HP as Morality Play (was Re: Harry learning from Snape )

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No: HPFGUIDX 114773


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dzeytoun" <dzeytoun at c...> 
wrote:
> And my experience has 
> universally been that to act in the way you propose (and I've seen 
it 
> tried, many times) only creates worse situations that are much 
harder 
> to deal with.  Therefore I have never seen that behavior as 
mature, 
> only foolish, unworkable in the longer run, and in a way selfish, 
as 
> it amounts to avoiding the situation and leaving an enormous mess 
for 
> somebody else to clean up later.
> 


Alla:

OK, Dzeytoun, this time came. You lost me and I am not being 
sarcastic at all. :o)

Could you please explain to me (only please, please without yelling) 
how Harry's ignoring Snape for greater good will be selfish 
behaviour.

I am absolutely lost. Suppose in a pure cristian tradition Harry 
decides to LOVE and FORGIVE his ENEMY and I am not quite sure that 
Snape can be categorised  100% as his enemy, just absolutely 
pathetic and damaged human being, who enjoys playing sadist.
I HONESTLY want to know why you categorise such behaviour as selfish.


See, I am not a cristian, therefore in my belief system I don't go 
as far as love your enemy (I am trying to reach realistic goals in 
my self-development and this one is not very realistic for me), but 
I am most certainly trying not to hate my enemies and hopefully 
forgive them. What's wrong with that?