There are many bad people in the world but bad is not equal to evil. Christian faith teaches that we are to hate the sin but love the sinner. The actions that the men and women made during this stressful time should not define them as a person. The Holocaust brought out the worst in some people and the absolute best in others. The individuals who did rescue others did nothing that seemed out of the ordinary to them. Rescuers did not view what they were doing to be something special. Rather they thought anyone who is capable of helping would do so simply because it is the right thing to do.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a good representation of the innocence of the children. The little boy did not understand what made the Jews seem …show more content…
This parable demonstrates how individuals who help others are the ones showing compassion. The parable can be summarized in the following way: a man was traveling to another town along the way, he was beaten and robbed and then left there to die. A priest was traveling on the same road but he crossed the road and walked past on the other side. A Levite also walked past on the other side of the road. A Samaritan walked by and stopped to help the man by bandaging his wounds and taking him to an inn. At that time Samaritans were considered to be half-breeds to the Jews, but this man took mercy on the injured man and cared for him. We are to love one another and show mercy and not to pass by. An interesting point in this parable is that there is no mention of God. The individuals who walked past made their own choice to do so. The Samaritan made the best choice and Jesus has commanded, “Go and do likewise” Luke 10:37. In Elie Wiesel’s speech The Perils of Indifference he states “Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred.” The priest and the Levite were both indifferent to the man’s suffering. Indifference leads to many individuals not acting on the proper moral behavior that will benefit the society. The Plague references some individuals who became indifferent to the course that the plague was running. Their indifference lead to them being separated from the rest of the
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a good representation of the innocence of the children. The little boy did not understand what made the Jews seem …show more content…
This parable demonstrates how individuals who help others are the ones showing compassion. The parable can be summarized in the following way: a man was traveling to another town along the way, he was beaten and robbed and then left there to die. A priest was traveling on the same road but he crossed the road and walked past on the other side. A Levite also walked past on the other side of the road. A Samaritan walked by and stopped to help the man by bandaging his wounds and taking him to an inn. At that time Samaritans were considered to be half-breeds to the Jews, but this man took mercy on the injured man and cared for him. We are to love one another and show mercy and not to pass by. An interesting point in this parable is that there is no mention of God. The individuals who walked past made their own choice to do so. The Samaritan made the best choice and Jesus has commanded, “Go and do likewise” Luke 10:37. In Elie Wiesel’s speech The Perils of Indifference he states “Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred.” The priest and the Levite were both indifferent to the man’s suffering. Indifference leads to many individuals not acting on the proper moral behavior that will benefit the society. The Plague references some individuals who became indifferent to the course that the plague was running. Their indifference lead to them being separated from the rest of the