however, i think you are making some assumptions about the nature of the world that i would contest.
i don't think i am closing my eyes...but i do think i am prioritizing differently for some reasons you don't agree with.
my explaination for this....would be VERY long. i am happy to have a conversation with you about it sometime, though. :) sometimes the only thing accomplished is to stand in the face of evil, even if it takes your life. i would prefer to give my life for something that would help others and not just myself, but if all i can do is withstand evil, then that will have to be enough for me.
i am not afraid of difference. i am afraid of making the wrong choice; i am afraid of the evil within me and the evil without me, and my mistrust of my own ability to recognize it when it comes to this particular issue... which is why the quote by bonhoeffer is so powerful to me.
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Re: if you really wanna know...
Date: 2008-03-20 01:53 pm (UTC)however, i think you are making some assumptions about the nature of the world that i would contest.
i don't think i am closing my eyes...but i do think i am prioritizing differently for some reasons you don't agree with.
my explaination for this....would be VERY long. i am happy to have a conversation with you about it sometime, though. :)
sometimes the only thing accomplished is to stand in the face of evil, even if it takes your life. i would prefer to give my life for something that would help others and not just myself, but if all i can do is withstand evil, then that will have to be enough for me.
i am not afraid of difference. i am afraid of making the wrong choice; i am afraid of the evil within me and the evil without me, and my mistrust of my own ability to recognize it when it comes to this particular issue... which is why the quote by bonhoeffer is so powerful to me.