A person who burned himself as a sign of social and economic depression, No words.
A little sign in the middle of the streets of Tel Aviv
At this point on July 14, 2012, Moshe Silman burned himself
out of blessed memory
As a sign of protest against the social slump in which the poor are in Israel
This signal is a reminder to all citizens of the State of Israel to continue to aspire to a reality in which every person will have a full opportunity to live with dignity
Health, and under the roof
(Leviticus chapter 25 Verse 35)
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I stood in the rain for five minutes who felt like a moment, looking and could not utter a word or think.
When I saw the sign, I felt the solitude, the helplessness, felt the person who felt transparent.
I could not speak, I could not think.
I did not feel it was raining, I took the picture only after I understood what happened to me at that moment and wanted to share, because there is a strong message here.
Moshe may have given a sign, Moshe is no longer transparent.
How many transparent people do not have a sign on the street?
I remembered that next to this sign was a homeless person sitting next to one of the most prestigious and considered places in Israel, next to one of the malls in Tel Aviv. I remember he asked me to come in and buy him a McDonald dish because he cannot enter to the mall because he looks very neglected.
I went back to the same place to take a bus back home.
It was very strong rain!
And suddenly I see that homeless guy, the homeless talking to someone else and asking him to buy him food, I was very surprised that after three years I see the same guy in the same place apparently asking for the same dish from McDonald's.
But I had a little joy in my heart, it seems that the homeless is really in a difficult situation that he does not want or can help himself.
But there was someone who stopped in the pouring rain to ask what that homeless needed. It was an eighteen-year-old boy(approximately). He bent down and sat on the wet floor talking to the homeless and asking him what he needed and why he was laying in the rain and not at least under a roof.
I remember trying to arrange for the Homeless work three years ago when I met him, but I realized that he was deep in hard drugs (Heroin) and that he must first get out of the vortex before he could start rehabilitation.
Why was I little happy in my heart?
I saw that our people care about each other.
Maybe the authorities do not always do everything perfectly.
I was happy that three years ago I gave this Homeless something to eat in the middle of the street and now there's an eighteen-year-old boy sitting on the wet sidewalk and wanting to help. I felt I was not alone, that I would not be transparent. Maybe Moshe did change something.
What do you think?
פוסט מרגש נעם, יש לך לב עצום - לנסות לסדר לו עבודה?! אין הרבה אנשים שהיו אפילו מסתכלים לכיוונו.
הסיפור של משה סילמן זעזע פה מדינה שלמה, ככה שבהחלט יתכן שזה עשה מספיק גלים כדי להשפיע, גם אם במעט, על הסולידריות האנושית בין האנשים בארץ הזו. עצם זה שנער בן 18, בגיל שבד"כ הוא כ"כ לא איכפתי, טורח ביום גשום לשבת עם אדם נזקק ולדבר איתו - זה מרשים מאוד, הוא היה יכול לזרוק לו כמה שקלים, וזה שהוא אשכרה דיבר איתו מראה שבאמת אכפת לו - בחור מיוחד.
זו נקודה שמעניינת אותי - במידה ואדם נמצא ללא קורת גג, אבל הוא כן מעוניין להשתקם ולא נמצא במצב בלתי אפשרי כמו התמכרות לסמים - האם הרשויות מסייעות בצורה מספקת כדי שהאדם יוכל להגיע לאיזו רמה מינימלית של חיים בכבוד? שאלה שמצריכה בירור.
@amiramnoan This posts touched the fabric of my entirety. This posts isn't just about an individual's benevolence act, but a shared sense of altruism. Sadly we livein a society where some are really found themselves in a deep abyss, with a hovering negative weight over their heads in forms of horrible circumstances and despicable addictions. We blame them for what they are and have become and in our sense of self-righteousness convinced ourselves that we would never have fallen into such states no matter what.
Motivation and success philosophies on rampage teaches us that everybody should be accountable for themselves and we are whatever we choose to become.
At some extreme it is true.
But everyone does not have the strength of Joyce Meyer to have survived sexual abuse from her father.
Everybody does not have the strength of Oprah Winfrey to have survived the sexual torture from her blood relatives
And so on...
While we hold the truth that people are responsible for their lives, yet a nobler, greater truth we can uphold is to feel responsible, through the act of benevolence, that we can help others alter the course of their conditions and circumstances from bad to good again.
If we all move out in love and show some love to the oppressed, addicted, suppressed, and abused, life will be better.
That is why people like me gets happy when i see another do what i know should be done.
Thanks @amiramnoam for this piece, I love you!
tnx for upvote
The Importance of EQ
The Importance of EQ
We should help others in difficult situation whether other people misuse your help or can't take advantage of help. Helping others and charitable giving has a profound rippling effect. You never know, your single act of kindness could change lives in more ways than you possibly fathomed. Because generosity and charitable gift giving promotes longevity. You are very generous as you show humanity towards that guy because most people in this world don't care.
I agree... We should always try to help no matter how insignificant our help may seem.It is good to know that in this difficult world, there are still good people out there.
Great post but a very sad story :(
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It's all about education. if his parents educated him to always give and help people, he will do it, if they didn't educate him like that, he won't do it.
Its is very comforting to think there is a clear reason. I am sorry to say that sometimes it is not all up to us
Sometimes I see homeless beggars as actually working quite hard, forcing us to question society and testing to see how we react. That’s not to say we need to give them something but I always try to give them a smile and if they look like they are notntrying to take advantage, I do trycto give what I can.
Your title got me running to your post. its a tough world out there, but we should take out a little part of us to offer help to those who cannot help themselves. Thanks for helping him that day, but how do you think we can help those who have buried themselves in heavy drug abuse. If we just offer them meals and leave, he will still remain in the same mess.
Your title made them rushed to your post. its an intense world out there, however we should take out a little piece of us to offer assistance to the individuals who can't help themselves. A debt of gratitude is in order for helping him that day, however how would you figure we can enable the individuals who to have covered themselves in overwhelming medication manhandle. In the event that we simply offer them suppers and leave, he will at present stay in a similar wreckage. @keylinart mem thanks for shareing this post
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This a good heart from you, how i wish we could all stand up for each other in our daily life. Just take a look that hero who happens to die just to make the government understand the mistreatment on his dear citizens. What a great hero, i hope we learn from people of this kind. I would stop without saying u have done a good job, keep it on.
This is sad. It also reminds me of the Dimitris Christoulas' story. This only goes to prove that neoliberal destruction knows no borders.
And it sends shivers down my spine to think how many stories like these two went (and keep going) by unnoticed and unwritten.
I wish there are still a lot of Moshe in the world who sacrifice himself just to be able to send his message. Of course not a Moshe who will end up his life to make a difference and hope to make a change but someone who is willing to help especially the poor.
In this post, I admired the 18 yo boy also who expressed his concern to someone who obviously doesn't have a house to live.
there are many who can send message to people by sacrificing their own life but the problem is talks alway remain such ....no one comes in front when it is about justice...people keep thinking it is their problem they dont take it for the whole humanity...