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Friday Night Philosophy Mr. Snowy |
I recently read a news story about a German pilot who
bombed Bath during the war. At 87 years-old, he has
returned to Bath to say he is sorry, and to pay his respects
to the relatives of those who died during the bombing.
Such a lot to learn from this story. This man identifies
himself first as a human, and then as a German, and is
demonstrating his humanity not only to the English, but to
all humans. And this is really what it is all about, isn't it? We
are all but humans, adrift in a bewildering cosmos, and
particularly in our youth, susceptible to the influence of
those who we think know it all. Only later in life when we
mature, do we realise just how we have been manipulated by
those who didn't really have the answers we thought they
had. Only later in life do we realise just how precious this
life is. Only then do we recognise the magnitude of our
arrogance in taking it upon ourselves the right to deny other
humans their right to live their lives.
Such is the essence of humanity to me. Those who haven't
progressed to this understanding really haven't lived at all.
They exist, just as the animals around us do, but that is all.
So, we have a choice in this life. Do we celebrate our
humanity, or do we disgrace it?
Well, that's up to each one of us, isn't it?
June 2008
bombed Bath during the war. At 87 years-old, he has
returned to Bath to say he is sorry, and to pay his respects
to the relatives of those who died during the bombing.
Such a lot to learn from this story. This man identifies
himself first as a human, and then as a German, and is
demonstrating his humanity not only to the English, but to
all humans. And this is really what it is all about, isn't it? We
are all but humans, adrift in a bewildering cosmos, and
particularly in our youth, susceptible to the influence of
those who we think know it all. Only later in life when we
mature, do we realise just how we have been manipulated by
those who didn't really have the answers we thought they
had. Only later in life do we realise just how precious this
life is. Only then do we recognise the magnitude of our
arrogance in taking it upon ourselves the right to deny other
humans their right to live their lives.
Such is the essence of humanity to me. Those who haven't
progressed to this understanding really haven't lived at all.
They exist, just as the animals around us do, but that is all.
So, we have a choice in this life. Do we celebrate our
humanity, or do we disgrace it?
Well, that's up to each one of us, isn't it?
June 2008
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