I myself being a social worker was thinking how to give my best service I can that can even stretch my efforts,as
my eyes fell on the notes of the “speaking tree”.It s something which really convinced me and made me realize the true essence of the social
service.I want you people to realize it as I did .Here it goes:
We are told to strive to tune into the innerself as that is the main purpose of life.I always felt to go out and help the poor and needy ,feed and clothes and engage in social service.Later that I just gave a thought that does such help alone bring colour to their lives?How can I assure that social help offered in the form of clothing and food are substantial answer to their problems?
We serve food once to a person .Wont he need it again ?The clothes offered by us would need to be replaced by new ones after sometime.Why not then serve in totality?Why restrict to just doing ‘something’ for the needy?
Real social service demands ‘soul service’first,as the basis to understanding more.Basically,giver and receiver,both should connect with God ..Only then social help extended can work wonders for both giver and taker.One can connect to God by establishing a one to one
connection with the divine light within ,the energy keeping us alive!The permanent connection with this perennial source of energy means 24hr charging with enthusiasm,zeal,bliss and prudence.
Suppose you are going somewhere and you happen to see on the way a very poor man,in torn and tattered clothes asking for alms.What you will do? You would likely give the poor man some money.Imagine to your surprise when on your return in the evening,you happen to find the same man lying dead,surrounded by people.You come to know that the beggar drank liquor with the money you gave and died.This dosent mean that we don’t give alms,what if beggar was actually hungry for many days and died off hunger and the money could give him lease of life.Thus we need to use our power of discrimination and wherever possible extend more than just material help.In this ,spirituality becomes help because by the grace of true guru ,we re-establish our connection with God.This helps in making right descision.
One more hidden aspect:Just as seed thrown into the fire ceases to sprout ,we reap the harvest of karmic deeds of the past and so end up being happy or miserable for no apparent reason .To free oneself of all these conditions and confusions ,pursue the spiritual path and allow the equanimity to the surface,so that you are able to deal with the good and bad in an unbiased manner ,helping the needy with calm ,uncluttered mind .