We look around and we say - he is big hearted or he does not have a big heart. In sports also we say that - does not have the heart. And then we wonder, what does a big heart mean and how does one get it.
A big heart is something that goes beyond oneself. One who plays selflessly for the team. One who gives his all without fear or injury, loss of reputation, of fame. One who is willing to stake his all for the bigger cause, for the team and who does it time and again, who jumps into the fire and comes our burns and all, having done what was required or failing gloriously.
One who goes in thinking - this is a do or die situation and I am willing to die for my team. For something bigger than me. Only one thought.
Not someone who has Plan B of escaping. Of surviving.
That is how we make our heart big. By embracing something bigger than ourselves and losing ourselves in that something bigger. By having no other identity but that.
By becoming one with that cause.
A big heart embraces all. It's purpose is so big that it has no time for petty thinking, for survival attitudes, for manipulative behaviors. It encompasses everything and draws everyone in.
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