DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE?

"The fears 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 eye to the pain of other people, as did the priest and the Levite in Jesus Christ's illustration  about a man who 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 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 been 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

From the Watchtower magazine, 1999