| On the surface I don't think society "owes" us anything. As this thing called "society" is indeed all of us it follows we would owe ourselves something, which is a logical impossibility.
However, once you break "society" into its individual elements (the "haves" and the "have nots") you can have one segment of society owe something to the other. In this case, realistically we don't, but morally we do.
If your Brother in Law is down on his luck, you might help him out and think nothing of it. Why not apply that logic on a larger scale? I feel we usually owe much of our success to others, so why not pay back a little?
I'm not talking about bums or the type who prey on people's sympathy, but the people who would love a chance if only they had it.
Not a day goes by that I don't see something that reinforces my belief that people are idiots. |