Wednesday, February 24, 2010

"It's good, but I wouldn't do it," is one of the responses I've received from a coworker. At least he was honest. I talked to a few coworkers because I thought I would get more diverse responses from a more diverse group of people. I figured the people that we hang out with and grew up with are the most prone to giving the same responses as myself and each other.I did find that most people agreed with Loeb. They thought that children don't choose their parents and it is important to love all kids even if they are not your own because being a mentor can change someone's life and truly make a difference. However, I don't know to what extent they were being truthful. Will they love the children that are not theirs or are they just telling me they would because in western societies we are conditioned to answer questions like these a certain way? I believe a certain sense of political correctness directs how we respond to social question. Regardless of the fact, I believe that even if they did just say it for the sake of saying, I planted a seed in their head of something to think about on their way home and hopefully consider doing for the rest of their lives.

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  1. And really, Julia-one n-a, that is all we can hope for. Planting a seed in the right person who will let that virtue nourish.

    I am for one, a family first guy. Nothing counts so much as blood. But when those to whom you have that responsibility are cared for, my personal and religious responsibilities extend to caring for everybody. I am glad to see that so many people on the blogs this week have such an agreement to the quote.

    I like your insight about how we are trained by society to respond to certain questions in the "correct way". I hope we will all take leave of this version of society. Eddie Vedder sings it best, "Society, you're a crazy breed. I hope you're not lonely, without me."

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