For a long time, many have made money by abusing the rights and good will of others. I was thinking about this recently as I observed the good work nuns did from afar. I thought about the servant work that nuns have done throughout time in many corners of society. Yes, they felt a religious calling to do service work, and this is so positive, but were nuns also taken advantage of in society? Did they receive respectful compensation for their hard work and investment?
The same can be said for many service-related professions. Do the people in those professions work with less intelligence and care than those that work for high wages in big money industries? Should some, because of their interest in helping others, be relegated to poor working conditions and unfair pay while others make big dollars working in industries that often take advantage of others?
I heard a story recently about government money that supports farming. I was sad to see that many city-dwelling farm investors received that money rather than the hardworking farmers themselves. Is that fair?
I do believe it is time for society to rethink the service equations that exist. Service to one another is the way that we will build a strong, loving, and caring society, and to build good service to one another, we have to regard service jobs with greater respect, fair pay, and just working conditions.
People everywhere are waking up to this reality--people everywhere are not content to simply serve others who use and abuse them. It's time for society to rework its lifestyle calculations and routines--time for change to better lives for everyone.