Friday, September 19, 2014
The Poor
A fellow who is poor, jobless and uneducated, by his own admission, told me recently that he laughs every time he hears some do gooder say that the poor need good education and good jobs. He said that he was never interested in either. The image he used is vitamins. He said that he was told early on that he needed to eat vitamins and not junk food. He did not like vitamins. He preferred junk food. He now gets along with government aide, begging, and church aide. He has his smoke and drink, and it is enough. He does not see himself as a "have not" guy. We who have education, jobs, and such, think that everyone would want this, but just were not given the resources or the chance. They were "deprived." Though this is certainly so, it is not universal.
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Have we, the haves, taught him to be a baby ? We have spoiled him. Killed his incentive ? We pay for his junk food .He does have a right to pay for his own junk food and we have taken that away or a portion of it. I bet he laughs. Not feeling so grace filled today.
ReplyDeleteHe laughs! He eats junk food. Does he have a dog too!
ReplyDeleteI have a friend with millions. He maintains that he did it all without anyones help and therefore has no sense of gratitude to anyone. Talk about deprived.
ReplyDeleteI think you should look much deeper into this one
ReplyDeleteThis is where "the do gooders" have failed to demonstrate the value of Doing Good
Self righteous condemnation is NOT what Jesus taught!
Who are the "do gooders" and have had they failed. His comment doesn't make any sence!
ReplyDeleteFascinating--there are so many interesting questions to ask. Is he really contented, or is it a facade? Could he even be happier then us "driven" types? Does he trust the Father will feed him, like the birds do? Or is he just depraved? Maybe he was so thoroughly deprived of something that he's become blind?
ReplyDeleteI'm never surprised by immorality, but I'm more and more shocked by how utterly shameless people can be about it. And by "immorality" I don't mean lust and gluttony, I mean lying, cheating, stealing, wife beating, and rape. My hope is that this shamelessness comes from guilt and cognitive dissonance. Naïveté?
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