HUMANITY
The soul meaning of human is to serve humanity. The humanity can be defined as quality of being human, the peculiar nature of man, by which he is distinguished from other beings. Being human does not mean that an individual possesses humanity. If you want to understand the quality of humanity in an individual ,take note what he does for people who give noticing back in return to the favor they have offered. One of the most outstanding examples of extra-ordinary humanity in a human being has been portrayed beautifully by Mother Teresa. Humanity means caring for and helping others whenever and wherever possible. It also means forgetting your selfish interests at times when others need your help. It means extending unconditional love to each and every living being on earth. A perfect example of humanity can be demonstrated by the following story.
A king with a kind heart once saw a pigeon and an eagle fighting. He possessed the ability of communicating with birds and animals. The pigeon asked the king to save him from eagle. The king told the eagle that he is ready to pay any price in return for saving the pigeon. The eagle asks the king to give him the equal amount of flesh to the weight of the flesh of the pigeon. Agreeing to the eagle’s condition, the king starts chopping of his own flesh equal to the flesh of the pigeon. After donating a little bit of his flesh ,he still finds the pigeon heavier. Finally he surrenders the whole of himself to the eagle to eat. That is the moment when both the eagle and pigeon turn into angels who appeared on the earth to test the extent of the king’s humanity. The king is now rewarded with most precious rewards and heaven after life for his deed of humanity. This story elaborates the importance of humanity in their day to day life.
It is important to understand one important fact; an individual’s life is successful not by the number of degrees he or she attains but by the degree of humanitarian activities that individual is into on a day to day basis. Serving the poor and disabled is one of the greatest humanitarian help. One is always remembered for his or her good deeds and it is essential to understand that there is not better deed than providing services for humanitarian causes.
If eating and having fun is only what we are born to do ,then we should keep one thing in mind; even animals can do such activity; if Allah has made us humans there has to be some reason behind it. Only human beings can understand the importance of humanity and it is the result of intelligence which actually gives the core essence to human existence. As soon as we understand the importance of humanity in day to day life, the purpose for which we are on earth is automatically fulfilled.
