Chart of Humanness -OR- Circles of Love
It occurred to me that someone can pretty accurately gauge their Christ-likeness by (honestly) looking at the breadth of their love. How wide is the circle for which you are willing to work, sacrifice, expend time and energy? How wide is the circle for which you (honestly) would give your life? In other words, how wide is your Circle of Love? While I'm sure there are exceptions, the wider out your answer, the closer you are to genuine humanity, to Christ-likeness. I think it plays out, roughly, like this: Some brief caveats regarding the chart. The inner circles are assumed to be contained within the outer circles. E.g., if the limits of your love reach the "Ethnic/Racial Group" level, then I'm assuming you also love your family and your self within that. Also, you might be able to interchange the "Racial/Ethnic Group" and "Nation" levels depending on the racial/ethnic group and nation to which you belong. And finally, I'm well aware that there...