Does Anyone Really Care?

"The tears of those being oppressed" have become a torrent.  They are shed by victims of countless "acts of oppression" all over the world.  Those who have been victimized often feel that they have "no comforter" -that no one really cares about them. -Ecclesiastes 4:1.



DESPITE this torrent of tears, some are unmoved by the suffering of their fellow humans.  They turn a blind eyes to the pain of other people, as did the priest and the Levite in Jesus Christ's illustration about a man was assaulted, robbed and left half dead by the roadside.  (Luke 10:30--32) As long as things are going relatively well for them and their families, they are not concerned a about others.  In effect,they say, "Who cares?"

We should not be surprised at this.   The apostle Paul foretold that in "the last days" many people would lack  "natural affection."  ( 2 Timothy 3:1, 3) One observer lamented the uncaring attitudes that have developed.  "The old Irish philosophy and tradition of caring and sharing," he said,"is being replaced by a new code of making and taking for ourselves." Worldwide, people make and take for themselves, with almost complete indifference to the plight of others.

Next time: A Need for Someone to Care

The Watchtower, 1999