The Life Worth Living
Brother De Paul Kondark’s story highlights the power of faith, surrender and service. Despite having only 25 cents (Rs 2), he opened a House of Charity in Minneapolis to feed the poor. His example suggests that serving others and accepting God’s will can give life deeper meaning and purpose.
Brother De Paul’s example of feeding the poor highlights how faith, surrender and selfless service can give life a deeper purpose | AI Generated Representational Image
One mark of the man who walks the way of surrender is that he rejoices in everything that happens. His prayer is the prayer of Jesus on the Cross: “Father, let not my will but Thy Will be done!”
Brother De Paul’s Faith
Such a man is Brother De Paul Kondark; he had only 25 cents (Rs 2/-). But he was a man of tremendous faith. With his 25 cents, Brother De Paul opens a “House of Charity” in Minneapolis, where he gives free hot meals to the poor, starving ones. To them the “House of Charity” is a dream too good to be true: and they don’t feel sure if it will last another day. But, day after day, the doors of the “House of Charity” open at the right time and long queues of the poor who wait outside enter in and are served hot food, the like of which they have never tasted before. How they bless Brother De Paul!
The “House of Charity” has never sent away a man without food: and the “House” has never been without food at any time. Brother never talks about himself or his achievements. “The Lord does it all,” he says. “May I continue to be his servant!”
The Life Of Surrender
In this agitated, confused age, millions of men and women ask, “Is life worth living?” Pointing to the lives of Brother De Paul and others like him, we may well answer, “The life of surrender is the life worth living!”
(Dada J. P. Vaswani was a humanitarian, philosopher, educator, acclaimed writer, powerful orator, messiah of ahimsa, and non-sectarian spiritual leader.)
Published on: Monday, August 24, 2026, 07:42 PM ISTRECENT STORIES
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