{"id":2517,"date":"2021-04-09T08:54:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T08:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2021-04-09T08:54:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T08:54:25","slug":"how-to-resist-evil-and-triumph-over-tragedy-with-award-winning-novelist-pablo-zaragoza-author-of-the-reluctant-nazi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/how-to-resist-evil-and-triumph-over-tragedy-with-award-winning-novelist-pablo-zaragoza-author-of-the-reluctant-nazi\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Resist Evil And Triumph Over Tragedy: With Award-winning Novelist, Pablo Zaragoza, Author Of \u201cthe Reluctant Nazi\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HOW TO RESIST EVIL AND TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY: WITH AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST, PABLO ZARAGOZA, AUTHOR OF \u201cTHE RELUCTANT NAZI\u201d\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=z7unb-fff19b-pb&#038;from=embed&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;skin=1&#038;btn-skin=7&#038;size=150\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In a world of evil and strife, there is a silver lining.\u00a0 We can find good and love in the world if we look for it and develop it within ourselves. This was the message we learned from our good friend and acclaimed author, Pablo Zaragoza (<a href=\"http:\/\/pablozaragozabooks.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/PABLOZARAGOZABOOKS.COM&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1618030458825000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHWtnztqcsAPMRTuQDhCzXgbc5Omg\">PABLOZARAGOZABOOKS.COM<\/a>), on Love University. In his latest blockbuster novel,\u00a0<em>The Reluctant Nazi,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Pablo tells the story of a young Nazi SS officer, Hans, who turns against the evil of the Third Reich and helps bring healing to those who suffer and justice to those who oppress. In the process, Hans redeems himself and discovers a new way to live based on love and compassion.\u00a0 Here are some of the lessons of triumph over evil and redemption and that we learned from Pablo:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>*We don\u2019t have to follow evil leaders<\/strong>.\u00a0 In the famous Milgram shock experiment, nearly 2\/3 of student volunteers followed the instructions of the experimenter and gave a maximum 450 volts of electric shock to a middle-aged man, which may have been enough to kill him (he said he had a heart condition). Although the middle-aged man didn\u2019t exist (it was a tape recording), the results shocked the world. How could supposedly normal college students exhibit such cruelty? The answer is that we are conditioned in society to obey authority, no matter how wrong or evil.\u00a0 Although this concept has some truth, those who disobeyed and didn\u2019t shock the man did so under certain conditions: 1.When two experimenters gave conflicting instructions to the students (\u201cShock\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t shock\u201d), the student didn&#8217;t shock as much 2. When the middle-aged man was seated next to the student, fewer students shocked all the way to the maximum (they saw him as a real human being), and 3.\u00a0 When\u00a0other students in the room said, \u201cDon\u2019t shock,\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>only 10% of the students obeyed the experimenter&#8217;s command to shock the man. These variations reveal a powerful truth: When we are faced with evil and hatred, we can resist these destructive forces by banding together with compassionate and conscientious individuals to do the right thing. In this way, we can bring love where there was hate, and compassion where there was cruelty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>*We can find meaning in tragedy and love in suffering<\/strong>. Esteemed psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, survived the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps. He witnessed frail-looking prisoners who were able to survive several years in the most dehumanizing circumstances, while some strong, sturdy-looking prisoners died very quickly. The difference was that the survivors had \u201ca will to meaning\u201d; they had an overriding purpose for their lives and faith that they would experience good things in the future. Perhaps, they wanted to write a book, be with their spouse again, or see their children\/grandchildren graduate from the university. This overriding mission or purpose is what drove them to live, despite a horrible and hopeless environment.\u00a0 In the same way, you need to find a purpose or meaning for your life.\u00a0 Perhaps, it\u2019s to be a good parent, to create something valuable for the world, or to be a caring and loving person who helps others.\u00a0 On a daily basis remind yourself of your mission and take the steps to accomplish it. By doing so, you will achieve your fullest potential and experience joy, love, and peace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>*We can redeem ourselves by doing good<\/strong>. As a medical doctor, Pablo worked in the Florida prisons with some of the most vicious and hardened prisoners, including murderers like serial killer,\u00a0<em>Aileen<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Wuornos<\/em>, the twisted inspiration behind the Academy Award winning performance by Charlize Theron in the movie\u00a0<em>Monster.<\/em>\u00a0In his work with the prisoners, Pablo observed cases of redemption and transformation. In one case, he remembers a medical doctor who had been sentenced to prison for overprescribing certain drugs. He lost his liberty, reputation, and medical license, among other things.\u00a0 Yet, in his apparently hopeless situation, the doctor stopped thinking about his own plight and started helping other inmates who had medical issues. In one incident, he diagnosed an inmate with a serious venereal disease and helped save the patient\u2019s eyesight.\u00a0 After helping many inmates with his medical knowledge, he eventually left prison, regained his medical license, and started working for a nonprofit clinic.\u00a0 Pablo reminds us that we, as human beings, have the capacity to change.\u00a0 Instead of getting down on yourself, and feeling bad and worthless about your past mistakes, realize that you can change given the right circumstances. You can redeem yourself from the bad things you have done by doing good. You can give to the homeless and needy, volunteer at charitable\/humanitarian organizations, and provide emotional support to your loved ones and those who are suffering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Pablo\u2019s message is simple, but powerful. You can triumph over evil and bad circumstances by finding meaning in your life and believing in the power of redemption.\u00a0 As a creation of a Higher Nature, you have the capacity to find the love and compassion that exists within you.\u00a0 You can vanquish darkness and replace it with loving energy as you leave a lasting legacy of goodness and love for all to see.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/love-university-with-dr-alexander-avila\/id1245020886\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE ON\u00a0\u00a0<strong>HOW TO RESIST EVIL AND TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY: WITH AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST, PABLO ZARAGOZA, AUTHOR OF \u201cTHE RELUCTANT NAZI.\u201d<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a world of evil and strife, there is a silver lining.\u00a0 We can find good and love in the world if we look for it and develop it within.. <span class=\"read_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/how-to-resist-evil-and-triumph-over-tragedy-with-award-winning-novelist-pablo-zaragoza-author-of-the-reluctant-nazi\/\">Read more<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2517"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2520,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2517\/revisions\/2520"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveuniversity.love\/testsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}