19 “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. 20 “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried. 23 “In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’ 25 “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony. 26 ‘And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’ 27 “And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house— 28 for I have five brothers—in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 “But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 “But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’ 31 “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’” (Check this and other translations of this story using the Bibletab.com Concordance.)
Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed (saw) Lazarus at his door? (post your comments on the blog) In your life is there someone that you treat the same way the rich, young man treated Lazarus?Why do you think you treat this person or group like that.? (Bring these ideas to class with you, where we will discuss them)
Many times we don't see the neighbor at our door because we aren't aware of them. We may be caught up in our own worlds. We may be distracted by our toys, our ipods, our cell phones, etc. We may be overwhelmed with our own problems and concerns.
Jesus in the story of Lazarus and the rich young man urges us to be watchful and awake. Awareness or attention is a spiritual practice of many faith traditions." We must stay alert or we risk missing critical elements of the spiritual life — moments of grace, opportunities for gratitude, evidence of our connections to others, signs of the presence of Spirit. The good news is that attention can be practiced anywhere, anytime, in the daily rounds of our lives."(Spirituality and Practice)
Awareness is about paying attention to the needs of others and the needs of Earth. The following are some thoughts on awareness and attention:
- Permit me to say without reservation that if all people were attentive, if they would undertake to be attentive every moment of their lives, they would discover the world anew. They would suddenly see that the world is entirely different from what they had believed it to be. — Jacques Lusseyran in Against the Pollution of the I
"Our difficult and very urgent task is to accept the truth that nature is not primarily a property to be possessed, but a gift to be received with admiration and gratitude. Only when we make a deep bow to the rivers, oceans, hills, and mountains that offer us a home, only then can they become transparent and reveal to us their real meaning.
"A friend once gave me a beautiful photograph of a water lily. I asked him how he had been able to take such a splendid picture. With a smile he said, 'Well, I had to be very patient and very attentive. It was only after a few hours of compliments that the lily was willing to let me take her picture.' " (Henri Nouwen)
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Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed (saw) Lazarus at his door?".I think the rich , young man never saw or noticed Lazarus at his door because he was poor and was covered in sores. The rich, young man was wealthy and had very good health. Lazarus was begging for food when the rich, young man had a lot of food. He also had very rich looking clothes unlike Lazarus. Since Lazarus was not like the rich, young man he did not notice him. I do not think others should be judged for what they have and don't have. You should treat everyone equally for who they are as a person not the material things they own.People should look at others for what self-qualities they have, and like them for those. - r.cinney 4
The rich man never ever saw or noticed Lazarus at the door because he didn't want see him because he was poor and covered in sores. The man was rich and he didn't care about Lazarus because he wasn't rich and had nothing. Treat everyone equally because if you treat someone the way you'll want to be treated, they'll treat you the way you want to be treated.
B. Falzo
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at his door because he didn't want to. Obviously the rich man didn't want to see him, because if he did he would've made an effort for it. I think that no one should be treated any different from someone else because of their amount of money, or the type of clothes on. LOOKS DON'T MATTER! So get on with life because he doesn't have the best clothes on. No one should treat you differently because of the clothes you wear, or the complection of your face, or anything! So when the rich man was ignoring Lazarus because of his looks, he probably had some insecurities about himself. Treat people the way you want to be treated. It's a rule that should be in affect 24/7.
B. Diamond
sEcTiOn 6
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door because the rich man was too caught up in himself. He was living such a good and rich life he probably only cared about himself. Lazerus on the other hand was suffering and i'm sure if the rich man did notice him then he wouldn't have cared because he was too self-centered. I think this really teachs us that we need start noticing the people in our lives that are like Lazerus. When we notice and identify who these people are then we will be able to give them the help they need. I think if the people on Earth start working together and stop being self-centered then we would be able to conquer some of the problems our world faces.
---> J. Murtagh (Section 3)
I think the rich, young man never saw Lazarus because he wasn't like him. The rich man had tons of food and Lazarus was so hungry he was begging for food. Poor Lazarus had sores so bad the dogs were licking them and the rich man was in great health. The main reason the rich man didn’t see Lazarus was because Lazarus was a poor man and the rich man was so wrapped up in his wealth that he didn’t care to notice.
-K.Burke
i think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus because he was to caught up in himself and being rich. he had no intetions of looking out for those who needed his help because he thought he had it all. he was so oblivous to this man, that even the dogs tryed to help and confort. this has taught me to notice people for who they are and accept them. if you get all caught up in yourself you miss out on the people who really need confort.. even if they just seem to be the poor old man with sores sitting on the street. everyone deserves to be noticed and being full of yourself brings you no justice, just a selfobsorbed mind.
n. lefebvre
I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he was so caught up in his own life and material possessions that he neglected to help those in need. In my own life I do sometimes treat someone or a group like that because I don't notice them and I don't notice they're in need because I don't assosiate with them often. People should make more of an effort to look and see if someone is in need and help them, since that is what we are called to do.
O. Allen
Section 3
I believe that the rich man never saw Lazarus because the rich man chose not to. He probably noticed him but Lazarus was of no value to him. The rich man was too busy caught up in his own life to notice others in need. When it came down to crunch time, when the rich man was in darkness he chose to mention Lazarus because it was vital to his eternal life. God knew that the man chose to ignore Lazarus, until Lazarus meant something to the rich man. I believe that in our own lives we shouldn't ignore others in need, but reach out to them. We could show them the light of Jesus or just lend them a helping hand. After all when we help others, we are helping Jesus.
-S. Clement~~Section 5
I think there were a couple of reasons why the rich man never noticed or saw Lazarus. One reason that the rich man didn't see Lazarus was that the rich man was all about him self and didn't care about anyone in nned. Another reason why I think the rich man didn't see him at the door is that the rich man didn't care what happen to others as long as he was safe and had his possessions. In my life I try very hard to notice everyone and try to be nice to everyone but, there are sometimes when you do npot notice them. I think everyone should try very hard to notice all people and make them feel welcome.
