"But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?"
-Mark Twain
I think this quote has changed the way that I look at so much. Personally I am not very religious but I understand the idea that people pray for others who need help and guidance. Clearly Satan needs a good deal of help and no one is praying for him to get the guidance that he needs. Reading this made me look at other people differently, people who have done something wrong, either to me or to others, because I realize that I have no idea what is going on for those people, and how they choose to protect themselves from harm does not make them a bad person. They probably shouldn't deal with their problems by lashing out at someone else, but it is not up to me to judge them for it, all I can do is hope/ pray for them to find help for their problems or learn how to deal with them in a less destructive way. I think the simple point that Twain is making in this quote makes it almost scary to believe that no one had thought about Satan in this way, that he needs you thoughts and prayers as well, and it points out a major problem in the way people think about each other, whether you are religious or not.
I agree with this a lot. Whenever I think about people who did bad things, I try to feel bad for them rather than hate them. Everyone makes mistakes, some people just make worse mistakes than others...but it's not because they're worse as a person.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you are saying here! I don't think that people should judge others based on their actions or be rude towards one another. No one truly understands what is going on in peoples lives which can make them act the way they do. Everyone has different ways to cope with something and to act in a certain situation based on their personal history.This doesn't make someone bad but it just makes them unique like everyone else.
ReplyDeleteGreat quote- I don't think there's anything more provocative than the concept that we are not always right. And I think people assume that applies to everyone but them, but this piece really makes you look at yourself. Are you good? Does it matter?
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