she author emphasizes both the difficulty together with desirability of approaching homicide as a threat to public health that, like disease, can be treated with preventive care.
The exploits of the Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin, Sufi writer Idries Shad, in a parable about fate, writes about the many culprits of murder in his book
“What is Fate?” Nasrudin was asked by a scholar.
“an succession that is endless of events, each influencing the other.”
“That is hardly a answer that is satisfactory. I believe in cause and effect.”
“Very well,” said the Mulla, “look at that.” He pointed to a procession passing in the pub.
“That man will be taken up to be hanged. Is the fact that because someone gave him a silver piece and enabled him to get the knife with which the murder was committed by him; or because someone saw him get it done; or because nobody stopped him?” 12
The writer made a decision to conclude the content with this specific anecdote. She could have developed an interpretation, but this would have spoiled the value that is dramatic your reader. The objective of using an anecdote is always to make your point with subtlety, so resist the temptation to interpret. Verder lezen