"Then, in unison, and on a slow, heavy rhythm, 'We - want - the whip, ' shouted a group at the end of the line. 'We - want - the whip.' " (page 256)
I couldn't help but read this quote and think of Jesus. John was an innocent man, but the people enjoyed mocking at him because they did not understand what he prophesied. This scene was almost like when the people shouted "Crucify him! Crucify him!" It's simply just sad that we glory in other people's pain. Take America's Funniest Home Videos for instance. We laugh hysterically when we see people seriously hurt themselves. Isn't this just sad? Why can't we put an end to this people ask? Well, we continue to act immaturely because we, as a society, love to feel superior to other people. Acknowledging that we are laughing at them, we feel that we are better than they are. We feel powerful, and we enjoy watching them suffer. This. Is. Just. Sick. We just need to grow up. Our laughter can seriously destroy a person emotionally. Our laughter can leave permanent scars. And even when we apologize for laughing and apologize for our actions, those people whom we hurt are never truly going to forgive us. They are never going to trust us again because we seriously trespassed against them. And they shouldn't let us back into their lives if we've done serious damage to their emotions. But the laughter should stop now. The comments should cease, and we all should start acting like the human beings we all were created to be in order to make this world a better place.
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