8/8/2019 Don't Forget the Holocaust!
1/2
Charles GallowayEnglish 201
Professor Miller
October 29, 2010
Dont Forget the Holocaust
Opinion on the Diary and a Reflection of the Times
We have all heard stories of the holocaust and we assume that it
is a thing of the past. We are
kept in a horrible sadness when we think of it, and yet it
reminds us of our human capability to be as evil
as the devils that (most of us) despise. Surely every few years
some new development comes outabout
the wars that we have fought, and surely this story is covered
by our ever aware news media.
Sometimes we are hit with added worry through controversy, but
in the last couple of days we are hit
with a detailed description and story of a survivor from
within.
Tony Acevedo, a veteran of WWII, was an American prisoner of war
after the battle of the bulge,
who was captured and sent to a Concentration Camp. He kept a
journal hidden in his pants that
recorded everyday events and as a way of maintaining his sanity.
He was a medic, charged with the duty
of taking care of his fellow troops, but during that time he was
also a starving American in a camp of
slavery and poor conditions. A few days ago he turned his diary
over to the Holocaust Museum, and at
the age of 86 he is happy to finally let the diary go. His diary
will continue to inform humanity of its most
heinous mistakes, and will allow us to reflect on theTruth of
Suffering.
In a world of constant stimulation, false senses of security,
overall mis-education of the masses,
and carelessness of action, stories like this allow us from a
few short minutes to ponder on a world
outside of our social bubble. It allows our brains to join with
the human consciousness that exist within
all of us, which tells us that we are connected to or
responsible for the trials and tribulations of every
living soul. A thought comes to mind, I say a prayer, the first
in years: that here we bury what we call
the impossible, the unthinkable, the unimaginable, now and
forever.Amen, this is from Martin
Espadas Poem Litany at the Tomb of Frederick Douglas. These
lines alone remind me of the feeling
Comment [GMU1]: Purposeful
