Last night I watched the movie Defiance, in case you are not familiar with the movie it covers the true story of four brothers who formed a group called the Bielski partisans during World War II, these brothers formed a hidden Jewish community in the forests of Poland to protect them from the genocide lead by Hitler. Over the course of two and a half years they managed to keep over 1200 Jews hidden in their community, saving them from genocide. Today during our discussion of the selfish acts of Clive and Vernon, Tuvia, the oldest of the brothers who became the leader of the community, kept returning to the forefront of my mind, as I considered what the world would be like if everyone aspired to be more selfless like Tuvia. To bring over twelve hundred Jews to safety at your own expense is simply inspirational, and I feel that both Clive and Vernon's acts of selfishness are inexcusable. Imagine the world we might live in if everyone acted as Tuvia did, the disasters that could be avoided, the lives that could be saved. If everyone attempted to act as selflessly as he did then I imagine this world would be a far better place.
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