Why do we care?
Do you ever wonder why we have this need, this desire, this longing to be someone, to create something, to make a difference? No other species has this desire. My dog is laying at might feet right now, and I'm pretty sure she isn't thinking about what her personal destiny is (she's probably wondering when I'm going to tell her she can go get the rawhide bone that is on the other side of the living room). This is something that is unique to humans. We have a desire to make the world better. Even those of us who don't believe in God feel the need to be humane. Whenever a tragedy strikes, humankind rushes in to the rescue. Why is that? If the world is truly evolutionary, we should be motivated by a survival of the fittest mentality, but we are just not. We know that there is just something not quite right about living like that. Without God there really is not justification for it, but none the less we feel compelled to care about other people. Why do we care about other people? Because we are created in the image of God, we have within us the need to believe that this world can be better, and that we can help. Gandhi was the one who said that we should become the change we seek, and I completely agree.
Enjoy the Journey
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