Sndbox Summer Camp: Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology Quest - Task Three: Life, Love & Humanity + Why I want to be part of @sndbox

Life and Love : From Human, For Humanity

My philosophical journey of life began when I joined Ministry Training Institute in the pursuit of serving God and community full-time. The more I studied the Word of life, the more I relearn and unlearn about many things in life. I learned to love, to serve, to show kindness and empathy to the people, and to walk the second mile if it is appropriate and safe.

We had hands-on training where we were sent out to the community to love them and to serve them. I had the privilege to mingle with the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the good and the bad, as well as the healthy and the sick. Experiencing a glimpse of each walk of life, I discover the beauty of life plus the mystery and misery of life. I also realise at the core of human being, there is always the yearning for love. Having the opportunity to minister to the broken and oppressed, I learn to identify that beyond every hurt and pain and crime, lies the hidden broken bridge of love.

Based on this truth, eventhough some of my friends have given up hope on humanity, I have high hope on humanity and their life with their love per se. While some human beings keep on displaying hatred and anger, there are many more who never stop demonstrating love, compassion and kindness.

Every life begins with love. You and I are here because of a couple, out of love, have decided to come together in intimacy to bring us forth in the form of ovum and sperm. Even if you are unplanned or the woman was actually not ready to conceive, still, it is because of love, you exist. Therefore, to me, everyone is capable of exhibiting love and beauty in their own way. No one is to be exempted from abundant and honorable life. I always advise those who have given up hope on life and themselves, that he or she is born for a purpose, that he is born for such a time as this, that he or she is already a winner since the creation of life, because out of the millions or billions of sperm, he or she is chosen to fuse with the ovum. On this account, I say no one is a mistake. No one!

Although there is a popular phrase that says one thing that is constant is change. But there is one constant that does not change which is we all start our life as a baby and then we grow old, eventually pass on. No one can avoid death no matter how careful we are in taking care of our health or safety. For this reason, we must embrace our life. Live it to the fullest and live it well to end it well. Easier said than done, I know. But it is feasible.

Earlier on, in Task 2 of this quest, I quoted this - no man is an island. Besides embracing life and love, we ought to extend this to other people as well. Because it is pointless to just live life for yourself and for your own gain, without thinking of the success of others. What is the profit of you gaining the whole world but losing relationship? Then you will be back to square one - lonely, pathetic one-man show in the island - with one and only benefit - no one will complain about you. But flip the coin over, you will never get the satisfaction of people's appraisal and compliments too. You perform by yourself and there is only one spectator to cheer you on - YOU and YOU only.

On this ground, I like to share my another philosophy of life, which is this - the best and the most meaningful life is one who lays down to serve one another. Besides learning this from Jesus, I also learn from other philosophers as well. Let me share a few here with you:

"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living."― Albert Einstein

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."― Mahatma Gandhi

"The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity."― Leo Tolstoy

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."― Mother Teresa

Since we are here together on earth, we should walk alongside one another. Whether we like it or not, we share the same earth and the same livelihood. What affects the north will eventually has its ripple effect on the south. We all are together in life, so why not make it a point to serve humanity with love and compassion? The oneness in humanity will definitely benefit the whole system.

Therefore, no matter what happens, I will not lose hope on humanity. God sent His only begotten son Jesus to save humankind, this only shows how significant we are. No matter how many challenges that try to beat me down, I know I will not be crushed because I still have a mission here on earth, to love and to serve humankind in my own way, with God's strength. You are not left out in this great service too.

"There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed."
― Woodrow Wilson

And since we all have one common ground, we are all Steemians, we all can, in our own way, apply this beautiful philosophy of life. Not only will it benefit the community and the ecosystem here, it will benefit your soul too. So far the environment here on Steemit with so many awesome communities around only show me humanity is full of love and hope. They are beautifully intertwined that we should not take for granted but participate together to show love and support.

So this led to me to have desire to be part of @sndbox.

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Why I want to be part of @sndbox?

I found out about @sndbox while I am one and half months here via @teammalaysia members as a couple of them are @sndbox members.

Once I dive more into their mission and goals, I immediately love it. Although I doubted I could be part of it due to my life's challenges with my CDH son and that means sometimes time factor can be my greatest challenge in the event of if he needs to be admitted to hospital due to unforeseen circumstances.

I want to be part of @sndbox due to their mission which is very community-based and the way they cover different areas simply means they never leave anyone behind, whether the person is more into photography, or art, or music, or culture, or science, or philosophy, or education and etc, @sndbox has all sorts of creativity and field sorted out. My husband is an entrepreneur so once I realise @sndbox is very entrepreneurs-based, immediately it is like another reason I wish to be part of it.

Our goal is to create a supportive environment where an artist, architect, musician, curator, educator, entrepreneur, non-profit, or community organizer can explore, innovate and play all while being rewarded for sharing their craft.~@sndbox

Not only that, I desire to learn more from @sndbox how they do things, and to be coached continuously to come out with great content to benefit this platform, eventually to grow from plankton to minnow and then to dolphin.

Later on, I found out if the content is of good quality, @sndbox will give big upvote. And I went "WOW!!!! I want to be part of it!!!" I am just being honest. No one is here for "no-I-do-not-need-high-upvote". You have higher payout, you have higher curation influence. Alternatively, I want to benefit many people by my big upvote too. I love upvoting people and need alot of self-control due to Voting Power issue.

While chasing this dream, I will strive to improve in ways I know best for now, to benefit the community as a whole. Steem on.

Thank you once again to @guyfawkes4-20, @anomadsoul and @sndbox for this quest.

_{Who am I? I am a mother of 2 sons (2nd one is battling CDH). I used to serve actively as a pastor and worship leader at my local church, but now I fully focus on taking care of my 2nd son and of course home and family. I love life and want to live my life with love. Why am I here? All the while I love blogging. So here, I can blog and share, at the same time earn some income to support medical needs for my CDH son. What do I blog about? I blog about life, family and practically anything under the sun that inspires me daily. I start to realise I love photography and freewriting. Most importantly, I want to have fun here blogging and connecting with people without stress. And do it with love and passion ❤😘}

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