la fin justifie les moyens

Or does it? Very interesting discussion with Carl/Garth (Johnson, instructeur inspirationel Greek 100) while walking back from the lecture. How do we choose our heroes? Do we even need heroes?

Is Caesar Augustus a hero? Carl/Garth says he murdered countless people to establish his law and order. Did the law and order save many more? Can we justify the death of one to save the lives of ten? Every life is unique. We're all someone's daughter or son. I would kill ten to save my son or daughter. Our capacity to care seems to operate much better for those we know and love than for the unnamed multitudes. Which of course is why we're able to make war and not love.

Nicholas Hornby, in "How to be Good", raises the question about being good on the small or big scale. Do you give all your money away to the nameless poor, or look after your own family first?

Carl/Garth said something I full-heartedly agree with. "Don't judge anyone, as you don't know their story".

[to be continued]

Listening to Katie Melua - Crawling Up A Hill (Call of the Search), and Moby - 18