In our lives we are faced with all things evil. There's pride, lust, greed, anger and the other sins but all those boil to one thing which is our strength to withstand all of it.
In this gospel, I realized that we should not let ourselves be blinded by material things. These things won't last forever therefore we should not let ourselves be tormented by these things. Most of the time, the luxuries we see around us yield sin. As humans, we tend to get jealous of the "blessings" others have that we don't little do we know that living a simple life is what makes God happy the most.
I, like all of you, complain a lot about life. I just can't stay contented with whatever I have, I always want more. As a learning teen, my eyes were opened to the reality that other people go through more burdens than I do yet they manage to stay contented and happy with their lives. It hit me hard, I felt bad and guilty for all the complains and for considering my simple problems as "sufferings" while not considering what my other brothers and sisters are going through. I felt selfish because I felt like I was making life more unfair for them by complaining about mine.
I'm sure all of us has witnessed the harsh reality of life for it is everywhere. We should all feel blessed because we are alive and every breath we breathe is already one miracle granted to us by God. We should cherish the simple joys in life, those things that would make us better people and focus less on those temptations that may lead us to something we will regret. We should also realize that the only being we should please is God. He doesn't care about how many cars you have or how much your clothes are worth instead, he cares about how many people you've reached out to and how much you're willing to give him what you're worth.
God is good all the time and we will see that once we reunite with him just like Lazarus did.
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