One inspiring scene for me was the final moments of Transformers 3. Optimus Prime, all beat up, was standing over Sentinel Prime, his former mentor, with a sword in his hand. Sentinel Prime was explaining why he turned against the Autobots and sided with Megatron and the Decepticons. He explained that he did it for the survival of the autobots, and that survival necessiates the destruction of the weaker human race.  

     Optimus Prime's response was inspirational for me. He raised his sword and destroyed Sentinel Prime. For me, it was a statement by Optimus Prime that the protection of the weak is an absolute value. It was more important than the survival of the Autobots, and more important than his loyalty to his former mentor, the traitor and hater of the human race, Sentinel Prime.

     I wonder if our society has become desentisized to the plight of the weak. It seems we have lost the sense of the value of protecting the weak. From the permission of abortion for convenience to people standing by as other people are being hurt by others, these are symptoms of a society that have ceased to be concerned for the weak. The protection of the weak is an absolute value because it lies close to the heart of the creator. It is the main sin of God's people, that they have ceased to be concerned for the weak among them, and have become focused on increasing their personal glory.  

     I don't know if I would expose myself to danger for the sake of a stranger. My purpose is not to lift myself up but to point out that our lack of concern for the weak is not something benign, it incurs the wrath of God. It seems that we have become socially engineered to be self-focused, to look out for our own interests. We need a new generation that has a sense of absolutes, that responds in anger when there is injustice right before their eyes, that responds in a way that makes the world know that devaluing the weak by bullying (physical and verbal) or exploitation  will not be tolerated. 

     However, protection of the  weak should not be used as a guise to destroy the freedom of conscience. It should not mean forcing organizations to abandon their values either. Organizations should have the right  to limit its membership to those who share their values, even if society disagrees with those values. Government is charged with protecting the weak from oppressors  but we also must beware of government, because it could become an instrument for social engineers to impose their vision of society. Social engineers, despite talks of inclusion and tolerance, could become the  bullies who use power to destroy those they deem unacceptable.