Everyone Should Bear His Cross
Everyone Should Bear His Cross
We are in a world where a lot of things happen. I have seen parents who had disputes and transferred the aggression from the people they were having dispute with down to their children.
I know of a man in my community who was a senior custom officer and retired with a bad report. After he passed away, the people he offended repaid him for what he did to them while he was serving by ensuring that his children didn't get any reasonable jobs as far as it was under their authority.
My mom told me that one of his son's went for a job interview, in the process the man asked him about his family, and he spilled without hesitation, little did he know that that was going to be a setback.
When the man heard his surname, he asked for clarity on who his father was, when he verified it. He immediately sent the man out of his office. That was how the man lost the opportunity for just mentioning his father's name.
Such a pathetic situation. Each time I remember his family's story, I am careful to live with caution while dealing with people because no one knows what the future holds.
Legally, everyone is supposed to carry his/her cross. The person who commits an offence is supposed to be the one to suffer the consequences and after that, it is finished.
But the reverse is the case, people hate from parents down to children and sometimes even grandchildren.
There's nothing wrong with punishing whosoever wrongs you but taking it down to his children or child simply because they came out of his loins is wrong.
The world we live in is mysterious. There is nothing that happens for nothing. The challenges many families are facing in the world today can be traced to something someone in the family did and it was not fully atoned for.
Some parents lived carelessly and perished and years later karma fell on their children. These things are reality. I know a lot of you have either heard or seen such cases.
We can see an instance from the case of Adam and Eve story that we all know, the two sinned but their descendants partook of their punishments.
Thanks to God it is written somewhere in the Bible that "The soul that sins, it is the soul that shall die." Correcting that previous law.
Because a child partakes of his parents blessing doesn't mean the child should partake of the curses as well. Moreover, children get blessings from their parents as a result of their submission. Blessings are mostly earned, it's not free.
No child should partake of their parent's misfortune and no parents should suffer from the sins of their children. Let everyone suffer or enjoy his/her deeds. For me, this is true justice. Whether or not our anger is satisfied, it must never pass beyond the person who did it to us.
I completely agree with you that everyone should be held accountable for their own actions, and that the consequences of those actions should not be passed down to innocent family members.
Your reference to the biblical quote "The soul that sins, it is the soul that shall die" is particularly relevant, cos it emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility and accountability.
Thank you for sharing your insights and bringing up this important conversation.
It doesn't sound nice for another person to bear the cross of another. I feel so bad each time I see situations like that.
Thanks for stopping by bro
It is the reality, the law might not be able to punish children for their parents crimes but people don't forget. One thing about pain is that it runs deep and some people tends to hold grudges for a long period of time till they get vengeance.
It's true, people don't forget. They keep record and hold offense for long. Sometimes even when they get justice, they feel it's not enough
You really justified it. No one should be responsible for any one's misfortune either the parent or the child. I agreed with you sir. How I wished other families or group of people could read through these lines.
Well done
It's so unfortunate that many know this truth but won't still walk with it. Thanks for stopping by papa🙇❤️
I agree with you, each person should have opportunities based on their merits and personal history, and not on the inheritance of their parents. I think it's a mistake to judge someone for the mistakes their parents made.
It's indeed a mistake sir. We are not our parents and our parents aren't us. We ought to be rewarded based on our deeds not not that of our parents.
Thanks for stopping by 🥰❤️🤍