Do we have a compassionate heart?
Poor and the weak cry helplessly
It was a
heart breaking news yesterday to hear about a pregnant immigrant lady from
Nigeria who travelled with her husband to find new life in another country. She
had documents but her husband did not. When border police approached them she not
willing to leave her husband alone told the officials that she also did not
have the visa. She was asked to get back to her own country but on the way she
gave birth to a baby. But due to the
severe cold and exhaustion her body developed infections and she died leaving
the baby and her husband behind.
In an another
incident there were two asylum seekers supported by a concern filled local
person. He led them into a safe place to survive but was imprisoned and lost
his good job. Now after 5 years of imprisonment he will have to start searching
for a job opportunity to survive.
In all of us
deep inside (we may term it as our conscience) there is a sense of humanity,
concern for the needy and responsibility. It is given to us by the Creator God
as belonging to our nature as human person. But there are some in whom this
collective sense of responsibility and concern for the other is less felt or not
listened to. Growing individualistic attitude of thinking only about one’s
family, culture, religion, race, language and one’s own country’s well-being is
due to the lack of understanding about the true nature of life.
Yes we all
have a compassionate heart. It is said that Jesus Christ was moved with compassion
when he saw the people who came to meet him with various needs. “God give me
the compassion to consider every life as my own,” was the heart’s prayer of
Thaayumanavar a Tamil Mystical Poet from India. True sages laugh at people and
nations that are unduly selfish, ruthlessly aggressive, callously exploitative
of Mother nature and wage war to do business. Thanks to all those generous
heroes of our time who think about the needy and the poor although their own
nations are over burdened with commitments.
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