Loving Your Neighbor

The 10 Commandments can be summed up in two: Love God and Love your neighbor.


Neighbor connotes every single individual - known or unknown to you.

These days, it is very easy to say "I love you." Falling in love happens in a blink of an eye and falling out also happens the same way. The real essence of love seems to be washed out and self-empowerment and digital self-validation are becoming the essence of our daily lives.

But again, what are the commandments? God does not say love yourself. It says others. But we are too obsessed with how we look, how we dress, where we go, what to eat, number of likes , views, followers etc. We fall in love with ourselves and when we dont get the validation we want, we get angry and hurt ourselves. We destroy our character so as to belong. If you cant be on the positive extreme, you push youself until  negative extreme. The thing is, it is better to be crushed and suicidal than to be mediocre.

What if we focus less on ourselves and listen to our neighbors' cry?