When you witness some wrong doing which is
not directly affect you, is it your responsibility to step in or should you mind
your own business and avoid conflict?
☆Let’s Think
1. Have you ever witnessed someone doing something clearly wrong but
you’re not directly affected. What did you do with it? Why?
2. If you see an old homeless woman being made fun of by some young
bullies, what would you do?
3. In the Nazi holocaust, would you have tried to save as many Jews as
possible like Osker Schindler? Why?
4. What do you think of the ongoing genocide in Gaza? Do you think the
world should intervene through actions like BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and
Sanctions) or much stronger measures?
☆Hints for Points
1.
Silence is complicity.
2.
Intervening a wrong doing is a responsibility
of those around it.
3.
There are ways to throw a
helping hand when someone is in trouble.
4.
You will not only feel guilty
but also lose your self-respect and confidence if you do not act when you know it’s
the right thing to do.
5.
If you are a family person, you
may want to stay away from troubles to prioritize the safety of your family. Acts
of justice tend to lead to sacrifice of their own lives and their loved ones.
☆Sample Reply for Ideas and Expressions
I’m with Tanya. The case in point of this issue now is Gaza. As many
Jewish people in Holocaust are missed, so many Palestinians should be missed.
People wonder why genocide of Jews by Nazi Germany was allowed to occur, but stay
silent about the very holocaust occurring live right in front of their eyes in
Gaza for almost 2 years. Though it is said that the situation is complicated,
actually it is simple: the genocide in Gaza is the last phase of the Israeli
colonial policy that has been going on since the inception of Israel. It is not
self-defense but is the working remnant of imperialism from the last centuries,
and it is recognized as genocide by International Criminal Court and International
Cour of Justice. It is officially a crime to humanity. Yet still, the world is
silent. Through this loud silence, those few who act to stop this horror quote,
“Silence is Complicity” in response to pessimistic by-standers. There is no
more truth than this message. The violence of Israel on Gaza keeps running away
as the world stay silent without any working actions to stop it. In other
words, those who chose not to be involved facing injustice facilitate the evil,
and as they do so, they are deteriorating the human race. We the people living
in this world will bear the sin of facilitating a state sized robbery forever. Our
grandchildren will ask us why we didn’t help Gazans when you completely know
what is happening to them and you have no excuse. Therefore, I agree with the
opinion that it is your responsibility to step in when you witness a wrong
doing.
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