Do You Have a 'Blind Side'?

Have you seen the movie? I finally caught up a friend's copy of "The Blind Side" this weekend. If you are one of the few who has not seen this Best-Actress-producing film (Sandra Bullock), this might be a good time; for a statement she makes in the last part of the movie made me think. And think a lot about my role as a 'good samaritan'.

Bullock playes well-to-do mother Liegh Anne Tuohy who finds samaritan-ship in the form of young Michael Oher, a big kid with a penchant for protective instincts and not so much for football, but that's another story. Tuohy brings this young man into her home, feeds, clothes, and nurtures him, and sees to it that his desire to attend college is fulfilled.

After a myriad of ups and downs and inbetween scenes during which we, as do her friends in the film, wonder if she is doing this for charity purposes or out of the goodness of her own heart, an incident occurs that forces Mrs. Tuohy to deeply question her role as a 'samaritan' acting as the hands and feet of Jesus.

"Am I a nice person?" she asks her husband after spending hours fretting over a lost child. "Was I really doing this for the right reason?"

Have you ever asked yourself that question? What was your answer?