-S.O'Brien section 6
There could be many reasons that the rich man never saw Lazarus at his door. One reason could be that the man just didn't care. He might have thought that if Lazarus was covered in sores and extremely poor, he had done something to deserve it. Lazarus might have just not noticed Lazarus. He may have figured that if his life was so good, then why wouldn't everyone else's be? I think that no matter what you look like or how much money you have, you should accept and give to other people. No matter where you stand, there will always be someone who has less or more than you.
*T. Belotti*
~Section 2
I think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he was too caught up in all of his material possessions to realize that there are alot of people who need help in the world. He didn't give any help to anyone and just ignored all of the people that were suffering. He only cared for himself and didn't care about other people who probably needed the money that the rich man had more than the rich man himself really needed. Even though he could have helped Lazarus, he neglected to notice Lazarus in the first place.. From reading this story, I learned that there are some people in the world that do not offer help to anyone, even if they could help those people alot. Also, I learned that you should treat others the way you would want to be treated. Even if the person does not have as much money or possessions as you do, you are still equal in God's eyes. By helping the people in need in our lives, we are doing what God calls us to do each day. By looking at a person through their personality and their heart instead of through what they have, we are truly showing others the respect and love that God wants us to show for all people. If everyone treated others the way we want to be treated, the world would be a better place for all of mankind.
--B.Howell Section 5
j.huff ♥ sect5
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus because he felt he didn't need to pay attention to him. I think the rich man thought since it wasn't him who was poor and covered in sores that he didn't have to do anything about it. This taught me that just because i'm happy with my life, doesn't mean that everyone else has the same great, happy life that I do. This really made me start to think about how I need to start noticing the people who need a helping hand, a friend to talk to or even just someone to be nice to them. Everyone needs someone in life, just because i found mine doesn't mean that everyone else found out who they need.
The rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he didn't want to see him. He didn't want to give Lazarus any money or food because he wanted to use the money and the food for himself. I treat people like that if I thimk there annoying. I treat them that way so I don't have to talk or socialize with them. I relize that I have to treat people the way i would want to be treated. I'm going to work on that. N Danbury
The rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he didn't want to see him. He didn't want to give Lazarus any money or food because he wanted to use the money and the food for himself. I treat people like that if I thimk there annoying. I treat them that way so I don't have to talk or socialize with them. I relize that I have to treat people the way i would want to be treated. I'm going to work on that. N Danbury
I believe that the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door for one main reason. This reason was that he saw him but chose to not really look and act upon what he saw. The rich man lived a great life, probably a very selfish one. He had purple clothing, a lot of money, and plenty of food. He lived such a great life that he didn't want to go out of his way to help someone, someone that meant nothing to him. Unlike the rich man, Lazarus was poor and had many sores on his body. The rich man paid no attention to Lazarus until he needed him to help make his life better. After they both died Lazarus was allowed to live for eternity with Jesus, and the rich man wasn't.I think we all should always be as kind and helpful to others as we can. We should follow the golden rule- treat others the way you would want to be treated. If everyone made an effort to try to follow this great rule, the world would be a lot better place and, it could solve many problems we are facing in our world today.
L.Mazzotta~ section:2
I think that the rich man never saw Lazarus because he was poor and only cared for people of his kind.I learned to be more aware by simply caring for everyone no matter who they are.Whether they are poor,homless,or living the life.Just to be kind to everyone.
A.Case
The rich man never noticed the poor man because he was too caught up in his own life. He never took the time to look around and see the people around him that he was more than capable of helping. I think people need to take this story as a lesson adn make sure they never end up like the rich man. No matter what we are always able to help someone even in little ways that can make a great inpack on someones life. Everyone deserves to be treated with the same respect no matter what.
-A. Evans
I think the rich young man never noticed or saw Lazarous because he probably thoguht he was too good to talk to the poor man. Maybe he didnt want to be seen talking to the man beacue people might make fun of him and think he was one of the poor people. It is hrad to step out of your own circle to reach out to people who you think are less than what you wuold consider cool or normal. i think this teaches us that we should not be caught up in self centerted materialistic thoughts and look out for our nieghbors. This means talk to people who look sad and help the poor dont act like they are some kind of awful creature. The poor are people thats all they are and if they can get help they cuold be just like you and me this is why we need to help them.
I think the rich young man never noticed or saw Lazarous because he probably thoguht he was too good to talk to the poor man. Maybe he didnt want to be seen talking to the man beacue people might make fun of him and think he was one of the poor people. It is hrad to step out of your own circle to reach out to people who you think are less than what you wuold consider cool or normal. i think this teaches us that we should not be caught up in self centerted materialistic thoughts and look out for our nieghbors. This means talk to people who look sad and help the poor dont act like they are some kind of awful creature. The poor are people thats all they are and if they can get help they cuold be just like you and me this is why we need to help them.
K.LANDAUER
SECTION 3
I think the rich man didn't notice Lazarus for a few reasons.
1) Ignorance is bliss. Some people think that their own little corner of the world is perfect and flawless. To them it might be but, there is always something happening in, near, or far away from the corner.
Global Warming, I asked a random person and he/she said he/she didn't believe it. Too bad he/she can't see that we stand at the edge of a crumbling world.
2) Some people's lives are so completely horrible, frustrating, problematic, hectic, complicated, and depressing that they have no energy to notice anything outside their bubble of torment. We don't know if the rich man was truly happy. He might have been struggling on the inside or with other matters.
That's still no excuse for not noticing a deing man on your stoop (pretty hard to miss) but it's possible. It happens every day. Global Warming, some people just don't give a rats hat.
