Theos-Talk Archives (January 1998 Message tt00279)

At 01:47 PM 1/21/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>> >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

Simply because most of us are selfish, IMHO
that we don't think or act the way you are
suggesting.

mkr