Best of Week: Michael K as Moses

Although this entry may seem self-serving, as I thought of the idea I'd like to share, I only bring up Michael K as Moses because it is somewhat fresh in my mind as I didn't have the chance to talk about it in class.

When Moses was a small boy in Pharaoh's court, as the Midrash tells us, in order to test his viability as a rival to the King, Moses was presenting with a crown containing hot coals, and a crown without coals. Moses, being a smart child, went for the non-coal-crown, but, wanting to give Moses a chance at getting to the burning bush, an angel changed his hand at the last second, causing Moses to burn his hand on the crown, instinctively touch his mouth to cool it, and give himself a permanent lisp.

Like Michael K, Moses was unable to effectively communicate with people. We already discussed other parallels between the two in class, but the most important difference is that Moses had Aaron to talk to the people, completing his narrative/role, and making him a great leader.

This makes me think about the importance of being able to communicate with people, and that you can be god's own son, but if people don't want to listen it doesn't matter what you have to say. I'll strive to communicate well with people in life, but understand that it might be a mater off chance whether or not I get an "Aaron." (Or if i deserve one for that matter) Better yet, I could be someone else's Aaron.