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No Cross, No Crown

Two thousand years ago, a holy man was nailed on a cross, suffering very much to pay for all of mankind's sins. From then on, people started to say “no cross, no crown”.

While growing up, we have been brainwashed the idea of “no pain, no gain”. Want to get 100 ? You should try harder! You wanna ask Mom to buy something? First you have to get 100! If you want to receive a red envelop you must say Happy New Year. We are all busy paying for what ourselves want and we are doing whatever we can to achieve our goals. But at the same time, distances increase between people. Selfishness and jealousy gnaws our hearts. How many of us would like to stop and reconsider what else can we do out of our own paying and gaining? How many of us are still willing to sacrifice for others? Indeed “no pain, no gain” is a great promotion to our own achievements, but at the same time, it is also a stumbling block on our way to a higher realm of “being crowned”.

In the story, Jesus’ crucifixion, that cross, was not for himself but others. He set a clear sublime goal to pay for all mankind. Since it was willing to take all the pains himself but the gains of others. And so did all the greatest people. Dr. Martin Luther King could have just poorly accept his social status, but he chose to stand up and fight it and call for the freedom and equality of all the people. Xuanzang could have just been a master who worshipped Buddha and taught sutras to his following monks every day, but he went on his venture to bring the truth back to China. Their lives could have been much easier if they hadn’t decided to sacrifice so much for others. But it was only with these crosses that they were crowned high above them.

The pain is for yourself, the cross is for others. Ones who pay deserve their gains, but the crowns only belong to those who sacrifice for others. Life doesn’t discriminate between the sinners and the saints, successful or remarkable, it’s all about your own choice. However, I suggest the second one: “No cross, no crown”. Thank you!