The Passion of Joan of Arc is a silent French film from the 1920s. It tells of Joan who is brought to trial for claiming she has been given a mission by God. The judges, the authorities and then priests attempt to get her to say she was lying, but she won’t budge. Finally when she is threatened with burning at the stake, she breaks down and signs a confession. However, she soon says the confession was a lie and she is publicly executed.
How far would you go for something you believed in? Personally I’m an atheist, but if I witnessed a ‘miracle’ and was 100% convinced that there was some greater being which instructed me to do something, it would be pretty hard to say no. What about on a smaller scale? In everyday discussions, there are often times when I know I’m right. No doubt. The other person, whether it’s through stupidity, or just ignorance, won’t back down. For the sake of peace, I think I’d typically be the first to concede. Perhaps that’s a bad trait and I should stand up more for what I believe, but then again, there’s a funny saying I know about idiots:
“Never argue with an idiot – you’ll only stoop down to their level and they’ll beat you with experience.”
"The Not-So-Silent-Observer"
No comments:
Post a Comment