Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Some hints of existentialism maybe??

This poem started out very happy and sweet. It made me feel all warm inside when it was talking about love and how it would last all of time. When people are in love it is like they are in their own little bubble where everything is happy and amazing and its like a fairy tale. They think their love will last for all of time. Then in the poem this happy moment comes to a screeching halt when the author is like never mind, you thought! The poem took a very different twist. Something about this poem kept reminding me of a conversation I had with my atheist friend, Jonathon. He believes that there is no purpose to life unless you make purpose out of it by finding joy in things that you love. He lives in a constant state of fear of death and purposelessness. The poem reminded me of this when it said "life remains a blessing although you cannot bless" In Jonathons case life is a blessing because he believes there is nothing after this. But he cannot bless because he has no hope to give anyone else. He once told me that is biggest fear was losing time or wasting time because the time we have here is limited and if there is no point to life then why not live every moment making the most of it and having fun. Time is in control and there is nothing you can do to stop it. Just like in this poem. Jonathon said that people are surprised that he is an atheist because of how nice he is. When you believe what he believes there is no reason to have morals. I would be the worst person ever if I was an Atheist. I would party all the time and do/say what ever I wanted and everyone would hate me. But he sees it more as an opportunity to be good and make others feel good because they are stuck here with no purpose as well. The poem says "You shall love your crooked neighbor with all your crooked heart". From a Christian perspective I read that line and think something very different. Often times Christians are considered judgmental and I see this as a reminder that we are called to love everyone no matter what they have done but be careful not to be judgmental because you are a sinner just as much as they are.

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