I was inspired by Elie Wiesel's speech directed toward President Clinton. The speech was very well written and very powerful. The way he used strong emotion from his experiences and kept questioning our beliefs kept me reading and really thinking about his questions.
I very much agree with Wiesel when he says that "Indifference, after all, is more dangerous than anger and hatred." (Wiesel, 216). I also believe that to just be indifferent and not care about something is far worse than being against something. People should stand up for what they believe in and make their opinion count. It was eye opening and very true when he would talk about us knowing of such evil things going on in the world but choosing to ignore it, or be indifferent. After reading this, it makes me want to be involved and fix problems worldwide. Of course I feel that I, just one person, could not possibly make a difference. But then again, I'm sure everyone else is feeling the same way.
I enjoyed Wiesel's sense of gratitude and optimism. Although he seems to have some hard feelings about the past and people's indifference even today, he still has a positive outlook. He has hope for our future and feels that we will go in the right direction. I too have hope for a better future and will now stray from being indifferent.
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