Here is a question

[vern_humphrey]

1. I said nothing specific against him or the reasons for terminating the employment. All I said was that I was wondering if I should help him out after he did not do the same thing for me, as a matter of justice.

“Justice is Mine, sayth the Lord. I will repay.” It is not given to each individual to visit “justice” on everyone who offends him – that’s merely revenge, pure and simple.

1. I can’t attack him because I have not gone into detail why we parted ways.

When you indicate you have reason to treat him differently from anyone else, you attack him.

1. Why is speaking the truth a nasty thing to say. People don’t employe other people just to be nice do they?

You are not speaking the truth. I have hired many people because I wanted to do them a good turn.

The business world functions on the “survival of the fittest” maxim which he was acting on.

So you say – and he isn’t here to defend himself, is he?

He later found himself in need of help. He was not “fit” in the sense he needed the help of others and therefore not worthy of survival according to the Darwinian logic used in the businessworld. It seems if it is acceptable to use that morality in the businessworld it is acceptable to use it outside business too.

And you think saying that makes you a better person?

I later said that I did in fact help him. I guess what I am getting as is that I can’t resolve the contradiction between the moral worldview of the businesworld with helping the guy out later.

The contradiction is in your mind, not in reality. Busniessmen are not a separate species who have to hire other people. The fact that some people work harder than the rest of us, save their hard-earned money, and then risk it to start businesses doesn’t make them somehow inferior to the rest of us.

 

[BH_Manners]

“Justice is Mine, sayth the Lord. I will repay.” It is not given to each individual to visit “justice” on everyone who offends him – that’s merely revenge, pure and simple.

When you indicate you have reason to treat him differently from anyone else, you attack him.

You are not speaking the truth. I have hired many people because I wanted to do them a good turn.

So you say – and he isn’t here to defend himself, is he?

And you think saying that makes you a better person?

The contradiction is in your mind, not in reality. Busniessmen are not a separate species who have to hire other people. The fact that some people work harder than the rest of us, save their hard-earned money, and then risk it to start businesses doesn’t make them somehow inferior to the rest of us.

I can judge from your responses that you have become emotionalized and are not thinking rationally. Perhaps you can come back later and post after you are not as angry.

 

[vern_humphrey]

I can judge from your responses that you have become emotionalized and are not thinking rationally. Perhaps you can come back later and post after you are not as angry.

Let’s review the bidding here, me lad.

You came to us for advice. We gave it to you – you owe a duty of charity to all.

Your response was that you had some idea of administering “justice” to another person – which “justice” turns out to be revenge, pure and simple.

You have made all sorts of excuses for your attitude toward this man – who is not here to defend himself – and we have pointed out that these are not morally acceptable excuses.

 

[Soldier4Christ]

Love your enemies…

 

[vern_humphrey]

Love your enemies…

Good advice.

Sometimes we forget that there is only one person in the world whom we can control – ourselves. If we master ourselves and love our enemies, many of our problems go away.

 

[mary_bobo]

If I worked for an employer for several years and he let me go, and several years down the road his house burns down and asks my help with clothing, ect. why should I help him?

It seems to me that he is asking me to subsidize him with charity when he was unwilling to do this very thing for me several years earlier.

If it is irrational for a business to subsidize an employee, and he was unwilling to pay me some money to help me out out of his own pocket until I found another job, why is it somehow rational for me to do it for him? He was concerned with placing his money where he could get the most return and didn’t see it in me. Why should I spend money on him that I may not get back either—a bad business decision? Better yet, if I am required to give him charity why isn’t he required to have done the same for me?

Sometimes business and employers do seem unfair. But the fact is that businesses are not established to provide jobs for people. They are set up to make a profit for those who own the business or are stockholders. There are many reasons for dismissing one from a job and usually one or two warnings are given before that. You are not required to give to those causes you do not believe in. But to hold a grudge like this only hurts you. I pray you find peace.