Theos-Talk Archives (January 1998 Message tt00274)

> >Thank goodness every
> >so often someone come
> >along and says, 'LETS
> >DO SOMETHING...LETS
> >HELP THESE POOR
> >UNFORTUNATES."
> >
> >After all isn't this what
> >HPB did for you?
> >
> >Annie did for India?
> >
> >Lincoln did
> >to abolish slavery?
> >
> >Michealangelo did
> >for art?
> >
> >and so on and so forth
> >and on and on.
> >
>
> You are right on target.
>
> While we try to do something
> to the best of our ability,
> we may be wrong many time. It
> does not matter. I would try
> to do something and even if
> I am wrong 99 out of 100 times
> that 1 time counts for the
> person helped. The beneficiary
> does not care who or why someone
> helped.
>
> Glad that there is at least
> one person here who seem to
> agree with my philosophy.
>
> mkr
>

it is amazing that so many people would
justify letting people starve and die
since giving them food/shelter and medicine
would harm them (make them dependent).

the issue is *never* whether or not to help them.
The real issue is why do you not give them *more*?  like
an education, training, and a job they can support
themselves on??

john e. mead