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Don't be the straw that breaks the camel's back
Nick 2022-04-20 09:02:24
Humans are social animals, and everyone's words and deeds may be intertwined and affect each other. The boss may dismiss the employee because he is not pleasing to the eye, the customer may complain to the clerk for a trivial matter, the lover may hurt the mistress because he is cowardly and irresponsible, the passerby may not help because he suspects that the weak is a liar... Whether intentional or not, we may are hurting another person. The seemingly inconspicuous indifference is likely to be the last straw that breaks the camel's back. God says: Remember this, there are thousands of Eva Smiths and John Smiths in this world whose hopes and fears, their suffering, their chances of happiness, are all intertwined with our lives together. Words, deeds, our thoughts. We don't live alone in this world, we all have responsibilities to each other, and if man doesn't learn this, he'll soon be able to teach him only fire, blood, and pain. "
Extended Reading
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Arthur Birling: [about his workers] If you don't come down hard on some of these people, they'll soon be asking for the earth.
Gerald Croft: [obsequiously] That's right.
The Inspector: They might. But it's better to ask for the earth than to take it.
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[last lines]
Arthur Birling: [hanging up the phone] A girl has died. Suicide. A police inspector is on his way to ask us some questions.