Pray for yourself and others

Tweet

Take a moment from your busy life and give a thought or question yourself “Why I pray to God”. Yes, this is the question I asked myself today when I prayed to God to bless me with good writing skills. I asked God for something which I do not possess right now and right after offering my prayers I began to ponder upon the fact that why did I ask to God to give me something in return? Why I did not ask him to take care of the earth or my office colleagues or my friends. After this my inner conscious said “Are you stupid? Why will you pray for someone else?”and then I found out that most of us pray to God to get something in return and mostly for our self improvement. But I am still in a doldrum and the other side of my mind says I should pray for everyone. I should pray for my parents, my friends, my colleagues and all other persons whom I know. I should pray to God and ask him to destroy all evils and poverty from the earth. No, I am not a spiritual Master who has started his journey to seek internal solace by refraining from worldly pleasures. I am a simple human being and just want to say to all the people on this earth to pray for the well being of every human being. Praying for others might not bring a sudden change in the world, but it will surely give you an internal solace.