Quote Commentary 5...Arthur Miller

I don't say he is a great man. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must be finally paid to such a person.
--Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, Act I

Most of us are familiar with playwright, Arthur Miller. He had an intriquing life that is worth your time and research, but is too extensive for this post

This piece is from Arthur Miller's most famous work, Death of a Salesman. It relates salesman Willy Loman's estrangement from his son after he discovers the affair his father had while on a business trip. Taking into account all of his eccentricities and flaws and characteristics Willy Loman adds up to a miserable show of a man.

One word, with the help of my italicisms, may have stood out to you in the sentence above. Man, a subword of human. Every bit of Willy Loman is just that. Divinely made with a purpose. Not a rich man, not a famous man, not even what the world defines as a "good" man.

Willy was a man in trouble, in over his head and he needed a hand. You can't ignore things like that and write other's agony as insignificant. There is no nobler cause than "Love thy neighbor." How then could we possibly just shrug off one's plight. Disregard everything you know about your neighbor except for, they are your neighbor and we are required to love them.

Men like Willy Loman don't deserve neglect any more than Christians deserve grace. Don't ever disregard anyone as 'undeserving' because you'll find yourself in their shoes. None of us are infallible. We all have this one trait that is common to everyone you see.

We are all...human.