"Because of Latin and Greek, I am a better person"

[Astiryu1]

Look at that guy from Colorado who was arrested in some forest in Pakistan (I believe it was this country) with a gun, knife, and night vising gogles. His mission was to get Bin Laden all by himself since the US army has not been able to do it, according to him, for the past 9 years. Is this not Rambo type nonsense where one man takes on an army. Please lets get serious.

Anyway, I may be drifting OT and do not wish to de-rail Jona's original post.

That guy looked pretty serious to me! But you are right this is getting off topic.

Rambo also had the underlying plot of the Viet Nam War's effects on the soldiers(Physically, Mentally and Financially) This to me is the most important aspect of the movie(and book). This was 10 to 15 years before all the Post Traumatic Stress stuff came about. The end of the movie (to me) justifies putting it on film... I like action just as much as the next guy but with that ending it makes one rethink the "shoot 'em all" mentality. Maybe for the first time people could even slightly understand what vets go through due to this one scene.
Even Rambo can improve a person's understanding so not way OT! :wink:

Knowledge must be applied the right way to discern a use. When you have this use many things are possible. Latin and Greek give us valuable insight as to human conditions; which many are still valid today. Also learning from these histories gives us an idea of what to and what not to do in a given situation. One day maybe politicians will pick up "The Art of War" or Plutarch, Livy or countless others and get an idea that could work in modern times or to avoid one as well that doesn't work. For me language is simply a way to describe a thought, need, action, etc. but knowing these throughout the span of human history is invaluable and can't be done without their language. A key for a door to another world... Past,Present and future!