Criticism is good. It exposes the wrong in an action. However if criticism is going to stall the progress of action, then there is need to worry.
Picture this : We have exhibit A; one Okwembas in scene A, a ditch. a deep, dark, conical ditch. Trapped in with a shattered spinal cord after stumbling in high on alcohol.
At scene 2; the top of the ditch, lies a bush with spear grass soaring over a nearby fence. A dark mist glidding over the plantain.
Two people waking in opposite directions hear Okwembas' call for help. One, a self-made millionare taking an evening walk and the other a news reporter with a reputable public image. They hear the man's moan and lock eyes as though in accusation. The billionare increases his pace sensing a trap. He repositions his iphone from his wrist to his pocket as a safety measure. The reporter responds with a frown and stops dead in her tracks, jumps the fence and on realizing the deep pain of the man, she sits down and takes her time to console him and ask of him about his condition.The billionaire in shame returns and, throws in his dear iphone for the man to call for help. One person would say that the one who did the good deed of throwing you a phone to call for help deserves more glory. For he implemented one of his "possibly many intentions". While one would give the credit to the one who did the noble deed. She stopped to console and querry an injurered stranger on a dark night. She possibly had many other things to do but decided to stop and help him. She showed him many of her noble intentions to help him by consoling him. But the truth is it is only our mystical stranger Okwembas who can tell what he needed more. The reporter's could have sensed the stranger was in deep pain and needed hope of his survival and tried to get information to contact his family. Or she may have wanted a good news story.
Either way the little time she consoled him gave Okwembas some hope despite her intentions.The billionaire's act of throwing in his phone to let the stranger call for help was a more practical and Okwembas could have been sober enough to recall a person's phone number who could offer him help. Or maybe he recognised the reporter and didn't want her to make a good news story out of him. Either way, the phone he threw in despite his intentions gave Okwembas an option of survival.
Unfortunately we never get to know who played the bigger role in Okwembas' survival. Because it shouldn't matter. They each played their part and moved on. Their possibly selfish intentions resulted in good. Which is not the case today. Many people sit around and wine about the intentions of people who lend a hand to the needy. When a company donates an ambulance to a hospital "It wanted to appear on news" one onlooker lets an insult roll off his tongue. But the people who are dieing somewhere on a road do not in the least care why the ambulance was donated. The insincere act of the company is going to save his life. Imagine the reporter had turned a blind eye to Okwembas. God knows if the billionaire would have stopped to drop his phone. Even if he had, what if Okwembas was too drunk to dial a number , too injured for medical help and had a message to pass on before his demise. The chain event leading to his rescue would have been broken.
Not that the intentions of one do not matter. Of course they do, If one is offering you help to keep you indebted to them then the wise decision would be to refuse it. But if help is being given to people who are not concerned with the selfish interests, why criticize and demoralize the would-be followers in suit. Some public figures or companies just decide to avoid charity because the ripple effects would cause more harm than good.
I believe we should judge actions on their effects and leave their motives to God. For even the purest of minds, will get a clouded vision when emotions set in.
Picture this : We have exhibit A; one Okwembas in scene A, a ditch. a deep, dark, conical ditch. Trapped in with a shattered spinal cord after stumbling in high on alcohol.
At scene 2; the top of the ditch, lies a bush with spear grass soaring over a nearby fence. A dark mist glidding over the plantain.
Two people waking in opposite directions hear Okwembas' call for help. One, a self-made millionare taking an evening walk and the other a news reporter with a reputable public image. They hear the man's moan and lock eyes as though in accusation. The billionare increases his pace sensing a trap. He repositions his iphone from his wrist to his pocket as a safety measure. The reporter responds with a frown and stops dead in her tracks, jumps the fence and on realizing the deep pain of the man, she sits down and takes her time to console him and ask of him about his condition.The billionaire in shame returns and, throws in his dear iphone for the man to call for help. One person would say that the one who did the good deed of throwing you a phone to call for help deserves more glory. For he implemented one of his "possibly many intentions". While one would give the credit to the one who did the noble deed. She stopped to console and querry an injurered stranger on a dark night. She possibly had many other things to do but decided to stop and help him. She showed him many of her noble intentions to help him by consoling him. But the truth is it is only our mystical stranger Okwembas who can tell what he needed more. The reporter's could have sensed the stranger was in deep pain and needed hope of his survival and tried to get information to contact his family. Or she may have wanted a good news story.
Either way the little time she consoled him gave Okwembas some hope despite her intentions.The billionaire's act of throwing in his phone to let the stranger call for help was a more practical and Okwembas could have been sober enough to recall a person's phone number who could offer him help. Or maybe he recognised the reporter and didn't want her to make a good news story out of him. Either way, the phone he threw in despite his intentions gave Okwembas an option of survival.
Unfortunately we never get to know who played the bigger role in Okwembas' survival. Because it shouldn't matter. They each played their part and moved on. Their possibly selfish intentions resulted in good. Which is not the case today. Many people sit around and wine about the intentions of people who lend a hand to the needy. When a company donates an ambulance to a hospital "It wanted to appear on news" one onlooker lets an insult roll off his tongue. But the people who are dieing somewhere on a road do not in the least care why the ambulance was donated. The insincere act of the company is going to save his life. Imagine the reporter had turned a blind eye to Okwembas. God knows if the billionaire would have stopped to drop his phone. Even if he had, what if Okwembas was too drunk to dial a number , too injured for medical help and had a message to pass on before his demise. The chain event leading to his rescue would have been broken.
Not that the intentions of one do not matter. Of course they do, If one is offering you help to keep you indebted to them then the wise decision would be to refuse it. But if help is being given to people who are not concerned with the selfish interests, why criticize and demoralize the would-be followers in suit. Some public figures or companies just decide to avoid charity because the ripple effects would cause more harm than good.
I believe we should judge actions on their effects and leave their motives to God. For even the purest of minds, will get a clouded vision when emotions set in.
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