During the class discussions, my group focused on section four of the wasteland. To me, this section says a lot about mortality. The the sailor died at sea, his life flashing before his eyes. It didn’t matter how well he knew the sea. It didn’t matter how tall, strong, or handsome he was. At this point, he is dead. This made me think about how, in life, we tend to spend so much of our time worrying about things that are ultimately insignificant, when, in the end, very little of it will matter after our death.
No one will really care about the type of house you lived in or the kind of car you drove. Chances are, no one will remember all of the things you said, and a lot of what you did won’t matter. However, if you change one person’s life for the better, that one person will remember you. And maybe that one person will impact someone else, who will help someone else, and so on.
-Jamie
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Jamie, I agree with one this point. Something I also took from Section IV, is that along with make the most of your life, is don't fear dying doing something you love. Because this sailor who died knew what he was doing, he knew the risks, yet he was willing to sacrifice his life for something he loved doing. He died in the middle of the action. Maybe the poem was also saying don't fear dying by something you love, or maybe it was saying way the risks? Is it worth it?
ReplyDeleteThis thought is really cool to think about from a Christian standpoint. I cant remember at all where I read it, but wherever I did said that death is not accident, but rather an appointment. This can either be a terrifying and depressing idea, or it can be an incredibly encouraging and empowering one. If this statement holds true, then until your appointed time is at hand, you cant be killed. We as humans dwell so much on death and dying as the end of our lives, when it would be far more aptly described as the beginning of something infinitely greater than our lives on earth.
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