Isaiah prophesied: "I will call the inhabited earth to account for its badness, And the wicked for their error. I will put an end to the pride of the presumptuous, And I will humble the haughtiness of tyrants." Isaiah 13:11.
Well, let me explain my reason.
Any that know me know that I have not outgrown a strong love of justice found in most children. But, I have learned that justice is not always black or white. However, justice should be for everyone. It is the human way. The way we were created in imitation of the "God of Love". His main attributes being: love, justice, wisdom and power.*
Today, may I call upon a little of this justice?
If you are still reading, thank you.
Yesterday, an older woman, a client of my husband's, moved to another independent living facility. My job for the day, impressed into service by an out-of-town daughter: Make sure my mother is not in the way of the movers. Sadly, yet interestingly, an assignment made difficult by the fact that we were not able to leave before the movers arrived. Two stapling young men and a woman craving attention...
You can guess the rest, but that is not the story.
While at the facility where my client was packing to make a speedy exit before her promised demise, she felt, I met a woman there settled on the fact that she also was placed on death row. Her complaint: Her children removed her from her home in another city and she believed they planned to take care of her. Yet, two and a half weeks later, she is deposited in a facility for dementia patients without a phone or hope. I had the opportunity of talking on-and-off with her for two and a half hours. This woman was intelligent and explained her children's desire: Not to allow the woman who worked all her life to use her own money for continued living. We must save some for the children. So, if that means you must die, then so be it!
Of course, this is me paraphrasing.
This prevalent attitude displayed is an assured part of the sign that we are deep into the last days of this system of things:
But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away." 2 Timothy 3:1-5.
She mentioned her distaste for a particular religion because of her five children's actions. Why, "having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power" is highlighted.
Now, I know older people have a way of getting attention. My grandmother schooled me before her death and I've worked around many.
And, really, are they any different from many younger others in this regard?
However, I felt motivated to leave my bed and post this because I know how it feels when someone wants to label you 'crazy' for their own selfish personal goals.
Unfortunately, money, rather 'the love of money' causes a lot of older ones, who have invested in their children's education, to be expediently placed into facilities willing to pronounce well-spoken individuals incompetent for the sake of speeding said one's deaths, so that money is still available for inheritance.
We have heard the story often. We have seen the made-for-TV movies. We have read the novels. But, should we just be sadly entertained by the drama?
Whether or not this selfishness has been bred because of parents showering children with things and not attention is the fall-out from this is a discussion for another time.
Nevertheless, the opening scripture shows that our Creator, who has not changed, is one for justice and retribution. So, we know that soon His Kingdom, in the hands of Christ will eliminate the proud and wicked and reverse the consequences of sin forever.#
But, should we not still be interested in showing compassion and patience for older ones, as we are admonished to do for 'widows and orphans'? Can we not do simple things to make there lives a bit more hopeful, . . . like donate cell phones to those whose children won't provide one?
Maybe the caregivers at these facilities are now shouting, "Don't make our jobs more difficult by throwing another ball into the juggle!" But, maybe each individual can be handled on a case-by-case basis. And the thought that they have a voice or that someone is interested may be all they need to cope with their advancing age.
Just a thought. . .
And as an afterthought, I would mention the name of the facility I felt comfortable upon visiting, except, I need time and opportunity to formulate a lasting impression. Hopefully, in the future I can. But, I will not mention the facilities that have developed a bad reputation, for they may change.
*Love, 1 John 4:8; Wisdom Pr. 2:6; Ro 11:33, justice De 32:4; Lu 18:7,8; and power Job 37:23; Lu 1:35.
#http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2004681?q=matthew+6%3A9%2C10&p=par
