03-21-2004, 12:39 AM
Hello Sabra,
I'm glad you posted in this thread. I have been following some of your posts on other threads and I read them with great pleasure. :)
You make an interesting point in your comments to WeiZ. Before others attempt to castigate you, let me say that the problem does not lie with the one who makes the offer. That person is trying to be helpful or friendly. The major fault would lie with the potential recipient. He or she is the one responsible for refusing or accepting the offer. We are each responsible for our own moral center. No one else can or should undertake that responsibility.
It's not the devil's fault for tempting Faust. The tragedy is that Faust took the offer. Of course, if he did not, there would have been no story.
Malach cha Movis
To paraphrase my paraphrase of Aristotle, âMorality is not a skill, it's a habit!"
(And like excellence, it must be acquired. It cannot be given or forced.)
And that's definitely what I think!
I'm glad you posted in this thread. I have been following some of your posts on other threads and I read them with great pleasure. :)
You make an interesting point in your comments to WeiZ. Before others attempt to castigate you, let me say that the problem does not lie with the one who makes the offer. That person is trying to be helpful or friendly. The major fault would lie with the potential recipient. He or she is the one responsible for refusing or accepting the offer. We are each responsible for our own moral center. No one else can or should undertake that responsibility.
It's not the devil's fault for tempting Faust. The tragedy is that Faust took the offer. Of course, if he did not, there would have been no story.
Malach cha Movis
To paraphrase my paraphrase of Aristotle, âMorality is not a skill, it's a habit!"
(And like excellence, it must be acquired. It cannot be given or forced.)
And that's definitely what I think!