Bayanihan is a longtime time practice of our Filipino ancestors. We will help each other in the community no matter the circumstance. But what if you get in trouble just by helping someone?
Here in Korea, there are incidents when someone helped a person who was troubled by another person, the person who helped got arrested. With these common incidents, people here are minding their own business. They do not help or care if the elderly is walking in the street or carrying a heavy load. They just go on with their busy lives. For them, its better not to help rather than being caught off guard and be accused of something they did not do.
Is this a safe decision are principles more important than people? This is exactly how Jesus spoke to the Pharisees when he emphasized that it is okay to heal someone on Sabbath day. In Matthew 12:11-12, Jesus emphasized that a person is more valuable than a sheep and the law permits a person to good on a Sabbath Day.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, what are the circumstances that hinder us from doing good at home, school, workplace and in our community? Are you afraid to break the rituals and traditions practiced by our elders? Or will you do good despite the opposition?
We can always decide to do good and not conform to what others do. Let us do what matters most in accordance to God's teachings.
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