In war, sitting out protects one’s bodily safety. Sitting out of the morally messy struggles typical of adult human life protects one’s sense of superiority and innocence. Doing the good sometimes requires an odd courage: accepting the risk of getting the soul’s hands dirty. But how and how much to dirty one’s hands are difficult to discern.
|Alvin York, Conscientious Objector, Desmond Doss, Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson, Rights of Conscience
Love Story
by Molly Brigid McGrath|1 Comment