This morning I was listening to Just Thinking, a podcast from Ravi Zacharias International Ministries, and he mentioned that Deuteronomy is oft noted as Christ's most quoted book. So I thought, "Hey, if da Christ hit this book like crazy when speaking with people, maybe I should delve into it some!" Let's hit some Deuteronomy!
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And I charged your judges at that time: Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly, whether the case is between brother Israelites or between one of them and an alien. Do not show partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike...
- Moses (Deuteronomy 1:16,17)
Humans tend to have a bias toward one thing or another. Showing impartiality when deciding between two things is pretty tough for us! We are so easily swayed by all kinds of signals and triggers... especially when those signals and triggers are people and identity! Now is having a bias all that bad? Naw lo. A bias towards compassion over conceit is world's better I think! But having a bias in situations that result in disproportionate or unfair treatment towards another human being or people group tends to give rise to problems.... buhlee dat.
Why do we treat people differently? It's the idea of favor or group identity. Yeah, we like to be in another's favor, especially if such a person is connected like CRAZY. If we come under a connected person's graces, it follows that we inherit some of that connectedness! And therein lies the problem, such thinking will lead to deleterious shafting of the less fortunate. That's right homies. Those who seem small or insignificant get left by the wayside and are treated anything but fairly. That's just wrong, ethically and morally. I mean, just because so-and-so can't elevate our position in any way, shape, or form, it does not give us the right to give him or her the shaft! That individual is still a person, just like us -- living, breathing and filled with emotions, feelings, needs, and desires. The same thing applies to those who are different from us whether it be by race, ethnicity, citizenship, or organization.
It's up to each and everyone us to eliminate such bias in our hearts when dealing with people. If we don't, such thinking will begin to spread like a sick and twisted disease. It will infect all of our relationships even creeping into family, friends, and communities. It will start to seap into institutions and businesses. Pretty soon an entire county, state, or nation will be wrought with infestation. What happens then? The beginning of the end my friend. Discrimination will run rampant, respect for human diginity will be lost, those who are connected will reap the fruits off of the backs of the less fortunate. Eventually those being shafted won't take it anymore. There'll be an uprising, a civil war so to speak. And we know that a house divided against itself cannot stand. I think you can guess how it ends.....
I don't know about you, but I enjoy it when peeps are happy and at peace with each other. When people love each other and look out for the interests of others, things start to get mad interesting! Life becomes da BOMB and we start to experience life in ways we have never known. Our friendships blossom, our familes grow tighter, our communities grow, and blessings are showered among us all. And yo, the strength of our bonds with one other intensifies exponentially. Let's spread this kind of thinking and action in everything that we do. Let us also operate fairly, especially if we are in positions of power whether it be at school, clubs, work, government, living groups, da whole nine. If you do, believe me, your circles will benefit immensely rippling into the lives of many and your quality of life will soar. Your burdens become a joy. Word.
G-bless,
- patrick
Why do we treat people differently? It's the idea of favor or group identity. Yeah, we like to be in another's favor, especially if such a person is connected like CRAZY. If we come under a connected person's graces, it follows that we inherit some of that connectedness! And therein lies the problem, such thinking will lead to deleterious shafting of the less fortunate. That's right homies. Those who seem small or insignificant get left by the wayside and are treated anything but fairly. That's just wrong, ethically and morally. I mean, just because so-and-so can't elevate our position in any way, shape, or form, it does not give us the right to give him or her the shaft! That individual is still a person, just like us -- living, breathing and filled with emotions, feelings, needs, and desires. The same thing applies to those who are different from us whether it be by race, ethnicity, citizenship, or organization.
It's up to each and everyone us to eliminate such bias in our hearts when dealing with people. If we don't, such thinking will begin to spread like a sick and twisted disease. It will infect all of our relationships even creeping into family, friends, and communities. It will start to seap into institutions and businesses. Pretty soon an entire county, state, or nation will be wrought with infestation. What happens then? The beginning of the end my friend. Discrimination will run rampant, respect for human diginity will be lost, those who are connected will reap the fruits off of the backs of the less fortunate. Eventually those being shafted won't take it anymore. There'll be an uprising, a civil war so to speak. And we know that a house divided against itself cannot stand. I think you can guess how it ends.....
I don't know about you, but I enjoy it when peeps are happy and at peace with each other. When people love each other and look out for the interests of others, things start to get mad interesting! Life becomes da BOMB and we start to experience life in ways we have never known. Our friendships blossom, our familes grow tighter, our communities grow, and blessings are showered among us all. And yo, the strength of our bonds with one other intensifies exponentially. Let's spread this kind of thinking and action in everything that we do. Let us also operate fairly, especially if we are in positions of power whether it be at school, clubs, work, government, living groups, da whole nine. If you do, believe me, your circles will benefit immensely rippling into the lives of many and your quality of life will soar. Your burdens become a joy. Word.
G-bless,
- patrick
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