State Bar Exams
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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