[Ace of Knaves]

The first question asks a core belief about ourselves. Once the first question is answered to our satisfaction the second becomes easy.

The first question really asks "Should WE (those who can contribute or have the potential to contribute) provide for the wellbeing of those who cannot contribute back to us?"

A core principle of a SOCIETY is that, together, we can live better lives than we could if we were not together. This statement presupposes that all have the capacity to help each other in some fashion.

Very dangerous consequences can (and have) develop when we attempt to draw a line on who we believe can contribute and who cannot.

Nazi Germany is but one example.

Limbless infants may appear helpless and unable to contribute. So does World Renowned Physicist Professor Stephen Hawking. Even though limbless infants may not contribute to society directly, they may contribute indirectly. I will leave examples to your imagination.

At some point in our lives, we all will be helpless. At birth we may have potential, but nothing is guaranteed. At the end of our lives, we may again become helpless, REGARDLESS of the life we may have led or the contributions we may have made.

It may be hard for us to realize this simple truth: when we help others we are actually helpng ourselves.