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Seeking the Good of Others

Loving God with all of heart, mind, and strength; and loving others as He loves us.

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Seeking the Good of Others

There’s this story about a group of people sitting around a banquet table, food of all delicious food, holding very long spoons.

But they’re miserable. They can only hold the spoons at the handles, which are way too long they can’t bend their elbows to fet the food into their mouths.

Then one guy decides to feed the person across him. Others do the same. Pretty soon everybody is feeding someone else, everyone is getting fed, and they’re all happy.

The story illustrates the idea that instead of looking out for ourselves, we should look out for others. This aligns with the divine command to love God and to love others.

”Longspoon” is dedicated to seek out stories about how ordinary people are seeking ways to help other people, hoping that these stories will encourage more individuals and groups to seek the good of others.

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“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” - Lao Tzu. It’s easy to be inspired by people who are doing something for the good of others. When you read about them, you feel good and want to help out too. When you join them in actual service, advocacy or enterprise, you are encouraged to do more. At some point you start thinking, how can I seek the good of others too? The question can become complicated when you think about how neighborhood problems are interconnec

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Christians are under two general commands: to love God, and to love their fellow man. St. Thomas Aquinas said loving others means “willing the good of others” or, in simpler terms, desiring and working for the good of others. How do we seek the good of others? The Catholic Church’s guidance, through the Pope’s letters to all Catholics and to “people of good will”, as well as the teachings of the Magisterium, reflect the Church’s seven traditions of social justice. These are:

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