1. Amidst of all this CAP stuff, I find myself wrestling with a question. Isn't it weird that our comforts come from the discomforts of others?
In our case, we can buy nicer, cheaper clothes because poorer people are being exploited. As much as we don't want to face it, to alleviate the problem of poor labor conditions and pay, we must be willing to sacrifice the benefits we receive from their discomfort.
Are we willing to start paying more for our clothing, cars, basically everything that is imported/outsourced for manufacturing? I mean, the price of living would go through the roof! Would we be willing to rake in less profit from our investments in these big companies or receive less money as companies will try to cut costs in other areas? I mean think about it. In a communist world, where everyone is "equal" or at least not in horrid poverty and are held to similar standards, wouldn't everyone have less stuff? Are we, as Americans, willing to give up all the luxuries we are known for for the sake of those suffering halfway across the world?
It's a good question. Many times our minds know what to do, but our bodies don't follow (This week's sermon, anyone?). But in this case, our minds might know what to do, but they might not want to follow what they know is right, because it requires sacrificing comfort, something that only a few of us are willing to give up.
2. "In your freedom I will live, I offer devotion" I realized today that I'm not perfect. I mean, obviously, I'm not perfect, but I guess that there's just a dissatisfaction with not being perfect. Like, goshdarnit, I wanna be perfect! and perhaps I haven't come to terms with the fact that I will never be perfect no matter how hard I try and labor.
The reason that this relates to the starting quote is that if I am to offer my devotion, I can't devote myself to my own perfection (talking more about the physical/mental/giftings aspect here) and devote myself to God at the same time. I guess one of the freedoms that God offers me is that I am not perfect, but I don't have to be. I am as He made me and I guess I should be satisfied with that. To even believe that He made me for a reason. Weird, no? Got gives us weaknesses as well as strengths for a specific cause.
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If companies didn't outsource, would those people have jobs to feed their families? Would they be worse or better off? Just a thought :P
ReplyDeleteAnd on another note, Romans 7 yo, check it.