"Our most fundamental responsibility as citizens," Loeb writes, "is to love not only our own children, but other people's as well--including children we will never meet, who grow up in situations we'd prefer to ignore." When I made this statement in a room with some of my friends, they at first looked at me in confusion. Shortly after I requested they give their personal opinion the quote. They all said that it sounds like love your neighbor part of the Ten Commandments. In addition, helping of others around them and showing love to all that live on this planet. My family had a similar reaction pertaining to my brothers being fairly confused and walking away brothers. I was surprised to get this reaction from them but this explained much about them. They for one are talented listeners and respect what I have to say and try to help me.
This helps to exemplify the quote stated by Loeb about how to love and care about all other family members that live among us. Like this chapter was about, we have to keep true to our values and one overlying one is family. Often do we get lost within the lives we have chosen for our families and our own personal ambitions take us from our family. Even when a person may suffer, we have a difficult time dropping all those other distractions and helping that person out. This quote does not mean to abandon your family and those you care about to devote your life to your community and in need of aid. This means that we should treat them live family as we are all god’s children and brother and sister. Although some family may be closer to you but you can never forget the part of your family that will always need your help. Along all our paths to growing as humans during our time of service learning that if we live and act with love in our hearts we will never stray from helping our family in every way possible.
I liked how you said we are all God's children and that you will never forget the family that needs your help most. I think that by showing that we love everyone and care about what is happening with them that we can change the perspective of our world. If we just got our family involved in helping another family it would hopefully turn into a chain reaction.
ReplyDeleteI agree Robby. The quote says for us to love others, but it never says to abandon your own family. I like this persepective because, intially when I read this quote, I thought, "I have to take care of myself and my family first". This quote only suggests that we make a little to time for others who are in need, never to forget about yourself or your own family. I appreciate your viewponit because it only made my understanding of this quote all the more clear. Thanks:)
ReplyDeleteI liked how you said that the quote doesn't mean to go abandon your family to help out everyone in your community. This to me really helps you to understand it better. We don't need to forget about our family to help out theres, but rather help out and love both equally. If more people were to realize this, think about how much better things would be.
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