I often think of the Holocaust, and the examples of the many people who risked their lives to help the persecuted. These are touching and inspiring accounts, and should be remembered and honoured as examples of courage, and indeed, righteousness. There are many other good examples from different times of hardship, too, when people raised their voices to speak out for what was right, when people acted in courage of conscience.
The good examples, however, obscure the fact that of the many who have risked much to help during such times, there are many more who remain silent, who do not act, who do not lift their voices, who do not speak out. What of the voice of conscience?
What's the responsibilty that we carry when we see injustice, when we see suffering? Does courage have limits? Mind you, I do not wish to second-guess the past or those who lived through it; I'm interested in how people think they would respond and why. Are we living in such times now?
Your thoughts?
2007-12-20
11:52:20
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