This blog is in response to my father's comment on the blog I posted yesterday.
I completely agree with you dad, and I want to apologize for seemingly attacking the average working class. This was not my intent, because I think that the working class who make about 5% of total wealth in Canada should be treated well by the rich owners of these companies they work for. I used a bad example in my blog. Maybe a better example would have been instead of the CEO's and such getting a $10,000 bonus at Christmas, maybe they should pay for their employee's equipment. That was more at what I was trying to get at. I guess I just found myself ranting and typing before I thought it through. I apologize to anyone who took offence to that statement and it was in no way intended to take things away from the average working class people who are the most generous with what they do have.
If there are any grammatical errors here, I'm sorry. I was up a lot last night with my kids and I am very tired!!
Blessings,
Neil
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My dear son, there is and never was any offence taken. An attribute of blogs is their interactive nature and the ideas that flow forth from those conversations. I perfectly understand the rant and the anger that you feel as you witness poverty and the difficulties that people face in trying to escape from it.
It is a sad truth that most people are interested more in their own possessions and their own income (including bonuses)than in being concerned about issues such as poverty and hunger.
The truly wonderful thing about Jesus' message is that he calls us to make a difference. To usher in the kingdom by our faith and by our actions and most of all by our love.
Keep writing and ranting. Even those 5% of us need to learn a lot more about sharing our good fortune at having jobs that provide us with so much. It is easy to point the finger at the next group up the money chain, but the truth is that most of us don't do enough to help others.
Don't ever be afraid to keep reminding me of this. Keep up the good work. You make me proud.
A few things from your somewhat synical and perhaps defeated brother. I'm convinced less and less that the fight should be to end poverty (at least in first world countries). Although it would be nice, I don't think it possible for a couple reasons. First of all if the people at the top didn't get paid mass amounts of money, people wouldn't go for those jobs, they would settle for the 'easier' jobs if the money was that sufficient. This would end in economy crisis I'm sure. Doctor's wouldn't be so motivated, and neither would CEO's, Lawyers, etc. etc. Just a thought...
Also, the Bible does say that we will always have the poor among us (although it is in a different context of worship...when they used the perfume to wash Jesus feet...it still applies I believe). I think the focus should be more on society treating the lower income people as actually people. When the change of heart comes from society, and love becomes present, and everyone acknowledges the poor, and that no one is better than anyone else...that is when I think change will happen...we will still have the poor, but they will have dignity and self-esteem, and all that...anyways just a thought...
Hope this makes sense I wrote it in a hurry (and on a mac computer, which I'm not sure I like yet)
Jeremy
By the way, for my previous comment I need to add some disclaimers. I am not saying that I don't believe God can work in the poverty situation and that something miraculous can come of it (although our nation is not very faithful), nor am I building a theology around the issue based on the one verse that I took out of context, however within that verse I do see a truth there that is, in my opinion, undeniable.
Jeremy
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