In this life there are many things needing to be done, but you are not expected to do them all! If you are living in Canada and the cousin you have seen very little of because he lived in Mexico has died what need is there for you to go to his funeral, when you have people who need you at home. Jesus said,"Let the dead bury their dead." If the Lord tells you that you should take that trip to Mexico by all means do it. A young healthy person with plenty of money could and probably should do it , but even then if he has a family to look after where should his priorities lie. Missionaries have to face this problem. Has the Lord sent them abroad or do they need to look after elderly parents? That is the sort of question each of us has to wrestle with in this life. Should I spend time with a clingy friend, and how much time? Someone like that can eat up your time which, could perhaps be spent more fruitfully. Yeah, life is full of difficult questions. You are the only one who can decide but sometimes friends can help a lot.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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