I trust Allah, he will definitely not Let me freeze. This person believed that as long as he relied on Allah in his heart, all human actions were unnecessary. Then the consequences can be imagined. He froze to death on the street.

Some people do not work, saying that they rely on God, and God will provide for them. Some people refuse mutual help between people, saying that since they rely on God, no one can help them. busy.

These kinds of behaviors are tantamount to people waiting for the pie to fall and say: I have trusted God, and He will never let me starve. Obviously, these behaviors are not true reliance on God, but they disguise laziness and shirk of responsibility under the guise of "trusting in God." Such people often fail to achieve the expected goals, and often blame God entirely for their mistakes.

A nomad was sleeping in the wild. When he was going to sleep, he trusted God to take care of his camel, but he did not tie the camel's reins. The next morning, the camel had already gone missing. When asked about this matter, the Holy Prophet said: "You should first trust in God and tie your camel."

There is also a hadith that says, "Those who rely on God in their hearts like birds looking for food can enter Paradise." It means that birds fly out in the morning with an empty stomach to find food and return with a full stomach in the evening. If you truly and sincerely trust in God, He will provide for you just like the birds.

It is not difficult to see from this that birds rely on God, but they do not stop searching. Therefore, when we ask for God, we must first rely on God, and then we cannot stop acting. Just like when you are sick, you cannot just rely on Allah and not take medicine.

When Napoleon was young, he went hunting in the countryside. Suddenly he heard someone calling for help. He quickly walked to the river and saw a man struggling in the water. The river was not wide. Napoleon picked up his shotgun. He shouted to the person who fell into the water: "If you don't swim up by yourself, I will beat you to death in the water!" Seeing that it was useless to ask for help, but it only added a layer of danger, the man had no choice but to save himself and finally swam ashore.

Napoleon used a gun to force the drowning man to save himself. He wanted to tell him that his own life should be his own responsibility. Only a responsible life is a truly saveable life. Therefore, there is a Western proverb: God helps those who help themselves. !

In fact, many times we do not reach the point of being hopeless, but we defeat ourselves first and think that we are no longer good. If you are in a disadvantageous position now, then please throw away your illusions and save yourself. The icing on the cake in this world is always much better than the help in times of need. If you are weak, few people will come to help you.

The battlefield of life is not without allies, but these allies can only be our spiritual cheerleaders, cheering you on and making you confident. However, all competitions still have to be completed by your own strength and cannot completely rely on others.

Many people who have struggled from difficult environments have no more talents than us. All they have is to defeat themselves, insist on independence, and seek happiness for themselves. Even if we fail to reach the other side in the end, as long as we work hard and use our own strength to conquer pain and overcome difficulties, it is also a kind of happiness.

Parents' protection is not forever, and the family's money is not forever spent. Therefore, don’t have the habit of relying on others. God will help those who help themselves. It is never safe to place your hopes on others, and you will never grow, and you will never be able to walk independently without the crutches.