Desperate Times In Jokiah's Have A Little Faith

One day after his return from the hospital the rabbi came to Michael's home. He explains to Michael's mother that he tried three times to visit him at the hospital, but the police would not let him in. Michael's mother gave praises to the rabbi for caring so much about the well-being of her son. It did not matter to her that the rabbi had different beliefs than her, she treated him with the utmost respect kindness and compassion. Michael’s mother asked the rabbi, "Do still believe in God." When the rabbi shook his head side to side. It was evident that Michael's mother disagreed with him since she was a devout catholic and strongly believed in God. However, even though she disagreed with the rabbi's beliefs, she still treated him with respect afterwards because he was still a kind and compassionate person, regardless of what he chose to

It was such an incredible experience that he felt that every one needed to know that it was by faith alone that they could be justified. As a devout Jew he had followed the Law his entire life and felt it important that people know that in spite of his doing all the works of the Torah he was not justified before his vision.

Even though he will not let himself be beaten for no reason, if he has made an inadvertent mistake, he will try to correct it, as he does with his grandmother, after accidentally embarrassing in church. “Later, I convinced her that I had not wanted to hurt her and she immediately seized upon my concern for her feelings as an opportunity to have one more try at bringing me to god. She wept and pleaded with me to pray... I promised; after all, I felt that I owed her something for inadvertently making her ridiculous before the member of her church.” (Wright 119) And he follows through with that. He prays, daily, for an hour. That hour is torture, but he keeps his promise, abiding by his moral code. He is different from the boys and girls of his church congregation, and class: they have been indoctrinated and do as they are told, docilely. One boy walks up to Richard, prompted by the congregation, who think that Richard is doomed to burn in Hell, and tries to convert him; it is obvious that the boy has no real conviction in God of his own, rather, the belief in God has been forced upon him by his parents and community. “Though older than I, he had neither known nor felt anything of life for himself; he had been carefully reared by his mother and father and he had always been told what to feel.”(Wright 116) Meanwhile, Wright, in stark contrast, resists the attempts of his Grandmother and extended family to indoctrinate him into religion, instead deciding to

In some instances, it is easier to blame their problems on something people cannot see, such as a god. By doing so, people lose faith in spiritual beings and eventually grow more bitter about their lack of protection against evil. As shown by both the "Poem of a Righteous Sufferer" and the "Shamash Hymn," it is clear that having doubts of spiritual beings is not an idea that was recently thought

This is a great example of perception vs. reality as everyone makes it seem that one person might be happy, but inside they can be at the complete opposite state. This causes him to have the desire for more wisdom than what he has been taught. He wanted to find out what was really important and wanted to feel no emotion in regards to what people think of him.

It is clear once reading his journal entries from his travels leading up to his death, that all he wanted to do was find himself. The only way he thought he could find himself was to strip himself of everything in the modern world and fend for himself in the wild. In his final journal entry he said, “I HAVE HAD A HAPPY LIFE AND THANK THE LORD. GOODBYE AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL.” , this shows that he was content and had fulfilled his purpose.

In the Holocaust innocent people were killed for no reason at all. Jews could not believe that their God could stay silent over such atrocities. Many people, including Irene lost their faith in result of the Nazis cruel acts. The specific event that made Irene lose her faith was when this happened, “I saw two children fall out of the truck... one SS man came out... picked up the children like that, and he banged him against the truck and the blood came running down and threw him into the truck. So that’s when I stopped talking to God.”(Moll, The Last Days). Irene lost her faith in the fairness and justice of God. Through the horrors of the concentration camps, Irene started to lose her faith. She was so devastated by the the crematories, gas chambers, and the deaths but after witnessing the cruel nazis killing the innocent children, she had enough. Lots of people who go through the Holocaust lose their faith after witnessing cruel acts such as seeing their family member murdered or beat. But as they lose their faith they also lose their innocence which they can never get back. Tom perfectly falls under that

“.. I who have never known tears. I wept in deliverance and in pity for all mankind” (98) As Equality 7-2521, moved on to being an individual, he explains his happiness how he now knows that his uniqueness is valued and wanted, that he can raise his kids to be themselves and only themselves.

Another part of this is at the end of the story when he does not believe in him anymore and his is the quote that i have got for when his dad has passed away that it says that ‘ “there were no more prayers at his grave no candles that were lit to his memory his last word was my name” (wiesel 106) as this continues on he does not believe in him anymore.

Surviving such a traumatic experience had to have had a detrimental affect on every aspect of their lives. For some people their faith alone would be enough to persevere, but for others their faith was broken down and stripped away. Elie was one of the many who started to reject their beliefs. “As for me, I had ceased to pray. I concurred with Job!

“Why did I pray? Strange question. Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” (Wiesel 4).

How can I believe, how can anyone believe in this God of Mercy?’” (77). The rabbi, who practiced his faith religiously, believed that God was no longer with them after suffering in the camp for too long. Everything the rabbi believed in was being torn away from him, piece by piece. His faith in God was supposed to help him persevere through the tortures he was living, but instead it left him wondering if there was even a God to believe in.

Despair and fear can make humans act like animals, causing them to completely ignore the consequences of their actions. Rapper Tupac once mentioned in an interview that resembles the actions of the citizens of France during the French revolution. He stated that if a group of hungry people waited outside of a hotel knowing that inside there was enough food to go around amongst everyone, the people would first chant peacefully “we are hungry please let us in” After a week the tone would change as well as the song now being “we hungry, we need some food!”. After time has passed and the people are still left outside hungry the people will now say “I’m picking the lock coming through the door blasting.” Humans often ask for change and help nicely

To question everything you have been taught can be a precarious concept. Not only might it displease those who have helped you acquire the knowledge, but the if you are the inquisitive one there is a possibility you may not agree with the answers you discover. However, through my own experience, I have found that the leap is worth the possibility of not landing on your feet. Just as Socrates questioned everything he knew, there was a juncture within my life where I did the same. Throughout my whole life I always viewed the world through the eyes of my parents. However, last summer I decided it was time for me to shape my own view of the world. I began to question my political views, religious beliefs, and the path I had been set to take in the future. Questioning these aspects of my life did displease those around me, just as when Socrates questioned everything it displeased the Athenian society.

He wants to reveal himself to humanity as the word of God. It revealed the supernatural power of his greatness and love for us and excellent teaching skills that he has to teach with simplicity and understanding. It shows the power he has over evil things and his purity in heart