“Whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall.” (1 Corinthians 10:12) St. Paul wrote this letter from Ephesus about the year 56. The target audience was the Corinthian Christians, where he founded the community four years before that. Because the community was displaying open factionalism, Paul requested them to give up the prejudice that they had on each other, so that they can work together in unity. “Prejudice” came from the “affirmation” of one self while “disagreeing” others. It can also be seen as being “egocentric”. The basis of Jesus’ lifestyle is “love”, similar to the way He cares about others. A 6-year-old’s shared his own version of love – “love is to give my own fries to others, while not expecting others to return the favor to me.” This is not only a theory, but also the actual action. Those who disagree with others are often self-righteous. Thus St. Paul warned these people that “Whoever thinks he is standing secure should take care not to fall.” Especially at times when we saw others in tough situations, we tend to think that they were being punished by God. Jesus once said that “those eighteen people who were killed when the tower at Siloam fell on them, do you think they were more guilty than everyone else who lived in Jerusalem? By no means! But I tell you, if you do not repent, you will all perish as they did!” (Luke 13:4-5) We must become modest and generous, for the “blessed are the poor in spirit!”