THE EDITOR, Sir:
IT IS true to say that man cannot live without bread but it is also ordained that man shall not live by bread alone. So if a human has an abundance of bread he will still remain unfilled until his other needs are met.
It is argued that flexitime will increase production resulting in wealth bread. Fine! Will making the Lord's Day a regular working day enhance the standard of living? We human beings tend to take so much for granted. The world has become a different place because of the advent of the Lord Jesus Christ. For example, people are no longer stoned to death for committing adultery. His advent has had universal impact, believers (Christians) and unbelievers (Non-Christians) alike.
Jesus Christ is Lord of all Creation. Unbelievers receive benefits as well as believers. For example Sunday, the Lord's Day attracts double pay, it being regarded as a special day, and not a regular working day. With flexitime, this advantage will disappear. The right to have a day to worship is a God-given right. A slave has no such right. The Fourth Commandment as explained in Deuteronomy 5:14-15 is a social law. Only a slave works around the clock and although many people fail to take advantage of this privilege, it is still there for their benefit.
When Israel was being established as a nation they were instructed how to order their lives. Many followed the instructions and they prospered as a nation. Time came when these guidelines were considered unnecessary and the nation plunged deeper and deeper into disorder and disintegration. Economic gain without moral and spiritual values spell doom. This is so because 'man shall not live by bread alone'.
One may ask, "what has that got to do with flexitime which regards all days as equal?" Well to begin with we are a people already out of control, having turned our backs on the teachings of our forefathers. We take for granted the benefits we have inherited and we pretend to worship God by our many denominations, but our lives show that we worship with our lips but our hearts are far from him.
I am, etc.,
CLARA I. WELLINGTON
Cambridge Heights
Port Maria
