My interpretation is different. God asks Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" [Genesis 4:9] And Cain answers "Lo yadati, "I don't know" or "I didn't know." Then comes a period, followed by "Am I my brother's keeper?" Elie Wiesel More Quotes by Elie Wiesel More Quotes From Elie Wiesel What is Scripture? The Hebrew word is torah. Torah means teaching, learning. Elie Wiesel scripture teaching mean If we want to know history, I would think there would be every reason to. Elie Wiesel would-be want thinking What of the Exodus? That too, is a wonderful story, but from the viewpoint of an historian, it is - to use a word scholars love - problematic. Let's say there are doubts, to say the least, among many scholars, as to whether the Exodus actually occurred. That's a historical issue. Elie Wiesel issues historical doubt When I say it doesn't make much difference, I mean in terms of the importance of the piece of literature. Elie Wiesel pieces differences mean [My approach to the Bible, history does really matter.] Everything matters. But I have priorities. For instance, for me to know whether there were two Isaiahs or one is less important than the text itself. Of course I read the arguments for and against. But it's not my task in life to say there were two or three authors of Isaiah's book, or how many authors there were of Deuteronomy. This is not what I'm doing. Elie Wiesel priorities two book Everything is in it: the promise and the hope and the fear and the challenge and the defiance. The test is a double test: Just as God tested Abraham, Abraham tested God: "Let's see if you really want me to go ahead with it and kill my son." Then the angel says, "Do not raise your hand against the boy" [Genesis 22:12]. It was the Angel of God who says this, not God. God was embarrassed. [All laugh] Elie Wiesel angel boys son What [Franz] Kafka says about the Tower of Babel: In the beginning there were actually many languages, and then as a punishment God gave the world a single language. And then they stopped understanding each other. Elie Wiesel tower-of-babel punishment understanding Tibet, why is it occupied? For political reasons maybe they have a reason. I don't know. But religiously, why? The fact that the religious community is being oppressed and persecuted is something that every single person in the world who has any religious faith and religious feeling for - for people who have faith should speak up. Elie Wiesel community religious people Politicians, they give the visible aspect of the change, but the change, the root, the anchor are in young people. Elie Wiesel anchors roots people I don't think [governments] use [religious repression ] as a weapon, they use it as a as a means of - of oppression. To stifle opposition. To mute resistance. Elie Wiesel religious mean thinking I think those governments who resent religion, they're afraid of religion because religion may be in their eyes, in their views be seen as a counter government or a parallel government. Elie Wiesel government eye thinking The whole community must be saved [in Tibet]. Elie Wiesel saved community whole I would hesitate to give advice to the Dalai Lama and his people because they are suffering. The Dalai Lama suffered from exile and the people in Tibet suffer from oppression. Elie Wiesel advice giving people One thing is that [Tibetans] should not give up hope. That's - even [if] it lasts a century. My discussions with the Dalai Lama always were about that. Elie Wiesel century giving-up lasts [Chinese] are a huge empire now, you'll soon be - in a few years two billion people in the world. So, you should be more compassionate, more understanding. And above all, you don't need all their trouble. Elie Wiesel two people years Except if it has some historical meaning for them to have Tibet under their control. I don't understand why [ Chinese] want it so much. Elie Wiesel chinese historical want Naturally, the human being wants to forget pain. Elie Wiesel pain want forget When I see a child who is hungry, I see a person who is humiliated. Elie Wiesel humiliated hungry children Tibet's a tragedy. It's an insult to human decency. Elie Wiesel insult humans tragedy I have an open mind - - I read, I study, I study your work and the work of other people with less talent. But that is not what I do in my writing and teaching. Still the love for the text we have in common. Elie Wiesel teaching writing people
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