The Seventh Man's Failure

You don’t think that something is ever going to happen to you or your loved ones, but what if it did and someone you were closed to lost their life? The feeling of guilt from not being able to do anything because he/she is already gone weighing down on you. Some people just make bad decisions and some just happen to be in the wrong spot at the wrong time, but should people in life or death situations be held responsible for the cost of their actions?

The Seventh Man was unsuccessful in saving his childhood friend, K. In spite of his lack of success, he should not have to live with

    Primarily, K’s personality is described as kind, shy, yet artistic. K had such a kind personality, I feel that he would have wanted the seventh man to forgive himself, and live a long/happy life. Such kindness should have been considered when the seventh man thought of the event.

There are many situations in which people feel like they’re at fault for the death of a loved one, or a good friend. Many of these cases, to this day, involve soldiers who have seen the terrors and tragedies of war, and have watched their companions get killed in the line of fire, while they survived. In the story, “The Moral Logic of Survivor Guilt,” the author, Nancy Sherman, talks about what survivor guilt is, and why some people suffer from it. “The guilt begins an endless loop of counterfactuals- thoughts that you could have or should have done otherwise, though in fact, you did nothing wrong.” (Sherman, 153) Sherman’s statement relates back to “The Seventh Man,” and how the narrator feels guilty for not saving K. even though there was nothing that could’ve been done to help. The Seventh Man has thoughts about what he could have done, and different things he could have said to save K. but in the end, he feels guilty for nothing.

Forgiving a man for his sins is something humans cannot do. Yet I do not completely agree with Simon’s actions for leaving Karl without a response. In my perspective, I would have told Karl that it is not within my power, but God’s power to forgive him. Yet since I am a Catholic, I forgive all those who are wanting to feel free from guilt. Dennis Prager states, “God Himself does not forgive a person who has sinned against a human being unless that human being has been forgiven by his victims,”(Prager 226). Prager further explains that you cannot ask God to forgive you for what you have done. Yet if you are remorseful for your sins, I agree that God will accept you.

Should “The Seventh Man” feel guilty? The story “The Seventh Man” was a very emotional story. It is about a little kid who had a good friend named K. When a typhoon hit their area, K had died from a wave. The main character shouldn’t feel guilty about it because K was smiling and happy in death.

Constricted by the dirty beige walls that used to be pearly-white, inflicted by black discrete scratches from 1 year ago by furniture he bought off of craigslist with his alimony money. Every night, room number 7 exudes an aura of balanced evil and hatred. The only company provided is the gossip overheard from the two women on the stairs leading to my room and the occasional police sirens fading in the distance. “Did you hear Esmeralda? Number 8 is going to be evicted.” The second lady responds, “So crazy. That’s the second family to be evicted from that room.” He closed his eyes and tuned them out. He lay in the comfort of his bed, which was placed horizontally in the top left corner of the room, strictly sleeping on the right side

It would not have been the Seventh Man’s fault that K died, because he made a conscious effort to save K. If a bad decision is made purposely, people should have to pay for fees after a search and rescue mission because they will not learn right from wrong otherwise. Bad decisions and peer pressure can greatly influence others. Even a simple challenge can persuade people to do dangerous things. Humans are very social creatures so those around us can hold a heavy

The narrator in the 7th man should not forgive himself for his failure in saving K. He had an opportunity to save K and he was incapable of doing so. The reason that K was on the beach in the first place was because the narrator was going to the beach in the middle of a storm and he needs to realize this. You can argue a point on the other side of this in saying that he did make an attempt in saving K although that is wrong.

It is said that human commit sins and make mistakes but Allah (Subhana Wataala) forgives them, similarly people following Allah (Subhana Wataala) teachings\ways forgive others even after being affected by them. As humans we are responsible for our actions, but mistakes does happen and we are always in need of forgiveness. Forgiveness in Islam is

Some people don’t deserve to be forgiven. So true. Jonah had that much right. The person who lied about you, the person who took advantage of you, the person who humiliated you, the one who took from you that which was most precious. In your mind, he/she

Sometimes in life people try to dehumanize and humiliate others. This causes the humiliated and dehumanized person to find it hard to forgive others. David found himself struggling with this concept when he met Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln gave David excellent advice, which lead David to the sixth decision for success “I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit.” Through this decision David learned that he must forgive others with grace and mercy. Moreover, that he could not move on with his life unless he learned to forgive all things. Not only did David learn to forgive others in this decision for determining personal success, but he also learned to forgive his own self. When people forgives something, they are doing it for themselves and not for others. Thus, when David decided to forgive his own self and others, he overcame his feelings of animosity, resentment, and vengeance. In doing so, the reader could gradually see David becoming a better and more successful person. In this decision David also choose not to be a slave anymore because he has the power to speak what he believes. He no longer had to “live his life according to other people” (Andrews). David learned that he could not be successful unless he started to forgive.

Everyone makes mistakes it should be forgiven for them many people make careless mistakes and really do wish they never had people repent and wish that they wouldn't have done

The seventh man tells his story just like anyone would except there was always a sense of sadness that was always there. He tells of the tragedy and terribly hard times that he had gone through. The authors tone is serious and never anytime to smile and enjoy his life. The story is told in night which further adds to its effect of a sad, emotinal telling.

It is necessary in Islam to recognize your mistakes which had been commited before as for forgiveness it is essential to pure your heart from preventing similar one.