Mother Teresa – A pious woman
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
Mother Teresa (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997), also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-born Indian citizen who dedicated her entire life to serving the world’s unwanted, poor, sick people. , unattended, needy, defenseless and unattended. . Her original name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. Teresa was a missionary Roman Catholic nun 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 kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, cauldrons, and also runs numerous family counseling programs, orphanages, and schools run under her command.
“Be faithful in small things because in them lies your strength.”
By 2007, the Missionaries of Charity had about 450 brothers and 5,000 sisters worldwide, operating 600 missionaries with 610 foundation schools and shelters in 123 countries. His work has been recognized and acclaimed around the world and he received numerous honors, including the 1979 Padma Shri Noble Peace Prize, the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understandings, the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding, the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, Balzan Prize and the Templeton. She was canonized (recognized by the Church as a saint) on September 4, 2016, and the anniversary of her death (September 5) is her feast day.
“We feel like what we’re 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, along with Saint Francis Xavier. The only international airport in Albania, Tirana International Airport (Nënë Tereza) is named after Mother Teresa. She was voted one of the 10 Most Admirable Women 18 times in Gallup’s annual polls.
“Spread love wherever you go. Let no one come to you without leaving happy.”
life lesson – We rise up others. Research has shown that there is a direct positive relationship between helping others by giving them time, money and other resources to improve their lives and our inner happiness, health and general well-being. Helping others gives us mental satisfaction, joy, positive energy, and gives us a sense of purpose and well-being. Help others to have some health benefits, such as reducing depression, stress level, blood pressure, and increasing 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 and happier community overall.