Wednesday 23 April 2014

Good Samaritans & Nested Subroutines

"So which of these three do you think was neighbour to him who fell among the thieves?"
And he said "He who showed mercy on him"
Then Jesus said "Go and do likewise". (Luke 10:36-37). 

Sometimes when we hear a story, we get so engrossed, so drawn in, that we forget the context in which it was written. The Parable of the Good Samaritan is like that. We read this powerful tale in the context of 'it's just a story', and forget the true meaning behind it. And when we do that, we lose its' real context, and its' importance.