wrecked // hannah schofield
howdy fellas,
shall I begin the first blog post of the semester?
I want to discuss St. Augustine's little moment in Book 3 Chapter 6.
He was living within the tangles of a group called the Wreckers, and hating himself for it. The Wreckers, as Augustine describes them, are basically bullies that take pleasure in hazing incoming freshmen through mockery and humiliation.
"I kept company with them and sometimes delighted in their friendship, though I always held their actions in abhorrence (disgusted loathing)."
The way I understood him here is that his basic, sinful inclinations found the delight in the cruel tendencies and the sinister humor that usually surfaces when bullying occurs, but his morality hovered over him causing him to loathe what he had become part of and feel guilty. He knew that they were in the wrong, yet he couldn't back away or make the Wreckers stop. The wreckers were at an all-time low as far as ethics were concerned. Call it what you may. Peer pressure. Hunger for power over the weak. Maybe even cries for help or attention.
Augustine essentially said it best by considering the Wreckers themselves wrecked on the inside.
My question here is have you ever been in a situation such as the one St. Augustine found himself in? Wanting to change the actions of those around you yet fearing rejection if you were to reprehend their negative deeds? Could you have handled the situation better?
I have. Yes, I definitely could have handled my situation better. Maybe that's why I relate so well with this particular confession of Augustine.
There are my ramblings for this week, whoop whoop!
Commented on: Sydney's and Gray's
shall I begin the first blog post of the semester?
I want to discuss St. Augustine's little moment in Book 3 Chapter 6.
He was living within the tangles of a group called the Wreckers, and hating himself for it. The Wreckers, as Augustine describes them, are basically bullies that take pleasure in hazing incoming freshmen through mockery and humiliation.
"I kept company with them and sometimes delighted in their friendship, though I always held their actions in abhorrence (disgusted loathing)."
The way I understood him here is that his basic, sinful inclinations found the delight in the cruel tendencies and the sinister humor that usually surfaces when bullying occurs, but his morality hovered over him causing him to loathe what he had become part of and feel guilty. He knew that they were in the wrong, yet he couldn't back away or make the Wreckers stop. The wreckers were at an all-time low as far as ethics were concerned. Call it what you may. Peer pressure. Hunger for power over the weak. Maybe even cries for help or attention.
Augustine essentially said it best by considering the Wreckers themselves wrecked on the inside.
My question here is have you ever been in a situation such as the one St. Augustine found himself in? Wanting to change the actions of those around you yet fearing rejection if you were to reprehend their negative deeds? Could you have handled the situation better?
I have. Yes, I definitely could have handled my situation better. Maybe that's why I relate so well with this particular confession of Augustine.
There are my ramblings for this week, whoop whoop!
Commented on: Sydney's and Gray's
I loved this chapter in book 3. I think a lot of us can relate to it, whether we have been the Wrecker ourselves or were a bystander to their actions and did nothing about it. It really made me stop and think about my actions and how I could have done some things differently.
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