Love was Not Meant for Your Neighbor
The media is always front paging the struggles of the poor and how they need our help. I am sure that their journalists care as little about the poor as I do. Nobody helped me when I was as poor as a church mouse. And when I can't help myself it is time to lie down and die. So whoever needs help, you better look for a job.
Nobody ever cared about the poor but the poor. Their yells could be heard wherever you went. It got so bad that the government had to come to their rescue and try to eliminate poverty. They took a chunk out of every workers pay check and handed a part of it out. The rest they kept for themselves. The poor are still poor but they have become dependent on the government. Their voice is still echoing all over the nation calling for more help. But they won't get a dime from me. My hard earned pension is mine.
There are those that after reading my views will say that I am bitter and selfish. They are correct in their evaluation. But I would be insane if I was a sweet and giving person. Hypocrites said to me that they are kind of heart and givers, I asked them to open up their wallets to the poor or forever keep their peace. I am sure that they forever will keep their peace and money.
The world would be a better place if people learned to live a harmless life. Wars would end and we would all feel secure knowing that violence is gone. But that will only happen when love becomes real. We have no obligation to love our neighbor but only not to harm others. A person has the right to love whom ever they choose, and that love is real.
The big problem facing the world today is violence. There are poor people that want what they have not earned and they try to get it by force. They are told that they deserve the love and kindness of those that have earned a decent standard of living. I disagree because I never got something for nothing and never will. If I ever needed something for nothing the only violence I would commit would be against myself by checking out of this world.
melpol
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Post a CommentA man once encountered a beggar and gave him a dollar because he felt it was the kind thing to do. Soon another beggar came and then another, then they multiplied exponentially. Soon the man was a beggar himself. Or he was a hypocrite. You choose. The bottom line is that if there is an obligation to give you either lose all your money or you say some people aren't as important as others. I believe in giving, but the idea that it is a total obligation is a farce. Right on!
Right on melpol!!!! Living in reality is not often written or talked about these days. Love is a precious gift that should only be given when the giver MEANS it. Random "love" awarded without reason is meaningless. Doing no harm is the proper response to a neighbor. Great points. Thanks
Interesting points but I agree with Cahotek, still it is stuff to think about
Hmmm, lets see, first I work in the media, and I can tell you where I work we don't front page the poor, but I try to front page the criminals as much as possible, then they call and whine because they can't get a job because the entire area now knows they are a druggie. I enjoy this because then maybe someone who needs the job for the right reasons will get it. On your other thoughts, I tend to somewhat agree.
Oh, and I am with Dan as well on the "Poor vs. Rich" thing. How often do rich folks take things from the Middle Class (like the New London Eminent Domain issue) just because they think it should be theirs. That is EVIL greed. If you didn't earn it, it ain't yours!
All that is truly meant by "Love thy neighbor as you love yourself" is to treat him/her as you wish to be treated. I am sure Christ didn't mean you have to love strangers as a spouse or a child. You wouldn't like being cheated, so why cheat someone else?" Trust me, I don't love a few of my neighbors at all, yet I don't wish any harm to befall them. I think that's all He meant, just like "turn the other cheek" means not to get caught up in avenging every sin someone commits against you. It is falsely interpreted to mean "don't fight back". Likewise, the 'Love thy Neighbor" thing has also been distorted to mean something very unrealistic.
You make some interesting points, no question about it.
Controversial and some important points are made here. (Are you an Ayn Rand reader?) I'm not sure what you mean though about people
wanting what they haven't earned, and wishing to use force. Personally I think there is more violence by the rich against the poor than the other way around, at least at thing point in history. Who gets killed in wars, and who profits from it? We can talk about the virtues of a "free market" all we want, but there is no such thing at this time, it's a rigged game. My own view of life is actually very selfish and individualistic, if I do anything for anyone it's because it's what I choose to do, maybe it just makes me feel better, maybe it boosts my ego, maybe I gain material advantage, I don't think it matters. What did Jesus mean? I don't know, but I think it was just an expansions of the Talmud's principle of "What is hateful to you to not do to your fellow man.'