Whom Do You Serve And One's Universe Of Obligation?

What is the difference between Whom do you Serve and one’s Universe of Obligation? Is there a difference between the two? There are several essential points to the question that will be addressed. The people in one’s Universe of Obligation are also the people they serve. If something or someone is no longer in one’s Universe of Obligation then one is no longer needed to serve them. This also holds true if something or someone is no longer needed to be served, then they are no longer in one’s Universe of Obligation. In other words, a person’s Universe of Obligation and the people they serve have a converse relationship. The people or groups in one’s Universe of Obligation are also the people or groups of which they serve. At the end of
In 1519, Herman Cortes and the other Conquistadors went to the Americas to find gold and take over the land. When they got to America they found that the Aztecs would not give up their land and gold so easily. The Conquistadors were also at a huge disadvantage because the Aztecs had many more people. The Conquistadors were able to defeat the Aztecs by converting some Aztecs to help fight for them. “With the aid of a native woman translator named Malinche, Cortes learned that some natives resented the Aztecs. They hated their harsh practices, including human sacrifice. Through Malinche, Cortes convinced these natives to fight on his side” (Whol 556.) The Natives who fought for the Conquistadors no longer had the Universe of Obligation toward the Aztecs. The Aztecs harsh rules made them want their Universe of Obligation directed toward the Conquistadors. Since the Aztecs were no longer in their Universe of Obligation they felt that they no longer needed to serve the Aztecs by fighting for them. This enabled the Conquistadors to become very powerful. Another portrayal of this occurred in Hitler’s Canary. In 1943, the Nazi’s had taken full control of Denmark after their government had stepped down. All the Jews in Denmark were not safe and had to go into hiding. When Bamse’s family was at a crossroads his mother said “My dearest Thomas, my darling husband,
In the Mission, Rodrigo Mendoza served Cabeza. Mendoza would capture slaves and give them to him. After killing his own brother, Mendoza fell into a severe depression. Father Gabriel started talking to Mendoza and brought him to the Mission. Mendoza no longer served Cabeza and started serving the Guarani. The Portuguese and Spanish came to take away the Mission. Mendoza decided that the Portuguese and Spanish were no longer in his Universe of Obligation. When they came coming to take the Mission, Mendoza did not fight for them and fought for the Guarani instead. In Becket, Thomas Becket became the Archbishop of Canterbury. Before he was Archbishop he was appointed Chancellor of England by King Henry II. When King Henry II asked Thomas Becket to use his power as Archbishop to help the King, Thomas Becket said “When I resigned the chancellorship I handed over my ledgers to the grand justice who acquitted me of all subsequent dues and claims. What does the king demand” (Barlow 77). When Thomas Becket became the Archbishop and gave up his Chancellorship he no longer served the King. When King Henry II asked for his help he said no because he no longer had King Henry II in his Universe of Obligation. If one no longer serves somebody then they are no longer in their Universe of Obligation because they do not get anything out of serving them since the person is not in their