FINAL #08
8. In what ways is Errol Flynn more "honest" (think about this term before you plunge) than Ramana Maharshi in terms of life, nature, and truth? Be sure to substantiate your answer.
errol flynn, in his autobiography, exposes most if not all of the bad things he has done throughout his life, but not only that, he also admits that what he did was wrong. the one incident when he stole the jewels owned by the the woman he just slept with, he wrote down: "this is criminal. not the way to treat anybody. she has been wonderful, how the hell can you think of this?" at that moment, flynn had a struggle with his conscience. although flynn ended up committing the crime anyway, at least he did realize that he was doing something wrong.
sri bhagavan, never stole anything in his life like errol flynn. but one dishonesty that he commited was when he left the house to go to the holy hill, arunachala. ramana maharshi never actually admitted any struggle with his conscience when he was about to leave the house. he understands that "authority is very strong in a hindu household," but he did not feel guilty at all, leaving his entire family for an arguably selfish reason. sri bhagavan, knowingly lied to his family without any feeling of guilt. while it is true that there probably was a greater purpose to his leaving, yet he justifies lying to obtain something without even considering how his family feels about it. when later confronted by his brother, his response that claims he did not even know he was leaving seems like very inconsiderate to his family.
errol flynn has the guts to admit that what he did was wrong, while sri bhagavan uses excuses, sometimes divine ones, and never admits that he was being inconsiderate to his family for leaving home by guile.
errol flynn, in his autobiography, exposes most if not all of the bad things he has done throughout his life, but not only that, he also admits that what he did was wrong. the one incident when he stole the jewels owned by the the woman he just slept with, he wrote down: "this is criminal. not the way to treat anybody. she has been wonderful, how the hell can you think of this?" at that moment, flynn had a struggle with his conscience. although flynn ended up committing the crime anyway, at least he did realize that he was doing something wrong.
sri bhagavan, never stole anything in his life like errol flynn. but one dishonesty that he commited was when he left the house to go to the holy hill, arunachala. ramana maharshi never actually admitted any struggle with his conscience when he was about to leave the house. he understands that "authority is very strong in a hindu household," but he did not feel guilty at all, leaving his entire family for an arguably selfish reason. sri bhagavan, knowingly lied to his family without any feeling of guilt. while it is true that there probably was a greater purpose to his leaving, yet he justifies lying to obtain something without even considering how his family feels about it. when later confronted by his brother, his response that claims he did not even know he was leaving seems like very inconsiderate to his family.
errol flynn has the guts to admit that what he did was wrong, while sri bhagavan uses excuses, sometimes divine ones, and never admits that he was being inconsiderate to his family for leaving home by guile.
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