Parallelism and Paradox in Creation and Pslams Stories

During class we read the Creation and Pslams stories. These stories reveal a certain understanding of the comparsion of paradox and parallelism, and how it relates to our experiences in life. The comparsion teaches that our life and its values should have a deeper meaning, and understanding. It teaches us to admire what we have and not to complain for what we have and don't have. The paradox is taking two things that are true but are total opposites, and allowing us, as the readers to understand the comparsion of two different objects. Parallelism, is a structural statement to allow the readers to create an understanding of a true meaning of life in a description form that we can relate to. While reading through the Creation and Pslams stories, we should allow ourself to grasp the concepts in life and why they are so important to us.

In the Creation stories and Pslams, it allows us to see the true meaning in life, and not to be judgemental of certain things. The reason why paradox and parallelism are similar, is because they both allow you as a reader, to see the truth about life, while other stories allow you only to see what they want you to see. An example is that the stories teaches us that life is simply a gift that is given to you, and it is your choice to live it out to the fullest or just let it pass by you. These stories remind us of the gifts in life, and how easily it can be gone, such as losing a loved one. While reading these stories, we should keep an open-mind in life, such as using what we know from these stories and spreading our gifts with others.

In these stories, it not only allows us to have an open-mind of true meanings in life, but allows us to have an understaing of our values in life. The Creation and Pslams stories create a symbol of life and what we can believe in, instead of what we should believe in. An example is how the Creation story compares paradox and parallelism by describing Heaven and Hell, and how they are opposites, but yet how the sentence structure is the same. However the meanings of Heaven and Hell are expressed in different ways through different people in our lives. This example shows that everyone has a knoweldge or understanding of Heaven and Hell, but it is also expressed differently through their own beliefs. Eventhough people have their own beliefs in God, Haven, or Hell, the true teachings is how it relates to you as a person, and how you embrace it in your life. Also, it allows you to know that life is a gift that can easily be taken away, so value it. This is what the Creation and Pslams stories teaches us, to have an open-mind in your life, and to value your gifts around you.

when we two parted

"when we two parted, in silence and tears, half broken hearted."

This poem is about havine someone leave close to you. This quote is about how a lover who leaves the author for good. The only thing that the author could feel is the silence of his voice and the chills of tears running down his face. The pain of a break up, causing him to regret letting her go and not saying anything to make her stay. This quote also means, when you let go, you are going to feel pain, but you have to learn to let go of your pain and keep the memories of your love with on another and hope to see her again soon.

I could relate to this poem, because I had the same experience happen to me. The feeling you get when you break up is unbarable. It feels like your heart got ripped out, and all you could hear is your heart banging loud, and your throat as dry as a desert. You try not to cry infront of the person, but deep down inside you want to scream, but your voice will not come out. It is the worst feeling in the world, and what is worst, is seeing them later with another lover, and yet they still say hi at you like what you had was really nothing.

Through my experience I feel that love is a gift, and a curse. Love is a gift because you have something so precious that you never want to let you go. The curse is that when you are forcused to let go, your heart is gone. This is what I feel about love.