Perils Of Indifference Analysis

“To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.” This famous quote was expressed by an even more popular man, Elie Wiesel. Elie Wiesel was a well-known survivor of the Holocaust and was the author of the book Night. He also gave an exceptionally moving speech, The Perils of Indifference, that showed how greatly indifference will impact and already has impacted the world. The definition of indifference is lacking an interest or concern in something. In the speech “Perils of Indifference” by Elie Wiesel indifference is clearly stated that it is not the best for the world and that people should stray from the normalities of life.

People from all over the world should drift away from what is supposedly “normal” and should be proactive

to help the world. Americans were noble and helped the Jews during the Holocaust with compassion and rage. The Jews went through a horribly difficult time in their live. In Elie’s speech he announced, “And I am grateful to you, Hillary -- or Mrs. Clinton -- for what you said, and for what you are doing for children in the world, for the homeless, for the victims of injustice, the victims of destiny and society.” It is great sight to see Mrs. Clinton helping others who are not always able help themselves and teaching them to always remain themselves. She was able to help the children, the homeless, the victims of injustice, and the victims of density and society with all that was needed. She taught them to be concerned with their future and taught them to teach others the same. Times occurred when the Jews thought that America and other countries involved were indifferent, but they were just waiting for the right time to intervene. Elie states, “If they knew, we thought, surely those leaders would have moved heaven and earth to intervene.” Both the Jews and Elie received an inkling that nobody knew to help them, but it turns out that they were aware of what was going on. They felt betrayed by the fact that America and others didn’t act sooner. If it was possible they should have acted sooner, but they waited for the right time to act. In the end, Elie was thankful that the President wasn’t indifferent and that he made many good contributions to them and to the world over the years he was in office. Over the years instead of being indifferent, America came to the aid of multiple others when they were in need.
Being indifferent will not help society and will only create future problems.

Being indifferent will always be easier than going out of the way to help others, but stepping away from the comfort zone will eventually help others. Many will be punished if they follow the crowd and become indifferent. By standing back and watching they are acting as the enemy. Being different will lead to greater opportunities rather than trying to be “normal” and watching the world go by. “For us to be ignored by God was a harsher punishment than to be a victim of His anger. Man can live far from God -- not outside God. God is wherever we are. Even in suffering? Even in suffering,” Elie expresses this statement with an abundant amount of passion. The victims of the Holocaust would have rather have God be mad at them or hate them for being indifferent than to live without Him. They needed God to survive the horrendous torture they went through. At times being indifferent will be ignored, but it is important to keep trying to stand out from others. In Night, Moishe the Beadle was warning the Jews that Germany was soon coming to take them away to camps to help the Germans with the war. (pg.7) The Jews that Moishe told did not believe him. They acted as if he was crazy. He was trying to not be indifferent and trying to save his community, but they turned their backs on him. Making sure you are not indifferent may seem insuperable at times, but it is important to sacrifice and work to help

society. Turning away from on being indifferent will help the future of those who do and many others to come. The world is learning from their past mistakes they have made and they are trying their hardest to not let an act as crucial as the Holocaust ever happen again. There needs to be more of a focus on the children, their futures, and teaching them to not be indifferent. In the speech Perils of Indifference Elie questions, “What will the legacy of this vanishing century be? How will it be remembered in the new millennium? Surely it will be judged, and judged severely, in both moral and metaphysical terms.” The future is unknown, but the human race has to care enough to try to fix the issues that occurred in the past. They have to fix the issues to save the future of those to come, and to do everything in their power to not let history repeat itself. This can happen by to saying “no” to indifference. After the Holocaust those who suffered through it needed to share their stories to let others have a better understanding. The autobiography “Return to Auschwitz” in the Voices of the Holocaust, Kitty Hart tells her story to her son. (pg. 109-115) She tells her beloveded son and the world of the horrible tragedy she went to, hoping that the readers will benefit. Her son will be able to help the future human race and stand up to the problems that may come from those who are indifferent. The victims sharing their stories and not choosing indifference will help those in the future to do anything they can to make sure the world is the able to reach its fullest potential.
Indifference is not and never will be acceptable for the world. At this time America was going into a new millennium. Stupendous accomplishments will come out of going into a new millennium, but the world has to be the ones to make it happen. To make this millennium go down in history as incomparable, the world has to at no time be indifferent. Nobody can stand back and watch. The population has to become involved in making the world remarkable. Being involved may be scary at times, but to make the world the greatest it can be they have to push themselves and others away from being indifferent. Elie was successful on making his point clear, to not be indifferent, in his speech. The grand speech he gave is very significant, it lets the listeners and readers know how indifference can impact the world in such a horrible and dangerous way. Indifference can break a nation, or the nation can wander from it and change the world to be outstanding.