Candide comes to a town that he believes is the perfect world that Pangloss always spoke of where everything was for the best. "It is probably the country where all goes well; for there must obviously be some such place." p. 77 Pangloss put into his mind that the world is a good place where nothing goes wrong, but we cannot escape the fall of man. Heaven is the only perfect place.
Eldorado was perfect. Almost too perfect. It was so set apart and closed off from the rest of the world that it is protraying escaping from the sad reality of the real world. This is what Candide thinks he wants, but it will only cause him more problems.
The King explains," Go when you wish, but you will find it difficult to get out." p. 83 I think this relates to wealth and the things of this world. We are free to do what we want, but once we are caught up in the world, we become a slave to it and have a hard time getting away from it and letting go. If we instead focus on spiritual things and refuse to be pulled into it, we can avoid becoming the world's slave.
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ReplyDeleteI really liked this post. I agree that we have become slaves to meaningless things. I'm not dissing texting, but our generation has become addicted to texting and it controls a lot of people. I like the reference to wealth. People can get so caught up in money that they forget how to live a life of love and devotion to not only their families, but to God as well.
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