Informal theme #4.3

Shadows of the Heroes

            Love is the only war worth dying for but choosing to go into the war to save the country is a different thing; we call it heroism. Though both Aeneas and Hector knew that fighting for the city is a huge gamble, they still chose to leave their family behind hoping that if they succeed in protecting the country, their children and the next generations would inherit serenity.

            Looking at a rear distance, we would perceive the shadows of these two great heroes. That would be their consorts; Andromache for Hector and Creusa for Aeneas. Andromache and Creusa gave the whole lot that they could give to their spouses. They have given their eternal love and even begged for the safety of their husbands. They tried to alter the decisions of the two not to enter the war since their adhering would mean a less chance for them to seeing each other once again.

            The two pairs love each other very much. Even death could not keep them apart. Even though Aeneas and Andromache found new affection after the loss of their love, I still believe that within them are the memories of their late other halves and that there will be no other love that will able to overcome or even reach their warmth before.

            Whatever fate they received, we can’t really rebuff the fact that their love is genuine and forever lasting.

Informal Theme #4.1

Irate truth.

            Nuclear, political, civil, whatever you call it, we scare war. Obviously, the idea of our home being devastated by pitiless rivals is a nightmare. Things would be very difficult by those times if we were in a kin situation. Yes, even I would be confused of my decisions on what to do and what shall not.   

            As Aeneas tells his story in the feast of Dido, I can’t help myself not to feel pity on him. Leaving your home would be difficult, what more if you will not really see it anymore. Tragic though, Aeneas did not let this defeat keep him from striving. In those times, going through would be the only choice everyone has in hand. If you’ll not move on and escape the falling ruins of Troy, you might as well be left back and slaughtered. 

            I really admire Aeneas showing such courage in times when you can’t really depend to anybody but yourself. Even though, in that time, we could say that Aeneas is in both deep grief and rage, he did not let these emotions run his decisions. He still was able to choose to do the right.

            Truly, this epic hero really taught me of giving weight on what is right than what we wanted to do. Turning back, surrendering is not a symbol of weakness. It is choosing to do what is supposed to.

Informal Theme #4.2

No aid at all

            Life is fair. Yes, sometimes, we might feel the wrath but who cares most of the time we are happy. If we easily complain on how these problems overthrow even our slightest optimism, we might as well get tired of living too fast. Giving life its fruitful future would be the greatest payback we could return Him and moving forward, facing the obstacles would be the way to overreaching it. God gave us the strength; we must know how to utilize it.

            Though we could not really force ourselves not to feel sappy whenever experiencing down falls, we should make ways to climb back to where we started. Stumbling isn’t dire at all unless we don’t know how to stand and let others step us on. Imperfections are important; just as mistakes are. We only get to be good by learning from mistakes and we get to be real by being imperfect. 

            Actually, many have been successful because of toppling. A great example would be Thomas Edison. He was kicked out of school and was forced to pursue studying at home. No one knew that time that this young man would be one of the greatest icons so as Jack Dorsey, the famous inventor of twitter. We might just don’t know but in time, these terrible losses would  lead to ultimate victories.

            As the saying goes, “don’t look where you fell, but where you slipped’. We must not always look on what tragedies we’ve been through; instead, we must value the things we gained after the raging storm. Mistakes would serve as door to experiences but do not let two doors to open so that you see what you must learn.