Quote by Simone Weil

Whenever a human being, through the commission of a crime, has become exiled from good, he needs to be reintegrated with it through suffering. The suffering should be inflicted with the aim of bringing the soul to recognize freely some day that its infliction was just.

Whenever a human being, through the commission of a crime, h

Summary

This quote suggests that when someone commits a crime and strays away from moral goodness, they can only be realigned with it through experiencing suffering. The suffering is seen as a necessary means to make the individual comprehend the justice in their punishment and eventually come to the realization that it was deserved. This implies that suffering serves a dual purpose: retribution for the crime and a path towards internal growth and understanding, ultimately leading to the restoration of one's moral compass.

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Punishment

By Simone Weil

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