How Society Labels People
I have always been bothered with how society labels people. One of the labels that I dislike is when people label workers as either white-collar workers or blue-collar workers. Many times the white-collar workers make more money than the blue-collar workers. I think this is unfortunate.
You and I both know people who work extremely hard, are fiercely loyal to their jobs, and make pennies to the dollar what others in the same company make. Likewise, we know people who work little, think a lot of themselves, and make dollars compared to the pennies of the hard workers. I think this is unfortunate, too.
A business, a church, and a family requires all of its members in order to be successful. We should never forget this.
If no one worked for a millionaire, he or she wouldn’t be a millionaire. It takes a lot of different people with a lot of different talents to make the millionaire’s company succeed. We forget this far too often. This is why philanthropists typically do not impress me.
Many have made millions off the backs of hard workers, only to turn around and give the money away to make a name for himself or herself.
If no one in the church worked, the church wouldn’t survive either. It takes a lot of different people with different gifts and talents in order for the church to succeed and minister to people of all stages, ages, and conditions life brings our way.
Unfortunately, sometimes a few try to run a church and end up running off the people and talents that would help a church succeed. A church needs all of its members to succeed. We need not discourage or ignore some members so that others can always shine in the spotlight. It does happen, you know.
If everyone in a family didn’t do his or her part in the day to day activities of a household, the family wouldn’t survive. One person cannot do it all. There were seven in my home as a child. Our parents had jobs so my four siblings and I had chores—cutting grass, taking out garbage, vacuuming, sweeping, washing & drying clothes, cooking, washing dishes (by hand), mowing pastures, hoeing the garden, picking vegetables, shelling beans and peas, repairing pasture fences, and whatever else my parents deemed necessary.
Without all of our input, the home would have not worked. One person could not do it all.
The Bible is full of stories. One of my favorite stories is in the book of I Corinthians, chapter 12, verses 12 through 31. If you have a chance this week, take some time out of your schedule and read it for yourself. It does a far better job than I could ever do in trying to convey the importance of all people in all parts of life —-work, church, home.
May we all do a better job of acknowledging the importance of one another and make life a better experience for workers, worshippers, and family members. That’s my prayer—a little more equity among God’s children in all phases of their life.