Sunday, August 29, 2004
WWJD?
Everyone wants to know what Jesus would do these days. My new standard is Jessy.
This man married a lady from the Philippines. He's a merchant marine so it makes sense. They had a little girl. About a year later she tells him she just can't cope and has to leave. He says fine but leave the baby. She does.
So here is Jessy taking care of a baby on his own and his job takes him out of the country for extended periods. Can't take the baby. He flies her to an out of state relative every time he ships out. You can tell he loves this kid.
Turns out that the little lady had to take off cause she was not quite right in the head. Jessy found out that she is living in shelters. She also needs to see a head doctor in a bad way.
Nowadays most people would have the outlook ,"They got what they deserved for bailing me." Not Jessy. He is talking about buying her a trailer to live in and get her to a doctor on his insurance since they are still legally married. Helping get her act together in any way he can.
You can dismiss the thought that this is over a torch he is carrying. He wants to do it because he "loved her once" and for his daughter's sake.
This man is doing the right thing by his child, his wife and by society in general. If more people behaved like Jessy we wouldn't need shelters. Yeah, I think WWJD is a good question for me to ask myself when making choices in my life. - Molliwogg
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