17 years have passed since the beatification of the Albanian humanist Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known all over the world as Mother Teresa. The Nobel Peace Prize winner, the man of small stature but big heart, devoted her whole life to those in need of her great soul. Mother Teresa of Calcutta was blessed on October 19, 2003 by Pope John Paul II, as a symbol of help and respect for the "poorest of the poor," to whom she devoted her entire life.

Her secret letters were collected by Brian Kolodiejchuk, the priest who proposed the consecration of Mother Teresa to the Vatican. Perhaps also because of the turmoil that the Mother of Calcutta had, until recently the Church had dilemmas about her sanctification. Kolodiejchuk said that her spiritual turmoil, in fact, helped her: "Now we have this new worldview, a new window on her inner world and for me, this is the most heroic thing," he said. Kolodiejchuk.

As her letters show, Mother Teresa died full of doubts. She had even stopped praying. The church decided to preserve its letters, even though one of the humanist wishes was for them to be destroyed. Maybe now we know why…

In a rare 1986 interview, Mother Teresa told CBS News that she had heard a call based on the undisputed belief: “They are all children of God, loved and created by the same heart of God. ", - she said. But later it turned out that Mother Teresa was so skeptical of her faith that she feared she was hypocritical, CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips reported. In a book summarizing the letters she wrote to friends, her doubts are evident. After starting work in the slums of Calcutta, the spirit left Mother Teresa: "Where is my faith?" she wrote. "Even in the deepest depths, there is nothing but emptiness and darkness ... If there were a God, please forgive me." Eight years later, she returned to reviewing her lost faith: "So much deep longing for God ... Empty, without faith, without love, without zeal," she said, as her fame grew, her faith refused to return. Her smile, as she put it, was a mask: "What am I working for?" She asks in one of the letters. "If there were no God, there would be no soul. "If there were no soul, then you, Jesus, are not real."

Mother Teresa's teachings and messages are a new testament to humanity. On the occasion of her birthday, here are some of her most inspiring and touching expressions.

1. Speak gently to people! Show kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your smile, always have a cheerful smile! Gives not only care, but also the heart!

2. We can not do great things, only small things with great love.

3. It does not matter how much we are committed to doing, but how much love we put into it.

4. If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive.

5. The poor give us more than we give them. They are such strong people, living day by day without food. And they never curse, nor do they complain. We should not give them sympathy, but we should learn from them.

6. The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted.

7. If luxury surrounds us, we lose the soul. We will be able to love the poor if we know poverty and are poor ourselves.

8. If you are humble, nothing touches you, neither praise nor shame, because you know well who you are.

9. God will find another person nobler, more pious, more devoted to him, and society will continue.

10. If you judge people, you do not have time to love them.

* Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu known as Mother Teresa was born in Skopje on August 26, 1910 and died on September 5, 1997 in Calcutta, (India), was a well-known Albanian humanist, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and on October 19 of the year 2003 was proclaimed blessed by Pope St. John Paul II.