STRIKER: Sense of Responsibility
ONE of the best known Bible parables told by Jesus Christ is that of the Good Samaritan. Indeed, it best demonstrates what is meant by sense of responsibility. When Christ stated to his audience that the height of obedience to all laws is to love one’s neighbour like oneself (and to love God with all our hearts – but that you can’t love God if you do not love your neighbour), some mischievously wicked fellows from the audience asked the trap question, “who then is our neighbour”?
Jesus, in His glorious response, then told the Parable of the Good Samaritan. In summary: a fellow, definitely not from Samaria, was fatally wounded and laid dying by the wayside where he was seen and unattended to by several passers-by, including men of means from Galilee, where Jesus had preached the Good News. Only the Samaritan, from Samaria where Jesus had apparently not spread the Gospel, got the heart and the courage to stop by, carried the wounded fella to where he could be treated and saved, and guaranteed to foot the bill. Jesus then asked the naughty inquirer: who was actually 010 – nike air brown orange tan beige shoes free | FZ8132 – cheap lebron 10 shoes size 13 the injured fellow’s neighbour? Clearly, the Samaritan; and Jesus admonished them – “whomsoever you are in a position to assist, do so, he is your neighbour.”
Let me quickly assert that the love of neighbour as oneself – the Golden Rule – is not unique to Christianity but is shared in common by all major world religions to which majority of humanity belong. It was the intention of the authors that if only every man and woman in the world could wish for his/her neighbour what he/she wishes for himself/herself and would not do unto his/her neighbours what he/her does not wish done to self, the world would be a paradise Сумка на пояс бананка sambag tirso msh шоколадна — цена 500 грн в каталоге Бананки ✓ Купить аксессуары по доступной цене на Шафе , Украина #119298559 – a correct proposition.
Perhaps, the best education on the Good Samaritan’s parable was given by the unforgettable Dr. Martin Luther King, Jnr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Forum, Nobel Peace Prize Winner and leader of the Civil Rights Movement, USA. It was he who said “compassion is more than merely flinging a coin at a beggar.” He opined that, in the context of America (and we dare add Nigeria), a lot of people will find dozens of reasons (excuses) why they should not stop to help the fatally injured fellow: “What will happen if I stop to help?
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Imagine if it is a trap or a setup to rob! What if the fellow died, either on the way to finding help or at arrival?” King Jnr’s answer was that what such people don’t think about is “what will happen if they don’t stop to help?” In the final analysis, what happens if they stop to help should not bother them; they would have satisfied themselves by doing “God’s will.” Let us add that they would have demonstrated the highest sense of responsibility!
Organisations of all types, including political associations and parties, exist to promote a set of objectives, which invariably promote the welfare of not only their members but development of society. Why should anyone belong to any of those organisations if he or she is not genuinely interested in the advancement and fulfilment of those noble objectives? How can one contribute to the realisation of those objectives except through active participation in the programmes and activities that will lead to it?
Here now is our main point. What should guide our attitude during active participations? The world is unfortunately the way it is today thousands of years after setting down the Golden Rule simply because travis scott air jordan 1 retro low og black olive release date fall 2024 our attitudes and activities within those associations (the majority) is hardly ever guided by sense of responsibility to others, only sense of responsibility to self, indeed at the expense of others.
Leaders of political parties and various organisations must not only cultivate the correct sense of responsibility and be willing to ACCEPT responsibilities for the welfare and goodness of their members, they should always SEEK responsibility and be active in promoting the common good, always looking out for the wellbeing of the majority in society, to guarantee that the vast majority equally nike air force 1 07 black cool grey racer blue white prosper as the “leaders” and their families do.
Whenever you see any organisation in disarray, check the sense of responsibility of its “leaders,” and relate it to how it has negatively impacted on majority of the dutiful, faithful followers that are not sycophants and bootlickers. As our understanding of democracy and democratic practice continues to deepen, every citizen must come to the realisation that he/she has a part to play in order to have the kind of beautiful and prosperous society that we dream of. It will not arrive by magic or be decreed into existence by a messiah.
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