Sunday, February 20, 2011
self interest
I was the Naomi Tutu lecture last monday night and listening to the questions at the end (I hate people who ask questions by the way) I realized something that was really interesting yet not suprising. One of the questions was a student asking about justice, only they used the definition of revenge to define justice. I was particularly annoyed by this question due to the ignorance it was based on but it made me realize the mindset the younger generation in this country is based on. There is a lot less forgive and forget and a lot more eye for an eye. It is not the best way to go in an age with more destructive weapons available easier to the public. This led me to thinking of gangs, and these have also become more prominent with the turn of the century. This is a perfect example of the eye for an eye mentality, and like i said earlier with the new technology that is becoming available this is not the direction the country needs to be headed.
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There's a lot of potential here...I'd like to see the development of your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mrs. Sunday there is a lot of broad thought and what I see as accusation here. What's wrong with questions?? Asking the right questions is necessary to any kind of learning, and just as vital to an intelligent way of thinking. Revenge to define justice, why not? A dictionary based definition of justice is the administering of deserved punishment or penalty. Of course I was not at the discussion and can not really go off of anything other than what you presented in this blog. Either way, I think that the forgive and forget mentality is flawed to begin with. Why forget something happened? Again, this is not congruent with an intelligent bearing. If a dog likes to bite legs and I try to pet him one day and he bites my leg, should I just forget that he doesn't bit legs and go to pet him the next day? However, I agree with you that destruction and pain should never be a path a nation follows.
ReplyDeleteMy only comment is that it's funny of you to hate people who ask questions then dis people who hold grudges. (When I say funny, I'm not calling names; I'm merely saying that it made me chuckle.) Good start though. I would like to see more; maybe some dialog of the Q&A session & the student's opinion could really beef this piece up?
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