Interesting meditation today...

[Jade]

Okay, it appears that my question was slightly different so I will try to undistort the analogy to see if it makes more sense.

If you, Adonai, were walking down the street, and came across someone who was starving and dying, would you offer them aid?

Yes because I would inherently value that person as my own. They have a right to my aid because I love them. Most people would do the same.

As for what I said: Others may not inherently value me as their own and that is their right. I still do not believe anybody is obligated to serve me under any circumstance.

So what if that person you were attempting to offer aid to rejected you, because they claimed unworthiness? How would you feel then?

First off, do you think I would be so deluded as to do that? In fact, I've admitted my intitial contradiction in this regard.

However, as to answer your question, I would be astonished. I would assess if this was truly the man's will or if he was mentally diseased. I would leave him food or money regardless.

Oof. You'll have to forgive me. I'm still getting used to these forums and the "page/line break" thing still throws me off, and I assume the last line of text in a post is the signature. I didn't even notice your confession to the contradiction. I just wanted to point out that by claiming unworthiness you are rejecting others' attempts at offering you green ray energy, which, if you ask me, is a STS trait, because obviously you are getting something out of the martyr mentality. I hope you don't take my interest too begrudgingly, I'm learning about myself in this regard too. Love is about giving and receiving at the same time. If I want to love you, who are you to tell me that I shouldn't because I feel obligation? I feel obligation to love as I feel obligation to breathe. The sun does not choose who it shines on, you choose whether or not you stand in the shade.