YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE

 

January 15^th

Your Philosophy of Life

 

What is

Your philosophy of life

You say

You don’t have one

But you do

We all do

Consciously or Unconsciously

 

In the Xth Chapter

Of Saint Luke’s Gospel

An expert asks Jesus the question:

“Who is my neighbor?”

Jesus responds

With the parable

Of the “Good” Samaritan

 

A bunch of robbers

Beat a man up

And leave him

By the side of the road

 

The robbers philosophy

Is much like

The criminals in our world today

What is yours is mine

And I shall take it

 

A priest and Levite

Pass by

And keep on going

Their philosophy is much like

Most employers and employees

In today’s world

What is mine is mine

And I shall keep it

 

Then the Samaritan comes by

And stops and helps the poor man

His philosophy is

What is mine is yours

And I shall share it

 

So I ask myself

I ask you

Who is your neighbor

What is your philosophy

Towards them

 

Who can we give

A smile to

Who can we give

A listening ear to

Who can we say

A kind word about

 

A song is not a song

Until it is sung

 

A bell is not a bell

Until it is wrung

 

And love is not love

Until

 

IT IS GIVEN AWAY

 

Robert P. Wallman

9/28/10

 

·                Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford