March 18, 2011 Beck: Spirit of Japan | Glenn Beck

March 18, 2011 Beck: Spirit of Japan | Glenn Beck With: Glenn Beck Special Guests | Michael Auslin, Norio Nishi, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik This is a rush transcript from "Glenn Beck," March 18, 2011. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. GLENN BECK, HOST: Welcome to "The Glenn Beck Program." Some news of the day -- after Obama cheerleading and saying, give an "R," give me an "E," revolution -- he has now abandoned them. Hillary Clinton met in Paris with the G8 leaders on what to do about Libya. Hillary basically just sat there and nodded like a bubblehead doll. The Germans and Russians said, "We don't want to get involved." Hillary nodded, "Yes, we're with you." And then the Brits and the French -- the French urged immediate action, and Hillary nodded, "Yes, we're with you." Here's how one diplomat described it, quote, "Frankly, we're completely puzzled. We're wondering if this is a priority for the United States." Just a side note -- Did you miss last night's television program? If so, and you DVR'ed it, watch it. You might -- you might understand what's going on in Libya just a little bit more. It's going to be a dire situation if France has to do something about it. Who would have thought that maybe they would have surrendered by now? We are sitting it out. No wonder Hillary Clinton is thinking about an exit plan. According to one of her insiders, near Hillary Clinton, the president's in decision on Libya has pushed her over the edge -- it's not good. Meanwhile, unrest is expanding. Here at home, the socialists -- what a surprise -- have now taken to the streets of Chicago, at an immigration rally. This is now making the rounds in -- on the Internet. Uh, don't show that. Please. Someone missed one of the words on the banners that I just saw. Not good. They are ready for revolution. And they're ready for revolution now. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's the North American front in the global class war. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is building a moment for revolution. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right. UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Fighting these injustices, you know, as they're going on. But at the same, like transforming people, you know, for revolution. (END VIDEO CLIP) BECK: It's not good. In Detroit, the Committee Against Utility Shutoffs has staged a protest. The committee is a branch of the Socialist Equality Party and they are saying now utilities are also a social right. I'm not sure exactly how that works because I'm -- I've -- except for the last 150 years, we didn't have any power at all. So, how is that a universal right? The president -- sorry, the vice president and the president, Joe Biden -- wait, wait, the president is still -- please tell me he is still, is he still -- it's still Obama, right? We don't want to make things worse. The president and then Vice President Joe Biden and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis are all taking time to reach out to labor unions. You won't believe what Joe Biden had to say. We'll show you in a minute. In Wisconsin, a judge ordered -- issued an order today to temporarily block the law that Governor Walker signed to curb collective bargaining. It's great! Meanwhile, oil prices crossed $103 a barrel and the United Nations was authorizing the no-fly zone over Libya. Do you think they're connected? Hillary Clinton says we should question the safety of our nuclear energy over here. And Germany is signaling now that they want to get out of nuclear power altogether, as well. Does that -- is that connected to the price of oil and the price of coal? Nuclear power provides 14 percent of the world's electricity. Yes, let's just turn it off. You know what happens to the world energy prices without nuclear energy? What was it the president said? Oh, yes -- yes, that the prices of energy will necessarily skyrocket. At the same time, the EPA is cracking down now on toxic air and mercury -- which is the name of my company and actually I thought there for a second, they might be cracking down on mercury. We're still looking into that. Toxic air pollution now from mercury and coal and oil-fired power plants. So, where we are making electricity with coal and with oil, they're now cracking down. Oh, and we want to get rid of nuclear energy. Cass Sunstein regulations at work. So, let's get this straight -- we have unrest in the Middle East. We have civil war possibly in Libya. We have all of the problems with our own regulation here. And we have oil workers that are striking in Oman, quote, "for higher wages," quoting, "We are the least paid oil workers in the Gulf. We want to be paid the same as other countries." Who is leading this? Yes, the unions. Yes. Workers of the world unite. It's getting good, isn't it? The Chinese are now coming out with their adoration for Japan -- which is strange because the Chinese have always been