Adolf Hitler's Legacy And Change

Those who leave lasting impressions upon the world have done extraordinary things, whether evil as Hitler did, or good as St. Therese the Little Flower. Those people were all ordinary people at one point, but are remembered by their actions, all of which can be traced back to a certain point. This decision or change, affected their life, defined their legacy and imprinted their names into history. There comes in every life a dilemma or conflict, whether inwards or outwards. It is the reaction to and change caused by those dilemmas that legacy is born. In the case of Adolf Hitler, the death of his mother caused him to despair, leading to homelessness from which his hatred and government ideas were born and cultivated. He chose to react in despair, and a monster was born. In the case of St. Theresa of Lisieux, she realized her oversensitivity. Rather than giving into it, she decided to offer up her sensitivity every time she wanted to cry. This choice made her the saint she is today, and was the beginning of her Little Way. At the root of every legacy is a …show more content…
Paul was born about AD 5 as a Roman citizen to Jewish parents in the Roman city of Tarsus. At the time of his circumcision, he was given the Jewish name Saul. At a young age, Saul was sent to Jerusalem to study the law of Moses under the greatest rabbi of his time. During his time there, he obtained a zeal for the Mosaic Law, the Jewish faith and traditions and became a respected Pharisee. Seeing so many of his Jewish brethren abandoning the Jewish traditions and following in the way of Christ, he was angered. Saul began to zealously persecute the Christians; “breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord” (Acts 9:1). Thinking he was following God’s Law, he “laid waste to the Church” (Acts 8:3). His angered reaction to what he viewed as defiance to God caused him to be the greatest persecutor of the early church. He was faced with a conflict and reacted with anger, starting a legacy of