“He wasn’t just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, 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 that he will miss him very much, although he believes that they will meet again. At another point, Donald said that Robert was calmer and more easygoing than him and the only boy he ever called darling. wow! The president visited him in the hospital the day before he died. Robert, who has 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 them, acknowledge and celebrate them. Many brothers are not friends, and many friends do not maintain 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 to be the center of attention, but Robert was the exact opposite: quiet, humble, loyal, soft-spoken and did not court publicity. Robert worked, campaigned, supported, respected, tolerated and loved his brother regardless of his differences and weaknesses. Today, it’s hard to find this chemistry in our families and relationships: people who acknowledge their differences, but manage them and work together with respect, joy, and love to achieve mutual interests and goals.

Trump has just subconsciously revealed another interesting side of humanity in him. Although before, he has been able to warm the hearts of his admirers by his love for his country, his dedication to the causes he believes in, the respect for life and humanity and the extreme realism of it. He has been firm but considerate in pursuing American interests since he took office. When the Iranians shot down that very expensive surveillance drone in the Persian Gulf, he said he was not ready to kill hundreds of people or go to war over an unmanned drone. He has so far 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 waste of millions upon thousands of American lives, the social and economic loss in the name of a carelessly managed virus from another country. But Trump has so far kept his cool. When other countries shied away, he ordered the US embassy to move immediately to Jerusalem, insisting that he was behind schedule. And recently, at the signing of the restoration of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), he called for peace and love, reminding Arabs, Israelis and the three religions of Islam, Christianity and Judaism that they are related since they all come from one. man-Abraham. The treaty was then correctly called the Abraham Agreement. Trump is doing everything he can to bring about a lasting peace in the Middle East. Now back to relationships.

The problem of our relationships as brothers or friends is envy, intolerance, lack of love and respect for others. Look at the story of Cain and Abel. They were brothers, but Cain killed Abel only out of Envy. That was the first recorded murder after creation. What happened? Abel’s sacrifice was accepted and Cain’s was rejected. And he lured Abel out 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 relinquish his position and blessing in the family. Malice! Then, look also at José and his stepbrothers. They envied him and hated him so much just for the sight of him. Even when José was bringing them food, they said, “Let’s kill him and see what will come of all these dreams.” But they forgot that you can’t kill a man of dreams. The invisible hand that gave him the dreams manipulated the situation and instead sold out, eventually fateing him. These envies, betrayals, jealousies, fights, fights between brothers, sisters, friends, neighbors, unfortunately they are still with us today. We have seen brothers, friends taking each other to court, fighting dirty, betraying, hunting witches, slandering, betraying and even poisoning themselves. Aren’t you looking at those who for decades have been fighting and killing each other over the family heritage? Come and I will show you many. There are relatives who even take their differences and fights 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 faults, and yet they allowed brotherhood, friendship and mutual interests to prevail. They respected and loved each other until death separated 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 give up his own right to the throne. Jonathan protected and helped David against his own family and his personal interests. Imagine giving up his right to his throne just because he 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 seemed so bleak, helpless, and hopeless, Ruth steadfastly refused to leave Naomi. She told 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”. wow! Loyalty in the highest order! Nowadays, people don’t even wait that long to leave you. Just one little trial or setback, all your relationships and friends have evaporated. You will be left alone to lick your wounds and heal your pains. They will wait to see if you survive or not and if you finally recover, they will blatantly 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 they must see and treat each other as brothers and friends. We are one! We should 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! Midnight Prayer Power Rare Success https://www.amazon.com/Power-Midnight-Prayer-Gabriel-Agbo/dp/1475273738/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1593877396&sr=8-2