Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Self vs. Others



"Only a life lived for others is a life worth living." - Albert Einstein

It's unfortunate that every once-in-awhile an accident occurs that takes on life at so many different levels. Life is something to behold, but at times people will put their own life before others, which we call selfishness.

Today our culture has a way of dictating who amongst us comes first: all the electronic gadgets that begin with the letter I that simply cries out "Mine!", and now self photo op's called selfie. All of these things are fine, as long as we don't let it destroy the value of putting others before ourselves.

 This past week a Ferry off the coast of Seoul Korea sank, the loss of human life was costly (300).
And what is really tragic is how many of those lives lost were children that could have been saved if not for the Captain and some of his crew who chose to not go down with the ship as most Sea Captains are taught. Though still under investigation, apparently the crew could've rescued people by placing the lifeboats in order as they were trained to do, instead of abandoning ship.

"Sometimes, the person who's been there for 
everyone else needs someone to be there for them."

It's unfortunate, (again), the other tragedy in all of this was the Asst. School Principle on the ferry, who survived, felt guilty and took his own life the next day. He obviously felt bad that a simple school trip on a ferry boat could become so deadly.

Life can be good one day and bad the next, which means we need to treasure each day that God has given us. A life given to us that carries with it the value of helping others along the way.




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