Monday, March 26, 2012
Second Chances
An inmate in a concentration camp that becomes an assistant to his captors, helping the captors beat prisoners to make them work harder should be forgiven. I remember watching a video in History about the Holocaust. It showed all the awful things that Jews went through. If I were in a helpless situation like that and had the oppurtunity to stop being tortured, starved, and scared for my life everyday, I would. It's easy for an outsider to say they would rather die than help the people doing wrong, but when you're faced with life or death, you make less humane choices. Having to make a choice like that is hard and they deserve forgiveness because they'll be forced to live with that guilt for the rest of their lives. In my opinion, a person in this situation should be forgiven. I'm not saying it's right, but being put through a concentration camp can make even the nicest person do drastic things.
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thats a beautiful point ms kvern. i realy agree with that.
ReplyDeleteI like your last line, "being put through a concentration camp can make even the nicest person do drastic things." I appreciate your honesty in this post. Many students would not admit to being able to do such horrible things because they worry about others' opinions. Though it is not something to be proud of, it is honest to say that when people are stretched to their limits they may do things that they would not normally do.
ReplyDeleteim glad youve finally got some of that hatred out of yourself! forgiving is good, everyone makes mistakes, even though they do know right from wrong.
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