A Martyrs Victory In A Spiritual Sense :: essays research papers fc

A Martyrs Victory in a Spiritual Sense     Bishop Francis X. crossway was a well educated, enormously gentle man, thatwas kicked, beaten, insulted, and surrounded by hatred. every(prenominal) this because of onemans beliefs. He was born in Brooklyn in 1892. He was the break off of theMaryknoll Missionaries and was the first bishop of Kwantung, China. He waskilled in the late 1950s in China, he was aerated with anti-Communist,counterrevolutionary, and espionage activities, his real "crime" was for being aChristian and a foreigner.     During his life sentence Bishop Ford illustrated the cardinal virtue of fortitude,which is the ability to overcome fear in order to pursue good "it is an activesake to overcome black for the sake of gods kingdom" said Huggard. When he tookoffice in China, the inelegant was already feeling the effects of the massive Nipponese advance across Asia. In a short quantify millions lost there brea ks andwere determined from there homes. Bishop ford refused to leave the war-torn country,even after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States intothe war. During this time he distinguished himself by the way he cared for warrefugees. Chinese paying(a) a terrible price during this war with Japan, but even more(prenominal) costly was a civil war that followed. Bishop Ford exemplified the virtueof fortitude, by not leaving the war-torn country and staying to try to pursuegood.     During this time of war, many would wonder what was the reason for himto stay in China, and what was his why to extend? In the Novel A Mans Search ForMeaning, Nietzsche says "he who has a why to live can bear with almost anyhow". If Ford had go away the country during the time of war, there would haveprobably been no apprehend for the war refugees that didnt have the option to stayor go. His why to live was not to save himself, but to save others. In theNo vel Frankl describes the kind-hearted person as a meaning discombobulater, who has the lasthuman freedom namely to choose one attitude in a presumptuousness set of circumstances. In1950, he moved from his Diocese in Kaying China, to a political prison in Canton200, miles away. At every break up along the way he was put on public march andhumiliated. His attitude during these stops was not to give and let thehumiliation make get to him, but to use it as a stepping stone to promote harder,he did the inevitable he used the humiliation to make him better.