A Word on Entitlement
Sunday, May 31st, 2009Yesterday this guy gave an excellent talk on entitlement. I couldn’t capture the whole thing but really enjoyed his message. These words particularly stood out to me.Â
“The worldly aspiration of our day is to get something for nothing. The ancient evil of greed shows its face in the assertion of entitlement: I am entitled to this or that because of who I am-a son or a daughter, a citizen, a victim, or a member of some other group. Entitlement is generally selfish. It demands much, and it gives little or nothing. Its very concept causes us to seek to elevate ourselves above those around us. “
He used a 2 year throwing a temper tantrum as an example of how entitlement works. The 2 year old wants something and the concept of sharing, taking turns or that it might belong to someone else doesn’t enter into their minds. Often when and if they get/take what it is they want they seldom seem to enjoy it… instead they clutch it fearful that someone else may snatch it from them as they just did from someone else.Â
Getting or demanding something because you think you deserve it offers none of the joy, satisfaction and growth that accompany the obtaining of the same thing through ones personal efforts. ~ Kirk Weisler
(I’ll try to find the original source material for his quote and post it in the blog comments later today).
Kirk out