3) (last one, I promise) Some people think they're to good for stuff. In the world, there are dirty jobs (garbage collecting, pluming, recycling bottles off the street, etc.) but someone has to do 'em! The rich man might have been the heartless past-incarnate of Hitler and thought, "Ha, die you dog!" or, "I'm too good for you and you're to low for me."
Those are some of my ideas.
V Maietta sec. 5
I think that the rich man never once noticed Lazarus becsuse he was too distratced by his own life. a life that he thought was more important than any one elses because he was rich and had a lot of materialistic things. All LAzerus wanted was some food, and some respect.from reading this article I now know that I have to treat others with the same respect that I think I deserve.
~*L. Molesky*~ Section 5
I believe that the rich, young man did not notice Lazarus because he was to caught up in the fact that he is rich. He payed to much attention to the material stuff he had, and not enough attention to the needs of others. This article teaches me about awerness in many ways. I learned that it doesn't matter what material stuff you have thats important, but it's the people you have in your life to share it with. I also learned that if somebody is in need, don't look past them if they aren't your friend, lend them a hand and let them now that you are there for them.
K.Daley
T. Sopok
Sec. 1
I think that the rich man didn't notice Lazarus at his door because the rich man was to preoccupied with his own life. He was living a very rich and prosperous life. Since Lazarus was begging for food with the dogs, the rich man neglected to even see Lazarus at his door. The rich man probably did notice Lazarus but after seeing how poor Lazarus was, the rich man probably felt that Lazarus was of no importance to him. Therefore the rich man just ignored him. Even though the rich man had a great life on Earth, the way he treated Lazarus may have somewhat backfired on him after they both died because the rich man failed to help out Lazarus when he needed him the most. What I have learned from this is that even though it may be difficult, we need to be aware of the suffering and poverty people go through everyday. I have also learned that there is poverty all around us and if we worked together to give those who are less fortunate what they need, we could possibly end poverty in are world.
The rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because, like many of us, we don't look to find people in need. i believe that if the rich man was told about the poor man, then the rich man would have noticed him and helped him. He is just overcome with his wealth and his possessions that he can't even notice the people that need help. This article has taught me a lot about awareness. i know i have just walked passed a person begging on the street because i have been listening to my ipod. i learned that i need to pay attention!!
I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he was too caught up in his everyday life and he wasn't worried about people who wern't like him. I think that Lazarus was a man who didn't even know himself. He was blinded from everything around him because he was too caught up in his money. He has no respect for other people and didn't care what others thought. He was so obsessed with himself that he judged people. In reality today we shouldn't judge others by how they look or how much money they have. We were all created equal in God's eyes and that's how it should stay. Like the first commandment says, dont put anything before God.
K. Maloney
I think the rich man did not notice Lazarus, because he did not want to or because he thought he was better than Lazarus. The rich man judged Lazarus only based upon his outward appearance which is not right.Instead of helping Lazarus, which would have been an easy thing to do he let him die and that is why he was sent to Hades.In my own life, and I know I'm not the only person who does this,I sometime find that I judge people not by who they are, but by what their outward appearance looks like.Lately I have realized that just because you might not be"cool" doesn't mean you are not a great person.I feel we should really try not to be blinded by people's exteriors, because it could possibly prevent us from meeting a really great person.
♥ D.Gaddy ♥ Section 1
v. romano
I think the rich man didnt notice Lazarus because he felt Lazarus wasnt worth his time.Like he was so much better than Lazarus that he wouldn't even give him crumbs.The rich man judged Lazarus by what he looked like on the outside and not the person he was on the inside.God says we are all equal in his eyes even if we don't think so.We shouldn't judge people because we know we wouldn't want people to judge us.
I think that the rich, young man never noticed Lazarus because he might always have seen him there before and just got used to him
being there. I do not treat someone else like the rich man treated Lazarus.
-J. Kaiser-
I believe that the rich young man CHOSE not to see Lazarus. Lazarus was poor, he had nothing, and he was sick. The poor young man chose not to believe that there was anyone who needed to beg to get their basic needs. While building his perfect world, the rich young man continued to be in denial about his neighbor who really needed his help.
I think that a lot of people like to live in their own little world and choose not to see the world for what is really there. People are suffering for many different reasons every single day and many of them go without help because of people who choose not to see them. Just because a person doesn't have things that a better-off person has, doesn't mean that they're a bad person or that they did something bad to be in their situation and I think that may be another view from the rest of the world. No matter what someones problem is, we should help them.
k.catricala section 3
I think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus because he didn't care about other and what they were doing. All the rich man cared about was himself and how his life was going. All the rich man had to do to help Lazarus was give him alittle money or some food but he choose not to because he didn't care. That is just like people in our world today many, many people are starving and do not have anything, and there are rich people in our world who have so much money that they don't know what to do with it. All these rich people in the world should do the opposite of what the rich man did in the bible. Also, any one could do this not just rich people. Instead of just not caring, care donate to people in need in anyway that you can. Also, think about something before you buy say do I really need another...and, if your having second thought about don't buy it. Give that money to someone who really needs it instead of you just buying it for fun.
A.Cochis (sec. 1)
I think the rich man didnt notice Lazarus at the door because he was poor. Since Lazarus wasnt like the rich man he was not noticed. I believe that others shouldnt be judged on looks. I think everyone should treat each other equally and also you should treat others like you want to be treated. By helping others we are not just helping ourself and the other person we are helping God.
A.Terry sec. 4
I think that the rich man Chose not to see Lazarus because to the rich man Lazarus was just a poor, worthless beggar. I think That we should not judge somebody by what they have but by their personal characteristics.
b. Hannibal
I think that the rich, young man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he didn't want to see him. He was so preoccupied with himself and had everything he needed that he ignored those in need. Sometimes people need to look beyond their needs in order to help those with bigger problems.
