Jum'ah Journal--Hundredth post

Well, this is my celebration of 100th post on this auspicious occasion , the blessed day of the blessed month and one of the 10 most revered days of the year, culminating in Eid-ul-adha.
This is also called "bigger Eid" or greater eid because of so many things associated with this day especially the Hajj and its five days of events beginning on( yaum-at-tarwiyah) the 8th to the 13th day of zdul-hijjah. (the Eid-ul-fitr is lesser Eid)
The spirit of sacrifice is in the air, physically expressed in slaughtering (sacrificing) an animal like goat or a ram etc. specailly for Muslims all over the world. The real sacrifice is however sacrificing of yourself, something that you love most. Giving of 'yourself' for example to maintain a friendship or a marriage or a family situation, you decide in favour of what is called altruism in behavior, at the same time not losing self respect or respect of others. Doing little things for others for the sake of other's benefit, even if calls for giving of a bit of 'yourself'.
I bring it out mainly because living in USA one gets the impression that most important teaching here is that of getting your rights, period. Even if it treads upon other's, never give up on yours, keep demanding.
Right?, No, it is ignoring "human rights", one must consider other's rights also.
True or not but it is commonly related--- in a battlefield where Muslims wounded were being helped by persons offering them water and the wounded will say, no go to the other wounded man first and by the time the helper gets to the other he also directs to another wounded one who is more desrving (he says) and so on, and then by the time the helper returns to offer the water to the first one he is aldready 'gone'. Sacrifice.
While all the good is being done with sacrificing animals and provision of meat and food etc. I think we must also feel what we can do in the way of sacrificing a little bit of "ourselves"--- our time our beloved things, our conveniences etc. or at least share with others as it gives others a chance to be happy or to feel good. It should give us a spiritual uplift.