Informal Theme # 4
Blog # 4
November 12, 2010
Crime equates with punishment. For every negative thing you do, there is an alloted consequence for it. As the one of the laws of science says, "For every action, there is a reaction." The Divine Comedy portrays the world unseen by the living. The world divided generally into two, to suffer or to claim the prize of everlasting life of happiness.
Inferno was a big no for me. Souls suffer for their deeds on Earth endlessly. Dante's description of Inferno was so vivid and violent. No man would even dare to enter it. Personally, Inferno made me aware of the things I'm doing above the ground. Seriously, every time I did a bad thing, Inferno appears in my mind. I'm aware that this deed would force me to go to this specific circle. Goodness, Dante was sent from above for us to repent as early as we can. Inferno hit the right spot.
Later on in Purgatario, the story calms down a bit. One thing that stroke me most is those souls who repented for their sins before they die shall arrive at Purgatorio. Funny as it is, deep within my mind I say, "If I would die, before my last breath, I will repent for my sins so my soul won't crash at the depth of hell." Purgatorio compared to my grades, is a passing grade but still nearly failing. Maybe 85. I have a chance for my soul to be cleansed. Purgatorio brings out hope for us, sinners. From this part of Divine Comedy, I see some light from above.
Paradiso casted out intense light. I saw the bright side of the story. Such divinity I saw when Dante portrays his version of Heaven. After Dante saw God as an image with three bright circles, I realized that it would the greatest thing on this life if you see God in person. It would be a everlasting goal to see God and to be with Him in His paradise. Still, it's hard to do this.
This would be my greatest lesson learned in his work of art, "God didn't say following Him was easy. It's just that, it would be worth it."
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