A friend sent me the following report: “In California, more than 600 lawyer hopefuls were taking the state bar exams in the Pasadena Convention Centre when a 50-year-old man taking the test suffered a heart attack.

“Only two of the 600 test takers, John Leslie and Eunice Morgan, stopped to help the man. They administered CPR until paramedics arrived, then resumed taking the exam. “Citing policy, the test supervisor refused to allow the two additional time to make up for the 40 minutes they spent helping the victim. Jerome Braun, the state bar’s senior executive for admissions, backed the decision stating, ‘If these two want to be lawyers, they should learn a lesson about priorities.'” (Los Angeles Times, June 1, 1998)

Hard to believe isn’t it? It reminds us of Jesus’ parable on “The Good Samaritan.” A fellow Jew had been robbed and beaten and left by the side of the road in great pain and distress. When a priest came by and saw him, he passed by on the other side of the street. Another religious leader did exactly the same thing. But a man the Jews despised, a Samaritan, “took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him” (See Luke 10:30-37).

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