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Parable...
"One of the Just Men came to Sodom , determined to save its inhabitants from
sin and punishment. Night and day he walked the streets and markets protesting
against greed and theft, falsehood and indifference. In the beginning, people
listened and smiled ironically. Then they stopped listening ; he no longer even
amused them. The killers went on killing, the wise kept silent as if there were
no Just Man in their midst.
One day a child, moved by compassion for the
unfortunate teacher, approached him with these words ' Poor stranger, you shout,
you scream, don't you see it is hopeless ?'
Yes, I see, answered the Just Man. Then why do
you go on? I'll tell you why. In the beginning I thought I could change man.
Today, I know I cannot. If I still shout today, if I still scream, it is to
prevent man from ultimately changing me."
From: " One Generation After " Elie Wiesel
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