Good Samaritan
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="act">act</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span>….</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="need">need</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="act">act</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="help">help</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sake">sake</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="considerations">considerations</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="ulterior">ulterior</span> <span word="motives">motives</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="slippery">slippery</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="dusk">dusk</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="motor">motor</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="rider">rider</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="hardening">hardening</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="load">load</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="careful">careful</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reload">reload</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="closer">closer</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, “<span word="go">go</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brake">brake</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="parted">parted</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ado">ado</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="act">act</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deed">deed</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="compassion">compassion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Samaritan">Samaritan</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parable">parable</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> – <span word="verbatim">verbatim</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Luke">Luke</span> 10:25-37 (<span word="New">New</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Version">Version</span>):</p>
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