Friday, February 10, 2006

Work has been busy but really meaningful these days . I just got back not long ago.

I was sitting on my throne backlog-reading my TIME magazines when this article excites me - 10 Question For Elie Wiesel. I am gonna grab his book - Nightthis weekend. For a start, he shares my same view on Albert Camus. Its so rare these days to find ppl who seeing positivity in Camus' writings. I am bowled..weez. Alright, here is part of the interview that Jeff Chu did , with Elie.

Do you have a favorite bible hero?
Moses was the greatest legislator and the commander in cheif of perhaps the first liberation army. He was a prophet, God's representative to the people and the people's representative to God.And he never had a good day in his life. Either the people were against him, or God was against him.

So what could modern leaders learn from Moses' Example?
Humility. Everyone needs it. But mainly leaders. Because they have power.

You sound Hopeful, But I know you love to read and teach Albert Camus. Why? Many people see him as a depressing writer.
To the contrary, I think he is hopeful. If you read The Plague, there is a doctor who does everything he can to save. In the midst of death, there is a human being who sacrifices his days and nights- and to save people he'd never met. Camus said,"Where there is hope, one must invent hope." It is only pessismistic if you stop with the first half of the sentence and just say, There is no hope. Like Camus, even when it seems hopeless, I invent reasons to hope.

*All smiles* I am going to enjoy his books..heh

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