Why were the accusers of Socrates so adamant to have him executed? Why did they bring him to trial? It was because he refused to accept and conform to tradition. Why was Christ brought to trial and crucified. It was because he did not follow or fit into the traditional ideas of His time. Basically, what I’m saying is that people who do not follow tradition usually are not accepted. Should we want to follow tradition? We should not try to avoid conflict by being silent and following others. Like Christ, and Socrates, we should be willing to make our beliefs known, and not fear the consequences.
I commented on Brittany Hilbun's blog
It's like I always say, "just because it's tradition, doesn't mean it isn't stupid."
ReplyDeleteThats so true! I read the article from Dr. King and he was not accepted because of his nontraditional ideas as well. In fact he is in jail in my article. This is so true through out history. People get anxious when you mess with the way something was/is always done.
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