Seeing Our Neighbor in Need
Personally, I think the young rich man saw Lazarus, but pretended he didn't because he probably thought that Lazarus wasn't worth his time. I don't really treat people the way the rich man treated Lazarus. I may ocassionally judge people, but I don't do it on purpose. I like to get to know people before I judge them and I don't really judge people.
Awareness Article
One thing I learned about awareness is that being aware and attentive can change the way you look at life in many ways. Awareness and being patient can improve the things you do. For example school work, a job you may have, sports, or any other activity you may be involved in.
A.Gaddy-Collington Section:1
I think that the rich, young man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he didn't want to see him. He was so preoccupied with himself and had everything he needed that he ignored those in need. Sometimes people need to look beyond their needs in order to help those with bigger problems.
K.Woods Section 4
I think the rich,young man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he was too worried about himself and his own life. He didn't care about anyone else as long as he had what he needed to live a good life.If the man had helped Lazarus and cared about others in the world, he would have had a much better life in the end. This story teaches us about awareness because it shows we need to care about others. If we stopped being so self-centered we could make a difference in the lives of other people.
C. De Thomasis
Section 2
Seeing Our Neighbor in Need
Personally, I think the young rich man saw Lazarus, but pretended he didn't because he probably thought that Lazarus wasn't worth his time. I don't really treat people the way the rich man treated Lazarus. I may ocassionally judge people, but I don't do it on purpose. I like to get to know people before I judge them and I don't really judge people.
Awareness Article
One thing I learned about awareness is that being aware and attentive can change the way you look at life in many ways. Awareness and being patient can improve the things you do. For example school work, a job you may have, sports, or any other activity you may be involved in.
A.Gaddy-Collington Section:3
e.kippen
I think the rich man never saw lazarus because he did not want to see him.He didnt want to because if he did he would of felt guilty about not helping him.Also becasue he didnt think that lazarus was good enough for him. This taught me to treat others the way you want to be treated.Also to help others in their time of need because then you will get help in your time of need
i think the rich man just didnt want to see him or help him because he was a bad and greedy person. Anyone owuld have noticed a poor man dressed in rags and cxovered in sores. There is no way that he did not see him he just irgnored him thinking, somebody else ca deal with that mess im not getting my hands dirty cause im rich and better than everyone and people like me dont do stuff like that. Yea i bet thats what he thought.
i think the rich man just didnt want to see him or help him because he was a bad and greedy person. Anyone owuld have noticed a poor man dressed in rags and cxovered in sores. There is no way that he did not see him he just irgnored him thinking, somebody else ca deal with that mess im not getting my hands dirty cause im rich and better than everyone and people like me dont do stuff like that. Yea i bet thats what he thought.
pjanssen
i think the rich man just didnt want to see him or help him because he was a bad and greedy person. Anyone would have noticed a poor man dressed in rags and covered in sores. There is no way that he did not see him he just ignored him thinking, somebody else can deal with that mess im not getting my hands dirty cause im rich and better than everyone and people like me dont do stuff like that. Yea i bet thats what he thought.
pjanssen
I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he wanted his world to be "flawless" and with a poor old man covered in sores his life wouldn't be perfect. He wanted to make believe that old man didn't even exist thats why the rich man never ordered people to take him away because that would mean he would have had to see Lazarus .
In this awareness article I learned that patience along with caring and compassion is important. It's not only important to me but all the people around me. If I was very rude and uncompassionate things wouldnt get accomplished and no-one would be in a good mood around me.
E. Gerwin 4
From the article I learned that you should be careful how you treat others. Don't thinks your above anyone.
I think the rich mean never noticed Lazarus because he was to rapped in himself. He was like everyone today who doesn't help out the homless, the poor, the needy. People really just care about themselves, how much money they could make instead oif giving some away, or what new clothes or shoes I could buy instead of giving them to someone who really needs it. W can all be selfish in a way. I'm not saying that evryone should be perfect but just treat each ohter the same.
A. Tyson
This article helped me realize that there are people out there that need our help and we can't see it. They could be right in front of us and we might not even know it. What we need to do is pay attention to all the little things in life, that way we don't miss it when someone calls out to us for help. I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he never tried helping those in need. He missed all the signs that there were people out there that needed help because he didnt care! He had some many possessions that distracted him that he couldn't see anything else.
L. Cuomo 2
I think the rish young man never saw Lazarus because he just didnt want to. When he saw Lazarus all he noticed were the sores all over him. He should of noticed and acted like he cared about Lazarus because even though he was covered with sores he was still a real person. Everyone should be treated the same no matter what there outside appearence might look like.
k. robbins
section 5
I think The rich man never saw Lazarus at the door becuase he was poor and had brusises and sores on his body.The rich man was so clean so he did not notice people unlike him.You shouldnt judge people how they look beucase it not the outside that counts its the inside.Just becuase people dont have a certain look or materials dosent mean they are any less of a perosn.
A HAMEL 3
I Think The Rich, Young Man Never Noticed Lazarus At His Door Because He Was Too Focused On Himself, And What He Wanted. He Didnt Open His Eyes To See Lazarus In Need, Or He Just Didnt Care. When You See Someone In Need, It Is Your Responsibility To Help That Person, Even If Others Judge Them Because Of Their Differences. People Should Start Realizing That They Have To Accept Others For Their Differences Because No One In This World Is The Same.
L.Maloney (Section 4)
I think that rich man never saw Lazarus outside his door because he didnt notice him and was too busy caught up in his own affairs to care. In a way the rich man couldnt see Lazarus outside his door because of his mindset. He thinks everything is well in his world and so pays attention to noone else. All people need to open their eyes as to whats going on around them.
