Some years ago, a young Korean
boy took his weekly allowance and bought newspapers with it. Then he and some
friends sold these on the streets of Seoul,
Korea to raise money to help a fellow
student who did not have sufficient funds
to stay in school. This young man also gave part of
his lunch to this boy each day so that he would not go hungry. Why did he do these things? Because he had been studying
the story of the Good Samaritan and didn't just want to learn
about the Good Samaritan, but wanted to know what
it felt like to be one by doing what a Good
Samaritan would do. Only after careful
questioning by his father about his activities
did he admit, but dad, every time
I help my friend, I feel I'm becoming more
like the Good Samaritan. Besides that, I want to
help my classmates who aren't as fortunate
as I. It is not that big of a thing I'm doing. I read about it in
my seminary manual and felt it was the
thing I ought to do. The boy did not ask,
what is in it for me but for performing his kindness? In fact, he did it without
any thought or recompense or recognition.