Kicking Him While He's Down

People everywhere have an obligation to not only behave as decent citizens and not negatively affect others but to go above and beyond that call of duty. A certain portion of society MUST go beyond the call of duty because so many others are willing to do so much less.

Some people, for whatever personal reasons they may try to excuse themselves with, are only concerned with their own selfish pursuits and they are willing to trample on anyone that crosses their path. And even if you don't cross their paths purposefully they may have you in their sights (with bad intentions) anyway.

If you keep up with my blogs then you know that over the last few months a mother of a couple of my friends has been sick. Sadly she had to battle cancer and she spent quite a bit of time in the hospital. And being that she was a good and loving mother she had a loyal family that spent countless hours at her bedside in attempts to fill her last days with as much peace and happiness as possible.

And while they were in the hospital; someone else was plotting...

My friends and their sister have their own houses and their father shared one with his wife and two of their grandchildren. And with all the time he spent in the hospital I don't know if the father forgot to leave his house lights on and music playing, or if it's because he doesn't have a big guard-dog or perhaps there was someone who knew he'd be gone; but about five days before his wife passed away (a week ago), while he was in the hospital at her bedside, someone else was in his house taking everything they could find of value.

Talk about kicking a man while he's down...

A few months ago this man's mother passed away. And then when he's on the brink of losing his wife of forty-three years he get's all of his earthly valuables stolen (all the way down to his granddaughter's iPod).

If that doesn't break your heart then you might need to go visit the doctor. But I'm not trying to make you feel bad for my friends' father; he's a strong man and he has a good support system. It's just that this situation should be a shocking reminder to all of us (with consciences, moral aptitude and faith) that we need to ignite the world around us with as much good as we can possibly muster.

We can't live our lives and rest comfortably knowing we're not hurting anyone else; there are too many people doing evil things. If we don't more than counteract the negativity they bring into the world then the world will be on a downward spiral which will be harder to break free from with each passing day. And if future generations of children have to grow up in a depraved world because of our lackadaisical, self-consumed efforts ... well, I guess that would rest on each of our souls.

We need to get out there every day (in the big and little ways we can find) and help other people. Then help someone else and do another good deed. It's not a question of, "Should we?" Rather the question we need to ask is, "What good will I share with the world today?"

kenneth w.


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