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Post by ocelot on Dec 1, 2005 15:21:54 GMT -5
"He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it." ~ Plato (BC 427?-347?)
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Post by shavonfan on Dec 1, 2005 16:16:55 GMT -5
The observation that I can make to this quote is that it is yet to be determined exactly what or if the wretchedness is in the one who suffers it. I mean to say that it is precisely situations like this that prove who we truly are as a person, so how we respond and react defines us. If we respond with equal or more injustice, then we are no better than the person who injured us. It's not enough to simply say that you are a good person as long as no one injures you or treats you with any wrongdoing. If it is true that you are a good person, then your goodness will shine through in whatever befalls you. The moment in time is really just a moment of truth, and only reveals what is already there. Just because you call me a derogatory name does not mean that I have to answer back with a meaner one. And just because you blamed someone else at work for the job not getting done on time, knowing full well that you only did it to avoid getting in trouble yourself, is not a reason for me to do the same in return when the opportunity arises. We are who we are based on the decisions we make in situations such as these. You are not an honest person because you say that you are, but because you tell the truth no matter what the consequences are to you for doing so. Reminds me of two films that I highly recommend: "Crash" and "The Emperor's Club." "Crash" is newly released on DVD and is about one day in Los Angeles. There are a number of characters in the story, each one with a lifetime's worth of worldviews. But in one moment in time in each of their lives, those belief's are put to the test. "The Emperor's Club" isn't as new, but is a really good story about a teacher, his class, and a situation that tests their character. Both are great stories. But, in keeping with this quote, let me just finish (I'll bet by now you are saying , "please do!") by saying that we are always before God in everything we do, no matter what brought the circumstances on, and it is to Him we must answer.
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Post by ocelot on Dec 1, 2005 21:06:56 GMT -5
I agree with what you have said about the quote. You said it in a great way.
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Post by shavonfan on Dec 1, 2005 21:32:22 GMT -5
Well, hey, thank you! And here I feared that I was so long winded that I actually became boring!
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