M. Perras section 4
I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus because of his appearance, his health, and the clothes he was wearing. The rich man also probably didn't see Lazarus because he didn't want to, Lazarus wasn't wealthy, he had nothing. Lazarus wasn't worried about having the best of the best, he just wanted to have just a little bit more food to stay alive a bit longer.
The importance of this passage is to teach us that looks don't matter and that what we have doesn't make us who we are, it is what we live for that makes us who we are. We should try to help everyone that needs our help no matter what they look like, what their health is, or what they own. We should treat everyone equally because thats the way we would want to be treated.
~J.Yusaitis
~Section 4
I think that the rich man never saw Lazarus becuase he was too caught up with his own life. He did not take the time to realize that others were in need all around him. Since Lazarus was begging and did not look like the rich man or have anything, he probably thought of Lazarus as just another annoyance thats does not need to be helped.
From this article, I learned that just because someone doesn't look like you or have as much as you have, you should not just ignore them. You should welcome these people and treat them as you would like to be treated. After all, kindness is always rewarded.
-a. cavosie (Section 3)
I think that the rich man never saw or noticed Lazarus at his door because the rich man bases what he sees on material, wealth, and looks, and not on what he should. I think that the rich man didn't noticed him because Lazarus had sores. I think that the rich man should have saw Lazarus at his door because it is the things on the inside that count. I think you should treat other people how you would what to be treated and not judge other people on the way that they look.
M.Selkis
Section 1
The rich man did not notice Laazarus because he may have only been thinking about himself and his needs and wants. The rich man may have felt that by helping Laqzarus he mwould have to share his riches.
Since our fire in our home I have been amazed at every neighbor that we have come to know which is almost all of them. We took the time to say hi when we were out walking the dog, helped some of the elderly ones shovel snow or take out the trash. When we needed friends they were and still are there for us. By us helping others and valuing others we have become rich with many friendships.
Everyone should take the time to help one another. Say hello to each other. There is good in everyone and even if we are not rich with things we are rich in time which we can use to help others. I am thankful for my neighbors.------M.Wasiczko
The rich man never saw Lazarus at his door because Lazarus was consitered lower class in society and the rich man thought highly of himself. The rich man thought he was better then people who didn't have alot of money, he was very arrogant.In school and in the mall i sometims see people that dress different then me. I never think to say hi or start talking to them. I think i act like this because they dress different on the outside but there really a good person on the inside.
-A Sposito section 2
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at his door because he was very self-centered and self-absorbed. He was only concerned with himself. Being rich, the man also probably thought that Lazarus was not good enough to talk to him, and might have seen him as unequal. I don't think we should ignore people or think they are "less" than us in any way, and everyone should be treated equally in our own lives.
S. Soucy
Section 3
J Charette
The rich man never noticed Lazarus, because he didn't care. He only cared about one person, himself. He was greedy and selfish. He wouldn't even share what leftovers he had that he didn't need.
This article has taught me that awareness isn't just niticing soeone and their problems. Awareness is alsoactually caring and doing something to show u care. Anyone can say they are aware, but their words mean nothing if they dont do anything about what they see.
I think the rich man never notice Lazarus because Lazarus wasnt at his level. The rich man only saw people at his same status. I think we all do the same thing as the rich man. For example we ignore the lunch ladies and the janitors. We never say thank you we just look right through them. We do it with the environment too. We dont realize how great it is. We just litter and dont recycle.
G. Clemente Section 6
I think that the rich, young man never saw Lazarus at his door because Lazarus was poor and covered in sores and the young man wasn't worried about Lazarus because he was rich. The rich man was healthy and Lazarus was not. Also I think the rich, young man didn't notice Lazarus because he was too caught up in himself that he didn't have the time to help anyone else.
M.Zecca(Section 4)
When the rich man saw the poor man, he direguarded him mostly because he was so self centered and oblivious to all of the bad happening around him. The rich man was properous and healthy, while the poor man had nothing and had open sores all over his body.
From this article, I have learned that caring and sharing with others is always the best choice, and that it always pays off in the end. Also, I learned that if you can care for just one person, it can possibly make a very large difference in the world to benifit everyone. A great example of what could possibly happen if you don't repent for your sins and love others was the fate of the rich man: to forever perish in Hell for not paying enough attention to other people that he viewed as "smaller" in his life. M.Clow section 4
i think the rich man never saw Lazarus because he was poor and sometime people dont notice those who are different. I dont think if someone is different or they do not have what you have they should be treated different or ignored. Everyone was created egual and they should be treated equal.
d.robidoux section 6
The rich man never saw Lazarus because he chose not to. He was to caught up in his own world to be bothered with Lazarus. That cost him dearly. This man was rich and easily could have given a little bit of money to Lazarus, but he chose not to. You need to be aware of those in your community who have nothing. Don't be like the rich man, give a little bit to those in need. You'd want someone to if you were in that situation.
--D. Fredette
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at his door because he was too involved with his own life. The rich man just ignored Lazarus because he was covered in sores because he didn't want to deal with him, because he was different.
R. Audette
Section 6
M. Stadtlander
Section 1
the rich, young man in the story didn't really do anything mean to Lazurus. He didn't treat him meanly on purpose, he did not beat the man, call him names, or tell him to get off his property. However, he did ignore the man, which can hurt just as much as physically or emotionally hurting someone.
The rich man seemed to have been living a very comfotable life, at least when it came to material objects. Isn't it shocking how he didn't even help Lazurus who was ill, starving, and poor, especially when Lazurus was literally on his doorstep? Maybe the rich man CHOSE not to see Lazurus, maybe he didn't want to realize the pain and sufferingin the world, and in his own town. Maybe he just didn't care.
He could have just been too involved in his own life to notice Lazurus.
