Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Despite Shoah new beginning possible.

I was wondering what I should put on my blog until I got a letter that captured some words found near a dead child at the Ravensbrook concentration camp where 92,000 women and children died during the world war II. The words were almost getting buried in my head having seen them as I was doing a synthesis of the book ‘Man search for meaning’.
“O lord, remember not only the men and women of good will, but also those of ill-will. But do not remember all their suffering they had inflicted upon us. Remember the fruits we have brought, thanks to this suffering - our comradeship, our loyalty, our humility, our courage, our generosity, the greatness of heart which has grown out of all this. And when they come to their judgment, let all the fruits we have born be their forgiveness”.
Sixty five years ago, 27 January 1947, the jails of Auschwitz were opened. Those who were lucky to see with their eyes the Soviet soldiers releasing the prisoners have memorable images of man’s greed. Many of us have only the images through stories, books or via television. However, many can testify that these jails were symbols of racial hatred by the Germany Nazis’ that led to thousands of Jews losing their lives in horrible crimes. While it was the Jews who suffered the pain and loss, the crimes were against humanity and should be a sign that humanity should never head that way again.
Modern man with his vast knowledge with a heart of the continent more civil and developed should have realized man had fallen in an abyss of hopelessness. Today the question we ask is how could Shoah have happened without someone having to stop it? This trauma should be the spring board to a better tomorrow not only for Europe but also for the rest of the world.
In various countries in Europe some activities to recall the day are organized mostly in schools to keep the heritage alive and hope to teach young minds that man has a more dignified calling. It was in this context that Pope Benedict reminded humanity that such horrible crimes of racial hatred should never happen again. http://www.agi.it/news/notizie/201001271154-cro-rt10094 shoah_papa_crimine_della_germania_odio_razzista_e_disumano Shoah should be a reminder that if man does not live fully his vocations as human beings then it is possible to sink so low as to maim, torture and kill fellow human beings as though it never mattered. Incidents that happen in different places where racial hatred is still alive are indicators that a repeat if Shoah is going to happen and the writing are on the wall.
Of late Shoah has been used for political purposes with some claiming it never happened. In fact President Ahmednajad of Iran has consistently said it was a creation of Zionists in reference to Israel. Indeed the words have been repeated today by the Supreme Guide Ali Khamenei saying Israel will once be destroyed. http://www.agi.it/estero/notizie/201001271208-est-rt10107-shoah_khamenei_un_giorno_vedremo_la_distruzione_di_israele. Such careless claims should be condemned with the strongest terms possible. It is a clear indication that Khamenei and his supporters have never made a flea-hop-step from being a Neanderthal.
Whatever it is that Ahmednajad or Khamenei have against Israel issuing such statements does not augur well for the many hearts who still suffer the loss of their loved one, who suffered in those concentration camps. Like the writer of the words above asked of his God let us too not remember the suffering we had to endure but what fruits we have born thanks to the suffering.

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