Elie Wiesel questions what hurt him more, Gods silence or Gods absence. It is hard to understand how God could let such a terrible thing like Auschwitz happen. Wiesel seems to lean more toward abandonment. He feels like God has left him and keeps asking why God would do such a thing. God is the unknown no one knows what his will is or why he doesn't get more involved of the lives of his creation. Wiesel questions all of this and concludes that it is never going to be known. God is the unknown. Auschwitz will forever remain a question.
P.S. I commented on Francesca's post.
I see your point where Wiesel leans more towards abandonment than silence. This is especially showcased when he says, "Where were you, God of kindness, in Auschwitz?"
ReplyDeleteI would Elie to expound on the difference between God's silence and absence? What's the real line between the two.
ReplyDeleteThis question really interested me also. Would knowing that God is completely absent from the world be better than knowing He is merely silent? It seems like Wiesel does lean towards abandonment perhaps because it is easier to think that God no longer has dealings with the world rather than knowing that He could stop the atrocities, but is silent instead.
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