After ignoring this poor blog for a few years, I now have an excellent opportunity to share my thoughts and what I have been learning recently. And what better area of scriptures to work from than the stories surrounding King Solomon? Just as he sought for wisdom in ancient days, we all seek wisdom in one area or another.
One well-known story attributed to King Solomon is of the two harlots fighting over one living child, both claiming it is their own."And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king." (1 Kings 3:22)
However, at the suggestion from King Solomon that the child be cut in two, one woman put aside her personal desires of keeping the child so that it could have a chance to live. "Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it." The other woman's response shows spite and selfishness. "But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it." (1 Kings 3:26) Because the mother did not put herself first, the King recognized her as the true mother, and the child was returned to her.
I think we all have some degree of selfishness inside of us, and learning to become unselfish is one of the great trials of this life. Learning to put ourselves aside and become selfless will bring happiness in our life. We also have another great example of selflessness in the scriptures, of Jesus Christ's life.
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