I really don't think that we, the students at Catholic High are very different from the rich man. Because we live in America, we are already richer than most of the world. However, we are more similar to the rich man in the way that we think. We are all busy with family, friends,school, sports and activities that we may not always notice what is going on around us. People need our help every day, it is our job and responsibility to open our eyes and help others any way we can, every single day.
I personally will try my hardest to be more aware of others needs, no matter how big or small, and help care for people any way I can. Everyone can make a difference in someone elses life! We just have to treat others as we would want to be treated. I will practice this golden rule more strictly in my own life.
The rich man never saw Lazarus at his door because he didnt care about anybody but himself. The rich man had a great life,and everything he could possibly want. Lazarus had ragidy clothing, and swores on his body. From reading this story, I learned that there are some people in the world that do not help to anyone, even if a person begged them. Also, I learned that you should treat others the way you would want to be treated. Even if the person does not have as much money or things as you, you are still equal in so many other ways. God doesnt have favorites, so neither should any of us.
S.Marro sectizzo 6
The rich man never saw lazuras at his door because lazuras was a man that was less unforunate. This man was so rich he couldn't even give to the poor and less unfortuante because he thought that lazuras was lower then him the rich man.I think that no one should be treated any different from someone else because of their amount of money, or the type of clothes they have on or thier race. the rich had no life if he thinks not accepting because of how he is or what he look like.
Q.young
I think that the young rich man never noticed lazarus at his door because, Lazarus is the total opposite of him and lazarus was covered in sores. I think that you should treat everyone the same way that you would want to be treated because it might come back at you in a bad way
A.Raymond
I think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus because his head was up in the clouds. He never payed attention to what was going on around him. He was focused on material matter on earth rather than working the way god would have wanted him to. He chose the good life on earth and eternal damnation. He was not aware. Awareness is knowing what is going on around you. If you are aware and you don't do anything about it, then it is a sin. Being aware can change the way you viw things.
- S. Kaddo (Section 4)
The rich man never saw the poor man Lazarus because he was poor and the rich man thought that he was worthy enough. Lazarus was the man who had nothing and the rich man had everything and then some. The rich man never noticed Lazarus. Lazarus was just another poor face that he saw begging for food, clothing and anything that could help him survive. But, what the rich man never knew was that God was on Lazarus's side, he would always be there for him. Unlike the rich man, Lazarus was rich in love and faith and that's all that he needed. People don't care about the people who have nothing. Many people today see the poor as garbage, a waste of space and not their buisness. Many people also think that the poor chose to be that way, they wanted the life that they have. Well, many poor didn't have the wealth or the support to make it.
t.paulsen♥™
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door because he thought he was alot better than him becayse he had alot of money and Lazarus was poor and covered in soars. The rich man pretended he didnt see him so he wouldn't feel as guilty for not helping the poor which is a sin. all people should be treated the same becausesome day something could happen and you could be the poor guy and you would want someone more fortunate to help you.
M.Rimkunas
I think the rich man never saw lazuras at his door because lazuras wasnt as lucky as the rich man.The rich man never even noticed that Lazuras was ajust a guy that didnt make out so great in life while the rich man only cared about himself.I think people shouldnt be judged on looks,or wealth. Ithink it only counts whats in your heart and not what you see.
K.VanWie
The rich man didn't notice Lazarus maybe not because he didnt't see him but maybe because he didnt want to see him. The rich man had his own life and problems and Lazarus was probably just an insignificant being in his eyes.
When we exclude people from our group of friends without ever trying to get to know them, we are kind of like the rich man. Get to know people before you judge them.
C. Theophel, Section 5
I think the rich man didn't notice Lazarus at his door because he ignored him. The rich man was selfish and only paid attention to himself and his money. It is not right to be selfish and everyone should be treated equally, no matter what they look like or how much money they have. The rich man chose to ignore Lazarus, just like we can chose who we like and don't like, but that doesn't mean we are supposed to dislike people because they are not rich. We need to learn to accept people for who they are, not who we want them to be.
J.Sodorsky
I think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he was always too wrapped into himself and his own belongings. I don't think it was right for the rich man to judge the poor man because if how he looked or what he was wearing. I think that everyone should treat eachother as equals in our society. Instead of judging eachother on what material things we have or don't have. People are rich beyond their posessions and I think that we all should look for the good in people instead of looking only at what they have. - B.Danko 4
Z Guthrie
The rich man never saw Lazarus at his door, because he didn't want to be aware of poverty. From this article I learned that to be able to help the earth, you need to be aware, and admit that theres a problem first. We can't hide from our problems, because if we do we'll never find a solution.
The rich man did not see or notice Lazarus at the door because he did not see him because he was covered in sores and he was also very poor. The rich man didn't care about or for Lazarus because he was not wealthy , he had nothing. The story is trying to tell us to treat everyone the same cause if u treat someone totally different and unfair they will most likely do it to you.
J. Bush
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door because the rich man was too caught up in himself. The rich man had everything, and he didnt care about Lazarus. If the rich man cared, he would have made an effort to help the poor man. This story tells us that we should treat everyone like we should be treated(the golden rule). It also tells us that we should make an effort to help people like Lazarus because it will deffiantly help them out alot and youll feel like a better person.
---M.foglia
section3
I think the rich, young man never noticed Lazarus because he wanted to pretend that poverty wasn't his problem. He probably figured that someone else would take care of the problem, which is what got him into trouble. The truth is, poverty is everybody's problem and people need to know that they have to do their part to take care of it.
P. Leblanc section 4
the rich man never realized lazarus was at the door because he was poor and sick and nobody in socity noticed people like that back then. And the rich people would not give anything to the poor because they thought it was the poor persons fault for being the way they are but really it was socities fault for them being poor
c miller
sec 4
I think the young, rich man never noticed the poor Lazarus because the rich man didn't know what it was like to be poor. He lived his life a rich person, not knowing what it was like to be unwealthy. Also, I thought that the rich man was too busy with his money to noctice the poor man.
