does it make you pause and think?
"Don't torture yourself, Elisha… This is war.” The words that Gad provides to Elisha when he seeks comfort. Elisha has the dreadful task of killing an English hostage; John Dawson. Elisha feels dreads and confliction about this task, comparing himself to Nazis now that he is forced onto the other side of the loaded gun.
I chose this quote because it's something that anyone could relate to in their own circumstances. Everyone has spoken words that they regret, some of us more often than others. Everyone acts in a way that causes pain or regret more than once in their life. Some of us accept our behaviors and apologize on behalf of them to those we have hurt while the rest of the human race provides a half hearted attempt at an excuse. In this case Gad's excuse for the murder of John Dawson is that this is simply an act of war and is justified. Gad tries to drown Elisha's guilt by convincing him that Dawson is morally correct by war terms.
This quote made me think because I thought of how many bad decisions we make every single day and how as humans we cannot accept the guilt and impurity of a conflicted mind. Whenever one feels guilt the mind contemplates two choices. The choice to provide reason for the action(s) made or to confess your sins. No one wants to confess their sins because it makes you feel weak, you feel weak for acting out this sin, for exposing your sin to others. Guilt kills the souls but so does acknowledgement of weakness.
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