Just one more...
Schindler's List had many, many moments that have made it a cinematic classic, and one of the most haunting movies of the late 20th century, but the part that I'll always remember, and the part I now come to admire the most; is at the very end of the movie, as Schindler is surrounded by 1,400 human live he has saved, buying them from death camps to work in his factory--going bankrupt in the process--he realizes the car he is about to climb into could have bought him 10 more. The gold lapel on his coat? 2 more.
The hero of the story--the guy who lost all of his money and saved 1,400 lives--climbs into the back of the car and collapses, realizing, forever, he could have saved 1,411, 1,412, 1,413, 1,414 human lives, but he didn't. This man, who has done more for humanity than the combined efforts of hundreds of individuals, drives off, forever broken and haunted, knowing he could have saved just one more.
That is the kind of things--real life events, as well--that sticks with you for decades afterwards.
The hero of the story--the guy who lost all of his money and saved 1,400 lives--climbs into the back of the car and collapses, realizing, forever, he could have saved 1,411, 1,412, 1,413, 1,414 human lives, but he didn't. This man, who has done more for humanity than the combined efforts of hundreds of individuals, drives off, forever broken and haunted, knowing he could have saved just one more.
That is the kind of things--real life events, as well--that sticks with you for decades afterwards.