tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post4045135595200975857..comments2024-03-29T12:03:37.344+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Each must choose who (or what) to believeBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-14836142157207316722019-02-07T14:37:38.193+00:002019-02-07T14:37:38.193+00:00One of the scripture stories that has helped me to...One of the scripture stories that has helped me to remember the necessity to choose is The Good Samaritan. Someone pointed out to me that being a 'good Samaritan' to the real victim, then turning around and giving the same care and encouragement to the guilty robbers is not praise-worthy. In efforts to do good, you cannot skip questions about who (or what) is right and who (or what) is wrong.<br /><br />When non-judgmentalism is seen as a primary virtue, this means you have to forgo looking virtuous to actually be virtuous, which feels very unfair and tempts toward resentment. I mean to say, it's no easy road recognizing that you have to take responsibility for what you believe, and it can produce feedback that might look like it doesn't work. So you have to choose again, "Does the resentment I feel because of being judged as a judger mean that I've chosen wrong?". The problem is not solved, and often becomes more challenging. And the process goes on. So where is the satisfaction? In the seeing for yourself the real progress inside you, seen from inside you.<br /><br />(Of course, looking inside yourself is no picnic, "shocking" indeed, and it takes a willingness to see how very little ground you've gained since you got to an age when you should have known better. It can be humiliating. But it can also bring gratitude for undeserved blessings.)Lucindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01834799557675879450noreply@blogger.com