Should Simon Wiesenthal Forgive

No matter how bad a crime a person commits, one should still forgive that person when he or she asks for forgiveness. Sometimes people go for the wrong thing because they’re forced to do it just like the dying Nazi. Simon Wiesenthal should have forgiven the dying Nazi because one should forgive but not forget, it is a central tenet of the Jews religion, and there’s no limit to forgiveness.

A reason on why Simon should’ve forgiven the dying soldier is because one should forgive but not forget. Since Simon did not said a word to the SS man dying, Arthur talks to Simon as if he was a kid because he did not said anything. Arthur said “Death is our constant companion, have you forgotten than?” (Wiesenthal 69). Arthur says that we should not forigve because of the atrocities. It does not matter what “people have done to you yourself, you can, if you like forgive and forget” (Wiesenthal 65). When forgiving, there is an option to forget, but you don’t have to. You should be able to forgive “but this does not
The Christians forgive every person that commits atrocities to other people. Judaism and Christianity have the same roots and same values which includes forgiveness. “It is a cardinal principle of Judeo-Christian ethics that forgiveness must always be granted to the sincerely repentant” (Flannery 136). It is necessary to forgive other people if one follows the Judeo-Christian religion . Most of the reasons to forgive it’s because of their religion. In order for them “to be truly Christian, we must forgive, plain, and simple, no matter who has been sinned against” (Fleischner 141). All Christians forgive no matter how bad the sin was. Simon was hoping to forgive him and “as an obstinate believer suggested to him that he make his peace with God by asking for his forgiveness” (Flannery 138). Simon did not forgive him, but hopes that God forgives him as