I think the young, rich man never noticed the poor Lazarus because the rich man didn't know what it was like to be poor. He lived his life a rich person, not knowing what it was like to be unwealthy. Also, I thought that the rich man was too busy with his money to noctice the poor man.
K. Wilkes
The Rich man did not notice Lazarus at his door, because the rich guy is so opulence that he never face such a poor person which means that he does not care if this poor man was sitting. In my life there are some people that i don't even care even though they need people's help. Those people are living in Africa or South America and Asia. Some countries are not as much developed as United States, so some people can't eat a full meal a day. And some people can not be educated because they can not afford it and in some country there would be not enough school. So in developed country like U.S try to help them but there are not many people who really cares about this. Honestly i paid just 50 cents to the money we raise in theology class in South America. People ignores this people because they think that they would not get anything if they do such a thing.
What i learned from this article is that People should care more about poor people and they should think what if i was in that position? And also People should raise some money to help them and most importantly we should teach them who the God is...
Section 5
ㅠTaerim Kimㅠ
I think the rich young man never noticed Lazarus because he didn't want to. He never noticed him because he was poor he didn't match up to the rich mans standards so he ignored the fact that some poor guy was sitting at his gate in need of food or just to be talken care of.
J. Noakes section 1
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door because he didnt want to be troubled with him he just wanted to ignore him and hpoe someone els would help him.To me this story tells us to be more help full and caring to thoes in need
c.hardt
i think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus because he was to caught up in himself and being rich.this has taught me to notice people for who they are and accept them.everyone deserves to be noticed and being full of yourself brings you no justice, just a selfobsorbed mind.
j. brooks
I think lazurus did not help the poor man because in that time to help am an with soars was taboo.Lazurus might have also had the attitude that someone else would probally do it, and why should he bother. The story tells us that you should not expect others to do what is right, but to do what is right only because you know it is right.
R. Sweeney
I think that the rich man never noticed the Lazarus because he thought that he was above Lazarus. He thought that he owned the world and everyone else was not good enough to be noticed. I think thats it is truely sad when soemone doesn't pay attention to another person because of what they look like or who they are. Everyone deserves attention and should not be ignored. The article helped me to understan that concept. The article also taught me to always pay attention because you never know when something of great importance may happen and if you turn your head, if only for a moment, you might miss it.
A. McCarthy 2
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus because the he choose not to help Lazuras out. The rich man most likey noticed him but never paided any attention to him because he was different. Sense the rich man was wealthly he was to preoccupied with his own life, he never cared about any person that was considered "lesser" in society. When God spoke to the rich man, he mentioned Lazuras and how he was good to him, for he hoped to fool God into thinking he was a caring man. I believe that in our own lives that we need to be aware of all people around us and help them. Any little love of God that you share with others will rub off onto them, creating one happy life for all.
- Brice McMahon
In this story the rich young man never saw lazurus because he was too caught up in himslef to see the poverty and need around him. The rich man was probably greedy also. Even if he had seen a man in need he would pay no attention. He probably wouldn't even remember what he had seen the next day. For this articale I learned that mabye i don't realize poverty myself. This articale gave me a wake up call, and helped me to realize my actins could be just like the rich man's actions.
*A.Choppy ( section 3)
I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door was because he was to procupied... He was proboly thinking about how he was going to spend his money and/or have fun. Like in todays world we don't pay much attention to the people around us. We 'are' to preoccupied by the things we play with like cell phones or ipods and don't care about the people suffering. This is why I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus!
sorry posted before without my name repost...
I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus at his door was because he was to procupied... He was proboly thinking about how he was going to spend his money and/or have fun. Like in todays world we don't pay much attention to the people around us. We 'are' to preoccupied by the things we play with like cell phones or ipods and don't care about the people suffering. This is why I think the rich man never noticed Lazarus!
P.Matthews
seeing a neighbor in need!
I believe that the rich man didn't see Lazarus because the rich man only wanted to help himself and didn't care about anyone in need. The rich man didn't want to deal with anyone else lower then him because he thought they did not matter to him. I learned to treat everyone with the most respect you can, no matter what social class they are in.
L.GUILLERM ♥ section 1
Conor McCallion Sec: 2
The rich man never noticed Lazarus because he was so engrossed in his money, his wealth, and everything else he had that... he didn't care about Lazarus or anyone else who was poor for that matter. Think about it, he had massive amounts of money, he had everything he needed, and he sure as heck had a lot more than he needed. No wonder he didn't care.
I learned that, first of all, if you're aware, nothing is ever routine (Yes, the routine is no longer routine.). Also, one of the main obstacles the the poor face is that almost nobody evr seems to be aware of it...
Conor McCallion Sec. 2 (continued)
Also, one of the main obstacles that the poor face is that almost nobody ever seems to be aware of it except for the poor people themselves, which doesn't really do much at all for them. However, if more people were aware of poverty, then middle to upper class people would be able to much more effectively help more of the poor.
I think the rich man never saw the poor man because he thought he was better than him. His way of keeping his moral beliefs from making him help the poor man was pretending not to see he was in need. The rich man didn't want to even be associated withthe poor man so he ignored him. This article shows the poverty is everywhere and that it is your choice whether you are going to ecknowledge it or not.
M.Rimkunas Secton 2
The reason the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door was he didn't want to.The man was rich and didn't want to notcie someone who wasn't like him. From this article I learned that you shouldn't care about what people look like and you shouldn't judge someone because they are diffrent from you. you should get to know the person for there personailty and learn about what it's like to be them, before you ignore or judge them.
