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MOTHER TERESA

A Symbol of Love and a Protest against Greed

by Dr. Mahboob Hossain
MOTHER Teresa was not only a great humanist, but also a pioneer for peace. Throughout her life she worked for the downtrodden and the unloved, regardless of their caste or creed. She did not hesitate to leave her beloved motherland for the sake of humanity. From an early age. the girl who would become Mother Teresa felt the urge to help others. Born on August 26. 1910. in Skopje (now in Macedonia). Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was the daughter of Abanian parents — a grocer and his wife. As a public school student she developed a special interest in overseas missions and, by age 12. she realized her .waoaoanwixsbefyung th«>poor^ Reports,sent home from Jesuit, missionaries in Bengal in" spired her to work in India. And at the age of 18. she left home to join a community of Irish nuns with a mission in Calcutta. Here, she took the name "Sister Teresa." after Saint Teresa of Lisieux. the patroness of missionaries. She spent 17 years in teaching and being principal of St. Mary's High School in Calcutta. However, in 1946. her life changed forever. Her contribution to humanity can be categorized into various fields.
As reliable friend of the poorest of the poor and destitute: Mother Teresa did not feel pity for the poor like modern day rich people, but she loved them from the core of her heart. In 1946 while riding a train to the mountain town of Darjeeling to recover from suspected tuberculosis, she said she received a calling from God "to serve Him among the poorest of the poor." In 1947 she moved to
Calcutta's slums to set up her first school. In an interview in 1947 she offered her great words of love to the distressed. "I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds. I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?" In 1952 she opened Nirmal Hrlday or "Pure Heart ", a home for the dying, followed next year by her first orphanage. She used to use money from the prizes she got to found homes. In India and beyond. Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity devoted their time to the blind, the disabled. the aged, and the poor. She opened Schools. orphanages and homes for the needy, and turned her attention to the victims of ADS as that disease increased. By 1996. she ran 517 missions in more than 100 countries.
Her protest against unjust western policy: She was very much unhappy at the irresponsibility of the West and others toward hungry people of Ethiopia. She hated the emphasis on profit instead and the disregard for humanity She expressed her anger (which she did not like at all). When I see waste here. I feel angry on the inside. I don’t approve of myself getting angry. But it's something you can’t help after seeing Ethiopia."'
As a messenger for peace: She was very much puzzled by war. and she believed that the creation of war is against religion and God. In 1982 during the war between Palestinian army and Israeli guerrillas, she said, 1 have never been in a war
before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself), What do they feel when they do this?1 I don't understand it. They are all children of God. Why do they do it? I don't understand.’’ She was very much shocked at the Gulf War and urged both sides not to war against each other to prevent the suffering of innocent people. Bush and Saddam did not hear what she said, but people of the whole world respected her for her efforts for peace. In 1991 in her letter to President George Bush and Saddam Hussein, she wrote, "Please choose the way of peace ... In the short term there "
,may be winners and losers im ’this war- that we all dj^d. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause." Today, we see the innocent people are facing enormous sufferings because of the Gulf War by the power hungry "slaves of Mafia".
Human dignity: Mother Teresa did not hesitate to tell ■ that it is not only a people who do not have clothing are naked but also the people who do not have human dignity are also naked. In her home "'Nirmal Hrlday" homeless people — uncared for and unacceptable at other institutions — were washed, fed and allowed to die with dignity.
Fight against arms merchants with humanity: She could not remain idle when arms merchants who basically created the war forgot the innocent children. In 1982. at the height of the seige in Beirut, the frail nun. Mother Teresa, res-
cued 37 children trapped in a W: tfoSpittL by, brokering a temporary! cease-fire between the ' Israeli armfy and Palestinian guerrillas.
Tolerance to critics: Some people criticized her activities from the beginning till her death. She never got angry. Rather she faced her critics with her divine smile. I very strongly believe that lack of this kind of wonderful tolerance is one of the biggest reasons for quarrels, wars, and unhappiness in this world.
She conquered the death: Mother Teresa's body has passed away from this world, and we can never be able see her person moving from here to there, but she will remain alive among the destitute, the orphans, the unloved, the untouchables. and the sick. She will remain in the hearts of those to whom material gain is not important. She will remain in the hearts of those who believe in love, humanity, and the Amighty.