enemies of Japan and vice versa. They're not really getting along. In fact, just before the earthquake -- is it that Chairman Mao all of a sudden went, you know what, guys, I got to come back from the dead just to tell we've been wrong? I believe the traditional allies in the world are switching places. A strange case of musical chairs, the axis of our Earth is changing and so our ally and axis powers, literally and figuratively. Tonight, I want to focus on Japan, but we're not going to focus on the economy side. The economic side is getting worse by the day. Honda announced it won't be reopening plants in Japan. Sony has put its plans to re-open on hold. Louisiana -- now it's affecting us here, as we told you it would. G.M. is shutting a plant down in Louisiana because they can't get any parts from Japan. The worst part is, we're in the doing anything to get us on track. We as a people have to decide. We have to decide -- and this is kind of the point of the show tonight -- who are we? And what can we control? We know we can't control our government. We know that. We know that they are trying to control us. We can still try to hold their feet to the fire, but we can control one thing in life -- us, our reactions, and how we behave. Do we behave like those in the streets and the capital buildings in Wisconsin and all over? Like the SEIU thugs? Or do we react and act like we did on 8/28 like real Americans, standing shoulder to shoulder? Do we behave like the Japanese? (MUSIC) (APPLAUSE) BECK: How did those people get in? I've read about you people in the newspapers and heard about -- you're fans of the program? They're dangerous! I've read about 'em! Hello, America. And welcome to Friday. What you're about to see this hour maybe news to you because it hasn't been reported really. Tonight, you're going to see how this tragedy in Japan will reach your home, all around the world, and be a potential -- the catalyst of the fiscal tsunami that changes the world. So far, the tragedy hasn't changed the people in Japan and that is the only thing that matters. Their incredible unity is inspiring -- at least it is to me. I don't see an awful lot of coverage on it. They're like the people that we were on September 12th. I don't mean this boastfully and I don't mean this as a slam -- they remind me of America. They remind me of who we are supposed to be. When we are at our best, nobody beats us. We're not Republicans or Democrats. We're not even, really, Americans. We're just brothers and sisters and people. In America, it used to be called American exceptionalism. It's not as natural to us anymore. In fact, our president and many people in this country, left and right, don't believe it even exists. But you're seeing it in Japan. Japan -- it is still natural to the Japanese, like it used to be to us -- I wonder, if it still is. Have we been turned against one another? They haven't been. I remember saying on September 11th, I remember saying to my radio audience. It was about five -- I remember exactly I think it was 5:37. And I remember looking at the screen and I remember looking at the clock and then talking into my microphone and saying to many of you, "Have no fear. We will not be defeated by an outside source. America can only be defeated by itself." I wish I would have had just a smidgeon of fear of us at that time. But I didn't. Now, I see the forces within. In Japan, they have something called ganbatte? Ganbatte. It means perseverance. It means do your best no matter what it is. No matter what comes your way, you can overcome and take pride in overcoming the impossible, whether that is recovering from a devastating military defeat or an unimaginable disaster, it doesn't matter. What you are seeing in Japan today is that spirit -- ganbatte. It comes natural to the Japanese. They have a rich, rich history of overcoming. And they haven't turned against each other yet and I hope they never do. Tonight, I want to talk to you about the Japanese, what we can do, and also what we need to learn from them. We are turning against ourselves and we have allowed America to become something that it was never intended to be. Our Founding Fathers did not see this kind of America -- America that is dependent on a government and looks to the government to heal everything. America has drawn people here for hundreds of years because it was exceptional, it was unique, it was different. And you bought into that, you wanted to come here. But now -- now -- not everyone buys into that idea. In fact, that socialist rally that I showed you in Chicago, they were actually talking -- in that socialist rally, I love this -- they were saying America is America no matter where you are, and borders doesn't matter and it's just as much their country as your country. I'm sorry. What? It can't be unique and just the same at the same time. There are people here that want to fundamentally transform America. Well, I am one of them. I want to fundamentally transform America, restore America. Not to the Reagan years but to the ideas set forth by our Founding Fathers and our founding principles. We didn't realize that many people were trying to fundamentally transform and they were being quiet at the same time. They -- these people, I think, you can make a case that they are winning that war. Let me ask the audience, do you -- how many of you believe things today that you didn't, you would have said were crazy three years ago? OK. Almost everybody. All right. I said two years ago, you will get up one morning and you'll read the newspaper and you'll see your country and you won't recognize it as the same country anymore. And I remember being called crazy at that point. Would you say you have done that yet? You don't recognize your country? Raise your hand if you feel that way. OK. If you don't feel that way, let me ask you this -- if I would have told you a year ago that France would lead -- that France would be the one that says, you know what, I'm tired of waiting around, we'll send our planes and we will bomb? And America would say -- would you have believed that a year ago? When I said that the Fed would buy our debt and monetize our debt, I remember the calls of being irresponsible, I was crazy, I was dangerous. The Fed buys our debt about 80 percent of it, now. Do you recognize your country? They testified and said they would never do that in front of Congress. Is anyone charging them with anything? America is involved in the third front. If I would have told you four weeks ago that America may now be involved in a war -- in a third war, in a third Muslim country in the Middle East, would you have believed me? I believe I did say words similar to that right over there. That it would sweep, destabilize and drag us all down. We're in a third war, a third front -- God help us all if it boils over in Libya. And would you believe if I would have ever said America would turn against Israel? Did you see the case we made last night? Who here would have believed two years ago that we would turn against Israel? Never, never. So, this is -- this is the question -- who are we? And what can we control? Is there anybody here that knows -- I mean, what can we control? Anybody? What can we control? Steve? AUDIENCE MEMBER: Only your response to what comes your way? BECK: You can -- yes, only your response that comes your way. But you can control something else, too. Yes? AUDIENCE MEMBER: Family, and how we live our likes and control our children and tell them the good things to do. BECK: That's it. We can't control our children, believe me. (LAUGHTER) BECK: We can't control our children. I mean, how many of us have been standing in a supermarket where our kids are like spread-eagle own the floor going "I want Cheetos!" And we're like, not my kid -- that kid is out of control. (LAUGHTER) BECK: You can't control your kids but you can control the choices that you make in life, and our reactions. And that is the choice. That's the only thing we can control is our choices. That's what I really want to focus on tonight are the choices that we are going to make. Everybody -- everybody on the left and the media says I'm nuts. And I hope to God I am because if what I believe comes, we're in deep trouble. And not that the world is going to end, but we are going to have -- do you think that -- when people said you're building the nuclear power plants for an earthquake, nobody thought that there'd be a 10 on the Richter scale. Have you ever seen anything like that tsunami? That tsunami -- come over here, can you come over here? Look at this picture over here. Look at this picture. I've never seen anything like this picture. These are just cars, just all piled up on top of each other. If I would have said to you, three weeks ago, and I see houses on fire in the middle of the water being washed away and still on fire -- everyone would have said, you're out of my mind. We are seeing crazy things. Now, I said at the beginning of the week because I happened to go -- I went to this -- I went to this Baptist revival church this last Sunday and it was great. It was -- do you remember going to church and seeing the lady with the hats and they would wear the gloves and they'll have the hats, and the old lady and their purses and it was just great? And it was pretty amazing. And the preacher got up and he was talking about, this is -- this is actually -- we were on vacation for a week and we were in the Bahamas. And so, this preacher got up and there were only 100 people there, and he was talking and he was talking -- giving this prayer and he was the best. And he was, "Lord, we see the signs. And we know what's coming." So, when I got on the radio on Monday, I talked about the signs. And I made it very clear that God does not punish people through earthquakes -- at least I don't believe that now. I believe God allows us to punish ourself -- and who doesn't think we're going to be punished for our financial ways, for living in lies? God is not going to stop that. He's warned us the whole time -- hey, tell the truth. Tell the truth. It's going to come crashing down on us. That's not a punishment from God, that is a consequence of our errors. When it comes to this earthquake, I certainly don't think the Lord is punishing the people of Japan. I do however think there's a possibility -- can anybody tell me what signs of the times are? What are signs of the times? Anybody who know? What? Yes? Casey? Or yes -- you. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Wars, rumors of wars, earthquakes. BECK: Right. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Famine. BECK: Right. And where is it coming from? AUDIENCE MEMBER: The Bible. BECK: The Bible, yes. OK. It comes from "The Book of Revelation." "The Book of Revelation," there's another network who did a big, long dissertation last night based on me saying that I'm a madman because no intelligent opinion believes "The Book of Revelation" is true. Well, I'm intelligent. I may not be the smartest guy, but I'm intelligent and I believe it to be true. And what is it? It's not about an angry, vengeful God, it is about a warning. When you see these things, know that I am near. I don't know his timeframe is. I mean, Jesus could be -- people have been saying, it's the end of times. For 2000 years, the apostles actually thought, hey, OK, we're going to see him soon. So, I have no idea. I haven't check God's calendar. But I do know he sent these signs and he said, you will see wars, and rumors of war, famine, natural disasters. And this sticks out at me, he also talks about men will go -- in those days, will go and bury their gold and their treasures in a hill and an hour later come back and they will be worthless. Check your 401(k). Check your 401(k). When I say to you, if you want to really bury your money and your goods and keep them safe, is there anything -- anything -- anything that at all possibly, hold on to that money? Is there anything that couldn't change in one hour? Nothing. Nothing. Signs of the times, what are those? Those are things to say, hey, you better make a decision. And what is the decision? Change yourself. Get ready. Do you stand with greed, anger, violence and racism? Or do you stand for life, liberty and equal justice for all? Do you actually help each other, to be more like the Japanese and come through anything that we might face with grace? I want to show you some videos here in just a minute. In fact, can you just show the video here before we go out? Can you show the video of the -- of the -- you know what, I'll tell you what? Instead of showing the video, I'm going to break, I want to come back with a letter -- a blog that I read today that is amazing and then we're going to learn a little something about the Japanese culture that maybe can help us change ourselves. And here's the first step -- we have done really bad job of helping the Japanese. We helped Haiti. We are the most charitable group on Earth. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS now -- 1800-RED-CROSS or text REDCROSS to 90999 and make a $10 donation to support the efforts. (COMMERICAL BREAK) (APPLAUSE) BECK: America, I'm going to challenge you today to make a real difference. Today, I'm going to -- let me challenge you by the end of show to make that change. It is better when Michael Jackson that, wasn't it? Make that change, although he was a freak. I read an amazing excerpt from some blogs and some emails of a survivor in Japan, an American who teaches English in Japan. Here's show she described the atmosphere. Listen to this. "No one has washed for several days, we all feel grubby, but there are so much more important concerns than that for us no. I love this peeling away of nonessentials, living fully on the legal of instinct, of intuition. There are strange parallel universes happening. People are lining up for water and food and yet, a few are out walking their dogs." She continues, "Somehow, I can feel my heart opening very wide. My brother asked me if I felt small because of all that was happening. I don't. Rather, I feel part of something happening that is much larger than myself." That is the spirit of Japan. She goes on to talk about how somebody -- when people leave, they'll come back and people will have left food on their doorstep. I want to bring in a couple of guests. Michael Auslin, he is the director of Japanese studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He is the author of a new book, "Pacific Cosmopolitan: Culture History of U.S.-Japan Relations." And Norio Nishi, he is a Japanese national living in America. And, Norio, please give us the translation of your first name. I love this. NORIO NISHI, JAPANESE NATIONAL: "Nori" means man of order, harmony or order. And "Or" means man. So, that's right there. BECK: And that's part of the thing about Japan that I don't think we really understand. It is order, right? NISHI: Yes. BECK: It comes from, actually, living under samurais. NISHI: Exactly. BECK: And I want to get to that history in a little bit because of the problem with the government, that kind of -- that kind of changes things with the government. And you actually wrote an op-ed piece, was in today's Wall Street Journal? MICHAEL AUSLIN, AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: Today. Yes. BECK: Yes. Today's Wall Street Journal that talks about -- look out, because the government can do some things here, I think nefarious people can do things to change a constitutional republic if a crisis this large. But I wanted to talk first about -- because I'm really -- we have given, I think, what is it --how many billions? Sixty-four billion dollars -- million dollars to the Red Cross in the first six days and it was over $200 million for Haiti. And I don't want to talk about why that might be happening. I want to talk about different ways that we can help so we don't lose ourselves. You had a great suggestion about the troops. AUSLIN: Yes, I thought it was possible for people to actually contribute to our troops who are working around the clock. You know, they're working 24/7 since this thing hit -- bringing in supplies, they're on the ground with their Japanese counterparts, trying to clear and do rescue missions. And we can only support them. We can reach out to the USO. We can reach out by sending care packages. There's lots of different ways I think to let them know we understand they part of this, and without them, I think this would be a much harder operation. We've delivered hundreds of tons of supplies already. And so, I think we could -- we could help our troops in that way. BECK: Real quick, I don't want to dwell on this. But I do want to ask each of you, do you think there's a reason why? I've heard -- well, it's because we think Japan is a rich nation. Do you think -- do you think that -- NISHI: Well, I think that's possibly -- that's true, you know, when it comes to third world. BECK: Right. NISHI: We have to. But when it comes to Japan, it's almost like an economic competitor. But sometimes, some part of the industry, whether it would be kind of -- BECK: OK. Competitors -- I mean, we live in a business world now where you have to destroy the other. There's competitors and there's competitors that make you better. There's friends that are competitors. Do you have any thought on why this is happening? AUSLIN: I think people have been just overwhelmed by the scale and they're usually beginning to, you know, if you go on the Web now, you can click at different sites. I think that people will give a lot but I think that Norio is probably right. Look at Japan and we think, you know what, they have a lot of what they need and it's coming from other parts of the country. But I think everyone feels they want to help. BECK: OK. On the bottom of your screen, all throughout this program, we'll show you how you can help. And I'm going to make a challenge to you by the end of the program. Back in just a second. (APPLAUSE) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (NEWSBREAK) BECK: I have to tell you that we were just watching the news break here and we were just talking about the reactor and the reaction of the press. It's out of control. You know, they said that we should -- we should make sure we buy those iodine tablets. This is the Surgeon General. It's one-billionth the level of radiation that Chernobyl had coming across Europe. One-billionth. Why, when there's so many other things to focus on in Japan? Michael Auslin -- Michael Auslin, he is the director of Japan Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. And Norio Nishi is here. He's a Japanese national living in America. I want to spend a couple of minutes here just talking about what we can learn from Japan and why we're seeing the things that we had. There is -- there's a Nin Tai is a concept that I had never heard about. What is Nin Tai? NISHI: Yes. Nin Tai has been developed by the Japanese, a Samurai class. (INAUDIBLE) Japan has been ruled by the samurai class for thousand, thousand years. The key concept of Samurai lifestyle is the Nin Tai. Nin Tai means endurance, perseverance, steadfastness. You do not -- when you confront with danger, when you confront with the calamity, you don't shout, yell and move you head. You just take the pain. You just go forward and that is the kind of attitude or lifestyle that Samurai people built. That permeate every single aspect of the Japanese society. That's what the Nin Tai is all about. BECK: It's -- it is -- would you agree that we used to have this? Because it's honorable. We're -- I actually read people's blogs and heard people on TV say, why is there no looting? Because there's no honor in that. And doesn't it say something about us that we're asking that question? AUSLIN: I think we used to have that idea of, you know, when we're opening up the west and you'd have the endurance of the pioneers and settlers. And I don't think it's necessarily lost, but I think it is -- it's always been a part of Japan. There's another side of it too that I think is equally important that developed. The Samurai ruled Japan for about 700 years and this other side is this tension between what they call duty and obligation. Duty is what you had to do legally. It's -- you know, if you were Samurai, you had certain things you had to do and the law bound you. Obligation were your relations with your fellow man and they were often in tension. And the most famous story in Japan is something probably everyone here has heard of. "The 47 Ronin," "The 47th Samurai" where they wanted to avenge what they thought was the unlawful death of their lord. But they weren't allowed to do it according to duty. It was illegal. So they had to choose what to do. They chose obligation. But they didn't run away from the duty meaning they chose it, knowing that if they were successful in repaying the honor of their lord, upholding his honor, they would go to their deaths by the legal system. And they chose to do that. They had to somehow bring the two together. But what they didn't do was attempt, for example, to say, well, it wasn't -- we weren't doing that, it wasn't our fault. And this -- this idea of duty and obligation I think has helped -- BECK: It is kind of like Allen West when he went -- Congressman Allen West -- he was questioning a terrorist knew that this terrorist had information that was going to get all of his troops killed. So he went in and he threatened the guy and he said, I know you, you Americans, you'll never do it. He fired a shot right by the guy's head, scared him to death, knew that it was wrong and got the information. Then went right directly to his commanding officer, put his gun down, and said, what I did was wrong, I did it and I'd do it again but I want you to know that's the duty and the honor. Do you -- we've changed. I walked -- were you here yesterday for St. Patrick's Day? NISHI: No. BECK: Were you guys here yesterday? AUDIENCE: Yes. BECK: Have you seen things on the streets yesterday from like 18, 19- year-olds that you've never seen before? I mean, it was like a porn show. Wasn't it? I mean, it was amazing. It was amazing. And I'm walking down the street and I'm seeing this after I've been all day looking at Japan and everything and I couldn't believe the difference. Do we -- can we get there? AUSLIN: You know, Glenn, you asked about, you know, why do Japanese act this way? And New York's really crowded but in Japan you've got 125 million people living in the country the size of Montana. But they can only live in 20 percent of Montana because the rest of the country is too mountainous and forested. So throughout history they've been packed together, they know that you cannot simply have license to act as you want. That there are rules that will make living much more civilized. BECK: That doesn't happen in New York. There's also something else. NISHI: Yes, something I will say. The (INAUDIBLE) of haji, which mean shame. You know, universally everybody knows stealing or looting is wrong thing. But if you commit such a crime in Japan, you are not only responsible to what you did, but your ancestor, your descendent, your relatives, your children, their names are all stained. And the shame of losing face. BECK: That is the problem. I saw no shame yesterday. No shame. Let me ask you this. Tell me the number of -- compare the number of attorneys -- because I think this is big -- the number of attorneys in Japan. NISHI: Well, let me tell you, I'm not -- nothing against attorneys or lawyers -- BECK: No. Some restrictions do apply. NISHI: -- but I understand some reports indicate that the U.S. has 30 times more lawyers than Japan has per capita -- per capita here. So lawyer and court of law I see that everybody think that I'm right, you are wrong. And there is the battleground here. You were just talking about your own self, self-interest, you know, self-gratification. And the other guy feels the same way. But the concept of shame or even another concept, which is called Omoiyari -- BECK: Hold on just a second, we have to take a break. Back in a second. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BECK: Norio Nishi has lived in this country for about 20 years and we were talking about the difference between even just our legal systems here. And you were just about to get to a really important point the difference between us. NISHI: Yes. It is the concept of Omoiyari. In Japan that the (INAUDIBLE) meaning you have to give the utmost regard and respect to your neighbors, to others. So (INAUDIBLE) your own interests, your own needs and wants. But in the modern (INAUDIBLE) society, it is the other way around. BECK: It's all about -- NISHI: It's about me. My right, my want, my needs. BECK: All right. I want to switch gears here because we've been following the Japanese story and I think in a different way this week than everyone else. And we've also been following a different story. The story of the Fogel family. This is a story that has -- is amazing to me and you don't find it anywhere. I am struck by the good versus evil of this story. In Israel terrorists killed a father as he slept in bed