Elie Wiesel [on Indifference], US News & World Report (27 October 1986).

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And, the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. Because of indifference one dies before one actually dies.

Suggested Discussion Questions:

1. Why does Wiesel equate indifference to death? Do you agree?

2. According to this text, what is the purpose of living?

3. Can you relate to Wiesel's philosophy? How might you apply this statement?

Time Period: Contemporary (The Yom Kippur War until the present-day)