Do no harm: Who should bear the costs of retired NFL players’ medical bills?

guidomerkinsrules said

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After telling this story, Jesus turned to the lawyer who had asked, "And who is my neighbor?" and said to him, "Now which of the three men that passed by was a neighbor to the injured man?" The lawyer was forced to admit that it was the Samaritan who treated the injured man as a neighbor, not his fellow Jews who did nothing to help. Jesus then said, "Yes, now go and do the same!"

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Great scripture! If you read into the entire text here and in a lot of of Jesus' teachings you will find that He is calling each of us to "individually" make a personal heartfelt loving decision to help our neighbor. Not an organization or government that lays down mandates forcing people to help. He also teaches us responsibility. You never see where He tells us to demand or force help from those who can help. Freewill. It is our job as neighbors/families to love one another. Sometimes love means not being an enabler. Sometimes it means helping. It depends on the situation. A helping hand is far more effective than a forced cold hard check. A helping hand can restore dignity, self worth, confidence, etc.

I think that the more recent players could voluntarily help these retirees out with their time and money. Perhaps this would provoke the current generation to lend more thought to planning for their future and cultivating selflessness.