“He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. We will miss him very much, but we will meet again” – President Donald Trump
The above words were used by President Donald Trump to praise his brother Robert, who just passed away in a New York hospital. He called Robert his brother and his best friend. He said he will miss him very much, although he thinks they will meet again. At another point, Donald said that Robert was calmer and more tolerant than he was and that he was the only guy he called darling. Woof! The president visited him in the hospital the day before his death. Robert, who passed away at the age of 71, was the last of the Trump brothers. Yes, true friendship and brotherhood are rare in our world today, so whenever and wherever you find it, please acknowledge and celebrate it. Many siblings are not friends and many friends do not keep the brotherhood when they are expected to. Although Donald and Robert had different personalities, they were able to handle their differences and had a good relationship. Donald is non-conformist, boisterous, flamboyant, and loves the spotlight, but Robert was the exact opposite: easy-going, humble, loyal, soft-spoken and not courting publicity. Robert worked, campaigned, supported, respected, tolerated, and loved his brother regardless of their differences and weaknesses. Today, you can hardly find this chemistry in our families and relationships: People acknowledge their differences, but manage and work together respectfully, happily, and lovingly to achieve mutual interests and goals.
Trump has just unconsciously revealed another interesting side of humanity in him. Although until now, he has known how to warm the hearts of his admirers by his love for his country, his dedication to the causes in which he believes, respect for life and humanity and his extreme realism. He has been steadfast but considerate in pursuit of American interests since taking office. When the Iranians shot down that expensive surveillance drone in the Persian Gulf, he said he was not ready to kill hundreds of people or go to war because of a drone. So far he has resisted the temptation to deploy US military might to resolve disputes; instead, he prefers economic and diplomatic pressure. He also knows that no other American president would have tolerated the current loss of hundreds of thousands of American lives, the social and economic loss in the name of a carelessly handled virus from another country. But Trump has so far remained calm. When other countries were shunning, he ordered the US embassy to move to Jerusalem immediately, insisting that it was late. And recently at the signing of the restoration of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirate (United Arab Emirates) he demanded peace and love, remembering the Arabs, Israelis and the three religions of Islam, Christianity and Judaism that are related. since they all came from one. man- Abraham. The treaty was then rightly called the Abrahamic Agreement. Trump is doing everything he can to bring lasting peace to the Middle East. Now let’s get back to relationships.
The problem of our relationships as brothers or friends is envy, intolerance, lack of mutual love and respect. Look at the story of Cain and Abel. They were brothers, but Cain killed Abel just out of Envy. That was the first recorded murder after creation. What happened? Abel’s sacrifice was accepted and Cain rejected. And he lured Abel and killed him. Jacob betrayed and tricked his brother Esau into selling him his birthright. He refused to freely feed his hungry brother unless he agreed to give up his position and blessing in the family. Malice! Then also look at José and his stepbrothers. They envied and hated him so much just for his vision. Even when José was bringing them food, they said, “Let’s kill him and see what comes out of all these his dreams.” But they forgot that you cannot kill a man of dreams. The invisible hand that gave him dreams manipulated the situation and instead sold himself, finally to his fate. These envies, betrayals, jealousies, struggles, struggles between brothers, sisters, friends, neighbors, unfortunately still accompany us today. We have seen brothers, friends taking to court, fighting dirty, betraying, hunting witches, gossiping, stabbing in the back and even poisoning themselves. Don’t you see those who for decades have been fighting and killing each other over family inheritance? Come and I will show you many. There are relatives who even take their differences and struggles to the grave. That’s wrong. We must learn from Donald Trump and his brother Robert. They were two surprisingly different people, they had their misunderstandings and flaws, and yet they allowed brotherhood, friendship, and mutual interests to prevail. They respected and loved themselves until death parted them.
Our relationship with each other should be like David and Jonathan, like Ruth and Naomi. Do you remember them? Jonathan loved and was so loyal to David that he was willing to risk his life and renounce his right to the throne. Jonathan protected and helped David against his own family and personal interests. Can you imagine giving up your right to the throne just because you saw that the divine had chosen David? Can we find that kind of loyalty and friendship today? No way! Look at Naomi and Ruth. When everything looked so bleak, helpless, and desperate, Ruth steadfastly refused to leave Naomi. She said to the woman: “I will go where you go, your people will be my people, your God my God and where you die I will also die.” Woof! Loyalty at the highest level! Nowadays, people don’t even wait that long to abandon you. Just a little test or setback, all your relationships and friends have evaporated. They will leave you alone to lick your wounds and take care of your pains. They will wait to see if you survive or not and if you finally recover, they will shamelessly want to sneak in again. Very sad! We must learn to be loyal, true, forgiving, loving, dedicated and sincere with others, especially with our friends and relatives, even when they are not perfect. After all, we all have our individual weaknesses. Nations and groups must understand that we all come from the same source and therefore we must see and treat others as brothers and friends. We are one! We must all live in peace. Also, as President Trump rightly said, there is a meeting again after this life. I love that. It’s true. And if you have this hope, you will be very careful how you live on this side of eternity.
Gabriel is the author of the audiobooks: Never again! Power of Midnight Prayer, Uncommon Success https://www.amazon.com/Power-Midnight-Prayer-Gabriel-Agbo/dp/1475273738/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1593877396&sr=8-2
