YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE

 

 

 

 

JANUARY 15^th---2012

 

 

YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE

 

 

What is

Your philosophy of life

You say

You don’t have one

But you do

I do

We all do---consciously or unconsciously

 

In the Xth chapter of Saint Luke’ s Gospel

An expert asks Jesus he question:

“Who is my neighbor?”

Jesus responds

With the parable

Of the “Good” Samaritan

 

A bunch of robbers

Beat up a man

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 rung

 

And love is not love

Until

 

IT ISGIVEN AWAY

 

Robert P. Wallman

9-28-10

 

 

ps               .   *       Inspired by the teaching of Father Leo Clifford

 

 

                               What is interesting in the parable---is that nowhere in the parable

                               Does it call the Samaritan good---and the reason is---IT DOES NOT

                               MATTER---we are to HELP whoever and whenever we can

 

                               “GOOD” is the name given to the Samaritan by the world