CAESAR’S SUNDAY THOUGHT
Deacon Julius Caesar Kamukama, a professional pharmacist is a clergy of the Archdiocese of Mbarara.
KAMPALA: Ancient intellectual giants prided themselves in such things as logical argumentation and persuasive rhetoric. This was progressively coded and developed. Presumably, succeeding generations received better versions of the same. Whether we have a more purified form of the ancients’ wisdom, though, might be under question by some. One end of such logical argumentation would be to finally arrive at Truth.
Truth, in Itself, is. Yet, in reality, it’s beset by specific contexts. Such contexts may actually blur our perception of the same Truth. The capitalistic context in which we live may not make it easy to understand such values as honesty, selflessness, “rewardless” sacrifice, and altruism. Rather, it seems easier to understand such things as acquisition of what caters to one’s welfare over the others (even though, in the long run, catering to others’ welfare might prove more beneficial to one’s own welfare).
In such a context, it may also be hard to understand authority that’s not used for one’s own benefit. A Caesar with no army to fight for his interests and those of his cronies? A powerless Caesar whose only concern is the salvation of the Romans and not self-perpetuation? Such a one is inconceivable! That’s the same way people might find it hard to conceptualise the motives of those whose vocation seems to be altruistic service to humanity (even though they may be held in high esteem when they fulfill their role).
May Jesus Christ, the King of the Universe, reign in our lives, singularly and corporately. May this same reign manifest in the way we treat fellow humanity in particular, and creation generally.