some new musing from english
An idea that particularly caught my musing attention is this peice from Alexander Pope’s an Essay on Man about the maze in which we live:
“Let us (since life can little more supply
That just to look about us and die)
Expatiate free o’er all this scene of man;
A mighty maze! But not without a plan;
A wild where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot,
Or garden, tempting with forbidden fruit.” (Alexander Pope lines 3-8)
This idea that we cannot see the maze, but someone watching over us can is amazing. This basically implies that we have free will, but every outcome is already planned, but it is up to you to decide which path to turn down. Somewhat like a test of your strength and willingness to try new things in hope of finding the path that suits you best but is also good. This higher being can watch all the possibilities and the true action that is happening, but cannot force an individual down their path. By this same token, there is an easy path, and a harder path. The easy path is direct, and there are 2 ways to go about this: you have a good life, but do not experience anything, or you can go down a quick and dirty path that leads you to death. Either way, you don’t have many experiences and you die; the end. Then there are the multitude of other paths you can take that have good, bad, chances to turn back, and chances to turn down the easy road in exchange for life experiences. But the choice is always yours to make. Do I turn down this road, or take the next one? Do I marry this guy, or do I wait for something better? The choices and cross roads in our life are endless.
learn to make your decisions, and know, that there is always a way you can back track and start over.
