A man works hard all his life, supports his family,does good for all others he can help, but when he gets down(sick) and can't work any more. NO HELP FOR HIM. ALL around him are drug dealers, drunks, people that won't work that live off the taxes this man pays in.. They get all the medical care they want, free of charge, they keep their children sick, so they can use the kids to get drugs to sell, then the man who has ALWAYS worked hard can get NO medical care because he can not afford insurance.DO YOU THINK THIS IS RIGHT??? I NO THIS IS A STRANG QUESTION for religion&spirituality but I thought it would be the best place to ask. I really want yo no what you all think about this...
2006-09-26 03:30:54 · 24 answers · asked by littlecwoman 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
TRUTH you worded it just right, where I could not-- THANKS FOR THE HELP WITH THIS question.
2006-09-26 05:13:40 · update #1
has this man or his family a church family?
For instance, in our church family a womans husband died unexpectedly. She was six months away from being old enough by secular mans laws to draw full social security benefits.
Mans laws and red tape would have prevented her from receiving any help for at least two to three months after his death.
Her church family was made aware of the situation and the first of every month we are giving a separate home missions collection to get her through this six months. It will be over in November.
Working hard is good. Doing for others when you can is good. But it is all in naught if you have no family yourself to rely on when you may need them.
If he does have a church family, please make them aware of the situation. They can and will help.
2006-09-26 03:44:31 · answer #1 · answered by cindy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it isn't fair. But then neither is Sept 11th, Katrina, Darfur, or Rwanda. The problem is that our expectations that life is fair is unreasonable. Here is an excerpt from a monograph about the Fallacy of Fairness as it applies to disorganized thinking that stunts us from real growth:
This disordered things style hinges on the application of legal and contractual rules to the vagaries of interpersonal relations. The trouble is that two people seldom agree on what fairness is, and there is no court or final arbiter to help them. Fairness is a subjective assessment of how much of what one expected, needed, or hoped for has been provided by the other person or by life . Fairness is so conveniently undefined, so temptingly self-serving, that each person gets locked into his or her own point of view. The result is a sense of living in the trenches and a feeling of ever-growing resentment
2006-09-26 10:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by Buffy Summers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emergency Rooms cannot refuse treatment to anyone. They can stabilize a person and then transfer them to the nearest County hospital. Why not go to a county hospital? There are some of the best doctors in the country treating people right there. They have forms to fill out for people without income and they will write off their bills, most of it, if not all.
I do see your point though on all the people who don't work but have insurance and benefits.
2006-09-26 10:36:59 · answer #3 · answered by cam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To answer this hypothetical question.......No.
I don't think life is exactly like this, but life sure can seem like this at time.
I believe that, for the most part, LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT.
If you would have asked your question slightly differently, many people would have I think agreed with that.
If one takes action to actively effect the world around him, his influence will be seen and felt. To me, God is able.
Paul put it this way: Phillipians 4:12-13
"I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."
Life is not fair, not because God doesn't love us, but because man rejects God. In THIS world there are trials and tribulations. It rains on the just as well as the unjust.
But to him that is faithful till the end; "He promises a crown of life." That's our hope. It is not of or in THIS world; but rather, the world to come. And the promise is to those that are His.
Again, Paul said in I Cor 15:19:
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
It's really not in this life that we place our hope. It is in the life to come. Amen?
God bless you.
2006-09-26 11:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not a strange question here. Sadly, that seems to be how the world runs. But remember this: God sees all and rewards the wicked and the saved sinner. The "good" man may not be any better inwardly than the blatant drunk. Only God sees the heart. What seems good to us may not be good in God's eyes if all He sees in that man is an unrepentant heart.
2006-09-26 10:37:38 · answer #5 · answered by preachingmissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure this is not equity. And it's not right . OK Now that we all agree on this injustice, how about a challenge? Christian, you can go first. Why not relate a JOYFUL story that you've experienced in Life? Or Even Better Why not ASK a Question, like What was one of your most joyful experiences in Life? What makes you smile? What are you Most Grateful for from God?
2006-09-26 13:48:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course it not right! but it the way the world is. u must never forget that although these people get everything for nothing that any man who has somthing to get up for in the morning and is satisified that he has a neccessary roll to play in life is 100 per cent happier than these people that lay about and add nothing but torture to other peoples lives. at least he really is living life and not looking over his shoulder all the time or waiting for his next fix. rejoice!
2006-09-26 10:40:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Life is not fair to the good man. Jesus told a parable about Lazarus and the rich man. That came to mind when I read your question. After death, Lazarus' misery turned to joy and the rich man's joy turned to sorrow.
Only in this world is the man in your story an unsung hero. God takes note of every little detail. There is nothing that escapes His attention. For the believer, this world is the worst that he will ever have to endure. For the unbeliever, this world is the best they will ever enjoy.
2006-09-26 10:39:53 · answer #8 · answered by Bad Cosmo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's a lot more wrong with the world than that; just further evidence that the world isn't proof of a divine creator; a temp having a bad day could've done a better job of things.
2006-09-26 10:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by digitalquirk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not right for anybody to be reliant upon the government to take care of them. It's awful that so many people believe that someone else should ever take care of them. People should be self-reliant. It's nice to give to the poor and help others, but not to the extreme that you haven't saved enough for yourself for your own retirement.
2006-09-26 10:45:44 · answer #10 · answered by Steven S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