after Shabbat dinner. They stabbed and cut the throat of his three-month-old infant in his arms, the daughter, who was lying next to him in bed. His wife was brutally murdered as she exited the bathroom to hear and she put up a fight. The terrorists went on to kill two more sons stabbing them to death. It was a brutal, brutal scene. I have seen the photos. One of these children was four years young. The other 11. The Fogel's 12-year-old daughter came home to this horrific scene and two of her brothers were spared from death because they were hidden in the darkness. In the ultimate sign of strength, 12-year-old Tamar swore to be a mother to her surviving siblings. Grandfather went on to give this beautiful talk about how we cannot be angry or look for revenge. The little girl showing incredible strength as the Palestinians then celebrated. They were passing candy out in the streets honoring this horrible act of terrorism. Candy. There is a powerful darkness growing, but as I have told you before -- I grew up in Seattle so I know -- noon day when the sun can be at its brightest, there are clouds up there, shadows aren't quite so dark. But when the sky is clear, the shadows become very, very dark. The shadows become black. As the sun is at its full brilliance that you notice it. And you have a choice. Are you part of the light or the dark? You can stand in the light or the dark. Lightness, I warn you, will always win. It may be a tough slog to get there. But light destroys darkness. Darkness can never destroy light. Our greatest physicist could come into this room and they cannot open up anything that will bring darkness into this room. Under the cameras show all the lights. Nothing can bring darkness into this room. Nothing. But I can send my daughter down to The Home Depot, give her six bucks and she can bring light into a dark room. Turn off the lights. Turn them all the way off. For five or six bucks you can pierce the darkness, but it doesn't work the other way around. I will show you beginning next on how you can be a symbol of light in growing darkness. Next. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BECK: I just told you the story of a horrific, horrific violence against the Fogel family in Israel. Dark, dark act. But I'm going to ask you now to become a symbol of light and make a choice tonight in the face of darkness. Rabbi Joseph Potasnik is the Executive Vice-President of the New York Board of Rabbis and he is here with me. Rabbi. Shabbat shalom. RABBI JOSEPH POTASNIKIK, NEW YORK BOARD OF RABBIS: Shabbat shalom. And thank you for doing this. BECK: I -- explain the candle. POTASNIK: There is a statement in the book of Proverbs that the soul of a person is like the candle of God. That through light, we give light to others. You can take one candle and light many others and in no way does it diminish the integrity of that one candle. And that person also can bring light and love to many others and still remain an independent individual. So the Fogel family began the Sabbath with a kindling of light. Now we're lighting a candle in their memory. BECK: OK. Tonight I would like ask you, because there is another tradition that it's not just on the Sabbath but when someone passes that you light the candle. Tonight is the week anniversary of the Fogel family's death and also it was a week ago today, wasn't it, the earthquake hit. Wasn't it? Yes, a week ago today. How many thousands of people have died. I would like to as you as a view to gather your family together tonight and to light a candle and explain to your children what you're doing, why you're doing it. You obviously don't have to explain the brutal details of the Fogel family, but if they're old enough, you should. But light a candle and make the choice today, today, to bring light into the world. Normally you say a prayer. POTASNIK: Yes, you do. One of the statements we say is, may God grant you comfort and sustain you amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. We say that at the completion of a mourning period and lighting the candle says now we have to go back, resume our lives, and restore some of the light in this dark world. And there will be many people who will be lighting candles for the Sabbath and this week lighting an additional candle for the Fogel family. BECK: The darkness that -- I mean, I can't -- I can't even begin to fathom the Fogel family's story in how it's not getting coverage. You feel the growing darkness. Do you feel the growing light? POTASNIK: Yes, I do. I do see people who are making a difference. I see how a community responds to this tragedy. You spoke of the Japanese courage during a difficult time. And I'd like to think that we have a responsibility to remind our children that there are many decent people there. BECK: Light a candle tonight. Do it for a reason. Back in a minute. (COMMERCIAL BREAK) BECK: From New York, good night, America. Content and Programming Copyright 2011 Fox News Network, LLC. 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