'The White Rose'

Last night I watched the FUHS production of “The White Rose,” the story of five German university students who were executed in 1943 for their opposition to the Nazi regime. It was very well done with exceptional performances. According to the synopsis in the program, it has “a relevance for our time.” I agree it has relevance, but not for a particular time. Its relevance is for all times. It seemed to me, the play asked us to ponder the meaning of life, or rather, whether life has meaning.

The will to survive is the most compelling instinct in all life forms. Yet, in the human species, people...