Sunday, April 17, 2011

A Day in the Life of Wladyslaw Szpilman at the outbreak of World War II

I was shocked. They sent a tank, a tank, kill us all. Yesterday I just saw them shoot a lady right between the eyes. They were absolutely merciless, they didn't care. She was just an obstacle. To them, she was nothing. At first, she was there. Then, she was not. They didn't care. Back to the present. They shot down the whole building. I barely escaped before the rubble made me one of them. I was shocked at the cruelty with which they treated fellow humans. I vow that if I make it out of this alive, I will treat everyone I see with compassion and do what I can to make everyone's life better.

-The Pianist

No comments:

Post a Comment