Friday, December 15, 2017

We Should Help Them Anyway

  "A journey through a land of extreme poverty: Welcome to America," says a headline in the Guardian. The story speaks of 41 million American's living in official poverty and 9 million of them having zero income.
  Some of the Facebook comments on the story suggest these people should concentrate on getting job skills. I agree, I agree.
   But, it also seems many of them are so addicted to alcohol and drugs that they are somewhat incapacitated. I do not know that we are right to say they have brought upon themselves the situations they are in, and let them suffer.
   I believe we should help everyone. 
   But, before we can get them in jobs, we need to try to help them with their addictions. And, when they are unable or unwilling to overcome their addictions, we should help them, anyway.
   What is the old proverb? Charity asks not the cause, only the need.

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