A little preachy but sincere....

From The Bible, the book of Luke, chapter 10:

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" asked Jesus. The man answered: '"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind,’ and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live." But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

In reply Jesus said:
"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead with no clothes. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.' "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

This has always been one of my favorite parables. If only we could all love our neighbors as ourselves and take care of one another. The world would be much improved if nobody stole, because it stinks to have your own things taken, or if children didn’t go hungry, if wives weren’t beaten, if … there are a lot of ifs. I guess all I can do is try to improve myself, be the best that I can be, and try and fill my little world with other people who also want to make the world a better place.