Love of Neighbor
Neighbor is every person apart of oneself: parents, relatives, friends, acquaintances, classmates, officemates, employers, superiors, and servants. Two prominent virtues regulate our relationship with our neighbors - virtue of charity and virtue of justice.
Justice requires that we render to our neighbor what is due to him. We render to him that which belongs to him by right. And yet, we may render also to our neighbor something which does not belong to him by right. We render it to him on the basis of charity and concern for him.
Unlike justice, charity is not a legal obligation. But it is no less binding upon us because we are morally bound to be united to others on the basis of mutual love and respect.
Cheers!
Justice requires that we render to our neighbor what is due to him. We render to him that which belongs to him by right. And yet, we may render also to our neighbor something which does not belong to him by right. We render it to him on the basis of charity and concern for him.
Unlike justice, charity is not a legal obligation. But it is no less binding upon us because we are morally bound to be united to others on the basis of mutual love and respect.
Cheers!
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