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3/15/18

Never Forget Her Face

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Czesława Kwoka in 1943 at Auschwitz. She is 14 and terrified as she looks at the camera.  She was born in Wólka Złojecka, a small village in Poland.  Her mother was Katarzyna Kwoka, a Catholic.  Their crime? Being Poles, who were considered racially inferior. She died on 12 March 1943, her mother on 18 February 1943.

3/11/18

Satyagraha:Ghandi Offers A Murderer A Way Out of Hell


Satyagraha Ghandi Murderer way out of hell
In a scene during Richard Attenborough's fine 1982 movie, Ghandi, a wild-eyed Hindu stands before Mahatma Ghandi. He is desperate, this man, and has just come from the fighting. His head is sweaty, his hands restless. There is rioting in the streets, Hindu against Muslim, Muslim against Hindu. Whole houses have been put to the torch by both sides. Overwrought, unable to contain himself, he cries at Ghandi,

"I'm going to Hell! I killed a child! I smashed his head against a wall."

Ghandi, looks at the man, and tries to sooth him.

"Why?," Ghandi asks.

"Because they killed my son! The Muslims killed my son!"

The man holds his hand up to show the boy's height, only about eight or nine years old. He puts his head in his hands.

Ghandi says softly, "I know a way out of Hell."

3/4/18

Notes for A Modern Descent into Hell

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How should I pack?
What should I wear? Walking shorts and a polo shirt? Nothing? (If so, is there a nudist beach?)
Do I need dark glasses?
What should I say if I meet people I know? Good seeing you here! How's business?
Do I tip the ferryman?
Should I carry a foreign language phrase book?
Do they have welcome kits?
Do I take my American Express card?
Can I get a room with at least HBO and cable TV?