בשיעור אנגלית אחד בכיתה י"א, התבקשנו לכתוב קטע קצר על פי
דיון מפורסם. המטלה הייתה להכנס לנעליו של אסיר במחנה השמדה
שקצין נאצי גוסס ביקש ממנו, כנציג העם היהודי, מחילה על פשעיו.
זהו הקטע שכתבתי.
A dying man's last wish - what is it for? When a man is
dying, he is facing his whole life, and in a moment of
clarity he is a witness to his actions and choices, an
explorer of his own life. If at any moment a man is
objective, it is now.
The next phase is the question - "Did I live the correct
life?" The last wish is a final act of reassurance. Whether
it is a plea for redemption or a tribute of gratitude, the
dying man asks for confirmation that he had lived a good
live, in accordance with the moral code he was raised by.
No Nazi deserves this confirmation. |