Whose Duty Is It?

Some years ago there was a shipwreck off the Pacific Northwest coast. A crowd of fishermen in a nearby village gathered to watch the ship as it was smashed on the rocks. A lifeboat was sent to the rescue and after a terrific struggle, the rescuers came back with all but one of the ship-wrecked sailors. “There was no room in the lifeboat for him, so we told him to stay by the ship and someone would come back for him,” one of the rescuers said. “We need someone to volunteer to go and rescue him.” “Who will come with me?” shouted a young man from the crowd. Just then a little old lady cried out.

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