Rabbi Klonymus Kalman Shapira, the Rebbe of Piasaczne, could have saved his own life. There were rescuers who would have taken him out of his gehenom. But there was a tekias kaf, a pact. He had given his word to twenty strangers that he would not leave without them. They were not his chassidim, most were not true believers, but he had given his word. Trust. Honor.
John McCain was in his own gehenom but he had his Get Out Of Jail Free card. Who would have blamed him had he grabbed the offer of his captors, whatever their motives, freeing himself of the constant pain and suffering? But there were prisoners who had suffered longer, who deserved to be released first. His code demanded that he say no. Trust. Honor.
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