Wednesday, February 11, 2015

February 10, 2015

In our class lesson, we discuss an Oprah interview with Elie Wiesel,

Oprah: Did you ever hate your oppressors?

Elie: I had anger but never hate. Before the war, I was too busy studying [the Bible and the Cabala] to hate. After the war, I thought, "What's the use?" To hate would be to reduce myself.


What does Elie mean when he said, "To hate would be reduce myself". 






Oprah: Do you think that God lives in the people—and the people stand by and watch the children suffer?

Elie: The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference.

Oprah: Because indifference allows the world to stand by and watch?

Elie: Indifference creates evil.

Oprah: Doesn't hatred create evil?

Elie: Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.


Do you agree or disagree with Elie about Hatred and Indifference?  Explain

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