Am I my Brothers Keeper?

When it comes to a family relationship, we need to constantly be striving to boost up our family and help them see their full potential in this life. Some may ask, "Am I my Brothers Keeper"? YES!!! You are the one that should help them to stay on the straight and narrow path and keep the commandments. God has given us the wonderful opportunity in the family to have checks and balances. If one person is having a rough time, or choosing the wrong path, then there are others in the family that care enough to help them realize their destructive course, and give them guidance to point them in the right direction. Some may decide that in some families that there are no morally strong people that reside in a family. While that is true in some cases, every family has at least one person that knows an increment of truth. That truth may have been borne to them through someone else's actions, or through trial and error on their own behalf. Even when people may think that they are being a hypocrite, it never hurts to tell another family member that if they are commencing in a plan of action that will incapacitate them spiritually or morally, then there will undoubtedly be consequences that will follow. Some people may say, well is there really a right direction in this life, and does it really matter? My answer is a resounding YES!! There is a correct direction to go and it makes all the difference in a families life in which path that person travels. If a member of the family chooses a path that leads to unhappiness, then they will most definitely reap unhappiness. The same is true in the opposite direction. My invitation to all is to always build and never destroy. Give liberally and never burn bridges. Love your family not desecrate them. In due time you will see that your family relationship will be joined more closely with happiness, and- in reality- unity will abound. Hopefully over the decades, each member of the family will realize that joy is real, and that it can be felt at home. It is one thing that doesn't have to come and go; it can stay forever.