it could be the greatest love, or the greatest depression,,,

two extremes with the same outcome,,,

around here the Golden Rule..
is... Whoever brings home the gold, makes the rules..

wow, depending upon how much of a douche that person is,, that might really suck,,,lol

of course, Im sure around there that person is amazing,,,

..yes yes..He is..

Yes

He served his fellowman even when what he did was deemed unrighteous by the prevailing leaders of the time.
He ate and associated with sinners
He cured the sick on the sabbath
He spoke the truth about those in power and called them out on their hypocrisy
He defended those that were judged wrongly and prematurely
He taught the true meaning and spirit of God's commandments, even when it broke with traditions
He changed mindsets that even the lowliest and most downtrodden in society, are someone important in his eyes.

He had no riches, he did not seek his own comfort or pleasure, he did not have servants, he did not claim power, he did not incite rebellion or assert political dominance.....yet he was deemed a threat. False accusations were made, bribery, betrayal.... He could have escaped to save himself at anytime, why did he continue to make a stand even if it were a "losing" one? For who's sake?

In the end he was made to be accountable for the sins of mankind ( ie. Blamed for the hypocrisy of the prevailing powers), even if he was without sin himself.

At anytime, he could have chosen to not do any of the things that he did, just so as not to rock the boat. Not to offend the status quo. But he chose to give hope to the hopeless, to help the helpless, even at the cost of persecution and death.

Back to the original question:
Looking at the human aspect of his life...would people see what he did as an inspiration or as foolishness?
Considering the examples he left thru his life's works
Do you take up your own cross and follow his examples? Would you continue to treat your neighbor (ie. friend and enemy) as you would want yourself to be treated by others (ie. friend and enemy), regardless if they do so or not? To what extent can you afford to do so? How far would you go to right a wrong against your fellowman?

Money talks.
You can buy people with money. You can buy their loyalty, these "yes-men". Some people, when they say a square is a circle, others will agree....until they live in their own personal reality where they are always right...
Painting the roses red.... just like the queen of hearts.
So it really depends on the kind of person we choose to be...oui?

It is a quick death. A hero's death.

my experience with depression. depression immobilizes the person. a depressed person can't decide to go to work or not to eat or not sleep or not. hard to believe an extremely depressed person could make that decision in a split second.