Swede came over Thursday, after I had done my post.
He was very disturbed, but hey, he is an engineer!
He went through the story of what happened at the coin store on Wednesday with the little old man.
"So, what would you have done?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well if you sell the medal publicly, he is dead.
"If you report him, he is dead.
"Even if you just donate the medal, he may well end up dead!"
Swede sucked in his breath, as he does so often when he thinks.
"I don't really know.
"Do we judge a man for errors made in his youth?"
Swede's face winced at the thought.
Yeah, we all have pasts ...
And he knew well my father and of my uncle whom had been SS.
(though my uncle Fritz was a very nice man!)
It was a lively conversation.
Even we could not agree with ourselves!
Friday, I was at the dealers again.
I do identifications and valuations on rare stuff for him.
Friday is turn in day for the week's work.
"Kris, what do I do?"
So, I explained Swede's and my thought processes and conclusion.
He sighed and muttered under his breath.
It is the classic catch-22, can you condemn someone for what they did 75 years ago?
When it is very apparent they are no that person anymore?
And then what about you?
You have a past as well!
Many decades ago, three Dutch women were tried for being SS guards during the War.
It generated some very strong reactions.
There is no apparent justice when you are threatening grand and great-grandparents with death for that they were when they were young in very trying times.
Justice does not seem to be served no matter how you view any decision.
Especially, if you can remember you deserve death too ...
Before God!
Remember my post last week about Grace?
This is where maturity and discernment are called for.
But whom prays for discernment these days?
It is not even understood!
Were it a pill, maybe more would have it these days!
And yet, we are promised that it will!
Prayer and much thought ....
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