"I never told you I was immortal."

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From an article written by David Mamet in “BestLifeOnline” July/August 2005:

“…when the tyrant says ‘submit or I will kill you’ respond ‘I never said I was immortal.’”
 
I didn’t get this one done completely and got off to do other things… This was a quote from Nelson Mandela about his philosophy on how to deal with tyrants.

The tryrant can either intimidate us or let us be, but can’t do both. If our fear incapacitates us to the degree we don’t do anything the tyrant wins. If we do something in response to a tyrant which in the cases of passive resistance is simply taking ownership of our minds and actions then the tyrant cannot let us be, he will have to take action. In which case our response is “I never told you I was immortal” which is to say I am not afraid of what you, the tyrant, can do to me.

Apologies for the poor post… I want to add some more even, David Mamet wrote this article in 2005 (movies include: Glen Gary Glenn Ross, The Spanish Prisoner, Spartan, Red Belt, the Heist) about how Ju Jitsu, the theme of “Red Belt”, is seen in passive resistance.

The real reason for posting this is to share with fellow Christians that as we approach our persecution here in the next 50 years how are we to respond: “I never told you I was immortal”.

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But we are immortal, just not in the present body.

Better to day, “Go ahead! Make my eternity!”
 
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But we are immortal, just not in the present body.

Better to day, “Go ahead! Make my eternity!”
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Even better! I like it. I think in the context of what Mandela was saying was, I am not holding to the belief that it is better to live a life of cowardice or servitude but to live free. And, if by living free I die then so be it.
 
kingston1 said:
Even better! I like it. I think in the context of what Mandela was saying was, I am not holding to the belief that it is better to live a life of cowardice or servitude but to live free. And, if by living free I die then so be it.
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