Am I my brother's keeper?

Taking care of yourself is a self-preservation instinct. But comfort can also be known by another name: complacency.

Just like you see keen runners jogging on a brisk windy morning just to get physical you may wonder if some individuals actually willingly stretch themselves in the area of money, education or family.

Do you know someone who is reeling from a marriage split-up? Have you offered your home to offer a safe environment for recovery?

Do you keep abreast of emerging changes in your profession so that you may steer your career where new openings will be? Or do you expect to be retrenched to act about it with the view of receiving a termination package or some government benefit?

Is the guest room in your house cluttered with mess, discarded furniture and other impediments or it is kept ready to welcome an overnight stay?

Do you make just enough money to cater for your necessities because you do not want to pay too much taxes or do you plan at having enough cash to carry out acting on the cause you feel motivated about?

Do you go out of your way to see eye to eye with a deprived family member or do you sing to yourself "que sera, sera"?

Have you set aside some funds for a rainy day? Would you be willing to use it to stand in the gap for a person in need you care about?

If you operate your own business do you shy away from hiring staff - cruising along nicely just by yourself, or do you see your ability to instruct and generate work for others?

Do you offer to teach at the local community center or do you waste your spare time following degrading reality shows to ease your boredom?

Do you make conversation with the cash register operator when you do the groceries or do you dash home to connect with social media - people you can neither see nor hear?

Do you know people next door, do you keep in touch with local issues, do you engage in local politics or are you resigned to think your vote does not matter?

The choice is up to you: you may choose to step out of your comfort zone at your own call or at the worst possible time you will be jolted in the deep end because you ignored all the chances beforehand.

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