Proverbs 17:9 New
International Version (NIV)
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
God has told us to love
one another and when we do the offenses we have committed are healed. However,
if we fail to love we repeat the same mistake and separate ourselves from
friends.
Flash of Genius is inspired by the true story of Dr. Robert Kearns (Greg
Kinnear). After creating the intermittent windshield wiper, Kearns pitches his
idea to General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. All three companies turn him down,
only to steal his idea and add them to all their automobiles. Dr. Kearns
decides to take on the Ford Motor Company in a legal battle that no one
believes he can win.
At this point in the film, Dr. Kearns
has not yet invented his famous windshield wiper. He is currently working as a
mechanical engineering professor at Wayne State University. As the scene
begins, Dr. Kearns is writing the word "ethics" on a chalkboard. His
students enter the classroom. He turns, and says, "Morning, everybody! I
want to welcome you all to the first day of the quarter for Applied Electrical
Engineering. My name is Dr. Robert Kearns, and I'd like to start by talking to
you about ethics."
"I can't think of a job or a
career where the understanding of ethics is more important than
engineering," Dr. Kearns continues. "Who designed the artificial
aortic heart valve? An engineer did that. Who designed the gas chambers at
Auschwitz? An engineer did that, too. One man was responsible for helping save
tens of thousands of lives. Another man helped kill millions."
"Now, I don't know what any of
you are going to end up doing in your lives," Dr. Kearns says, "but I
can guarantee you that there will come a day when you have a decision to make.
And it won't be as easy as deciding between a heart valve and a gas
chamber."
Flash of Genius (Universal
Pictures, 2008), directed by Marc Abraham;
We so easily step into the wrong side of life when we
should be on the right path to loving others.