-B.Hogan section 2
I think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus because he didn't see a man with man riches and the rich man didn't want to see Lazarus because he wasn't like him. If you are like the rich man and didnt care about anyone but yourself then you will always pay your consequence. Thats why you should always help others in need because you will feel good in helping others. I think you should always treat people like you would want to be treated in life. Also to always respect other to recieve respect.
L.Miranda♥
section 2
i think the rich man never noticed lazarus because he thinks he is to rich to care about anyone but himself. i'm sure the rich man would have let him in if he was as equaly as rich, but no rich man would ever let someone in who was poor and covered in sores. i think if rich people would donate some of their money to charity, they wouldn't have poor people covered in sores at their front door all day. i think if rich people had the oppertunity to help poor people, the world would be a much better place.
c.costello
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus because the rich man was wealthy and Lazarus wasn't and he was also different from the rich man. What i have learned from this article is that i should always treat people right and never ignor them when they are in-need.
M.Nash-- section 5
I think the rich young man never noticed Lazarus at his door because he didn't pay attention to who was at his door. Maybe if the man actually payed attention and noticed Lazarus, he would have gave him food or helped him out in some way. The man never went out and looked for anyone in need.
s. pitanillo
The reason why I believe that the rich man never noticed Lazarus. Is because he believed that he was so high mighty that he could not be bothered with another who was beneath him. The rich man was shallow and thought that if himself is okay then why would anything else matter. The article abouth becoming aware brought me to try and enjoy all things, to be patient and accepting. It tells us to appreciate and admire all things and not just some things.
>m.daley<
Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed (saw) Lazarus at his door?
I think the rich and young man never saw Lazarus at the door because he was poor and was covered in wounds. The rich, young man was wealthy and in good health. Lazarus was begging for food when the rich, young man had a lot of food. The rich man had very good clothing and was very wealthy and did not share his wealth
- sorry that i was late sister i thought that i had sent this to you but i think i was thinking of one of the other posts
The Rich Young man never saw Lazarus at his door because Lazarus is such a beggar, so the Young Rich man did not WANT to see Him(lazarus). The Young man was rich and powerful why should he see Lazarus. You should treat people equal. Treat people on the inside not what they own or how much money do they have. Treat people how you want to treated.
~D.Loughlin~
I think that the young, rich man never noticed Lazarus because Lazarus had sores and wasn't up to the rich man's standard. I also think that since the young, rich man had all that he needed, he never stopped and looked around. He had everything he could possibly need, so nothing else affected him. I also think that the rich man didn't want to see Lazarus. Lazarus probably didn't want to admit someone else wasn't as lucky as he was. I think that the young man might have done anything to avoid Lazarus so he wouldn't have to give anything of his away. I honestly don't think there is anyone I treat like that. The kind of person you are doesn't depend on the clothes you have, the car you drive, or the house you live in. You could have no money and be the nicest person on the planet, and vice versa. As the saying goes, "You can't judge a book by it's cover".
j.thomas section 1
I think the rich man never saw lazarus becuase he never chose to see him. If the the rich man really cared he would have seen Lazazerus becuase real people care about others and dont walk through them. I learned that even though we have all the wealth and all the fancy clothes,it doesent matter becuase in the long run when we finally see god, he doesent judge our outcome on the accomplishments with wealth and clothes or if we were cool for making fun of the outcast, we will be judged on the accomplishments that helped others around us, dedicating time, money and clothes, because that is what will matter in the long run not the material objects that made u cool in high school but what you did for the unfourtanate, that is what makes you cool.
j. lloyd
Why do you think the rich, young man never noticed(saw) Lazarus at his door?
I think the rich man didnt see Lazarus because I think in a way he didnt want to see him.I think he didnt want to be bothered with other peoples problems and he thought if he ignored Lazarus it was like he wasnt even there.
I think today in our lives the poor and needy our like Lazarus and we are the rich people who dont see the poor and we arnt aware of them. I think some people think if they cant see them and dont here about there problems then its not there problem.I think if others were more aware of the people in need then there might just be less people in need.
kbuchan
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door because the rich man felt that he was too good for him. He felt like Lazarus was useless and has no importance to society. The rich man felt that he was at a higher status. It is true that the rich man owns many more possesions than Lazarus does, although that does not mean that either of them have superiority over one another. In God's eyes, we are all created equal. In life we should always follow this rule,
TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD
WANT TO BE TREATED
I think that the rich man never noticed Lazarus at the door because he was too busy with his own life instead of sharing with the poor and needy. I learned that people are sometimes too busy to notice what's going on around them, and that can be just as bad as doing something bad to someone. If you'd stop and take the time to be more aware it could make a difference in your or someone else's life.
J.O'Bryan
Section 1
I think the rich man never saw Lazarus at his door because he was "to rich" to even bother or care for Lazarus.
I know the rich man probably saw Lazarus,but he didnt really see Lazarus, he only saw a man with no money, hardly any clothes, and sores on his body. It still happens today, in 2007. Even in High School people see others who dont have the newest pair of sneakers on, or the news style of jeans. People look at people like that and see a person who doesn`t have anything and ask themselves "well why should i bother with them?" What we all need to do, and what I need to do also is, look at people as everyone being equal, all that matters is whats on the inside. Thats what the rich man should of done to poor Lazarus, who was nobody in the rich mans eyes. Afterall, what would Jesus do?
J.Lee
Section four
I think that the rich man never saw Lazarus at the door becasue he was poor and thought he was better than him. It shows me to treat people like i would want to be treated and that everyone is equal.
M.McKeever
=]
I think that the rich man did not notice Lazarus because he had so much stuff and so much food that he didnt evennotice someone who had nothing. I think that he was probably thinking to much about himself to even bother seeing Lazarus. I also think the rich man didn't see Lazarus because he wasn't worried about him, he was only worried about himself.
L. Lescovich (sec.6)
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