Contentment, Compassion, and the God Connection

True spirituality teaches one how to live a dutiful life of contentment and true compassion.

Contentment comes from sincere service to God and all living beings. True compassion is to engage a living being in the service of the Lord so that that living being can find contentment.

Contentment is the foundation of real happiness and since the Lord is eternal, contentment in His service leads to everlasting happiness. Contentment does not mean passivity; it means to be happy with one's sincere efforts to serve, knowing well that the results are not determined by one's efforts alone.

Compassion without connection to God is incomplete and one-sided, and hence it's ineffectual in the ultimate analysis. Godless material well-being alone cannot lead to contentment and happiness, nor can it naturally lead to spiritual sentiments. On the other hand, spirituality does not preclude material well-being at all; in fact most material activities, including compassion in terms of material well-being, can be spiritualized easily. Spiritualized welfare activities are in fact spiritual activities of true compassion since they use material situations to connect people to God; such service leads to contentment and happiness for both the servers and the served.

May all social workers, who really want to do all-round good to all, provide the God-connection to all whom they serve.