Eastern Literature

As we have passed through the Eastern Literature section, I have noticed several things. One is the similarities between Eastern and Western culture. Now, of course, there are substancial differences, but I was surprised at the amount of similarities. We as Westerners seemed to have created our own adaptation of the India caste system. How often do you walk through the hallways, pass by someone and think "I am so better than that person." We have created labels for people which is very much the same as the system in India. Another thing is the concept "Do we know what is really good?" This is a Daoist theme but is also similar to our thinking these days. Is there really a defined right or wrong? As Christians we should know that their is but coming from a very secular world, sometimes we ask ourselves that same question.

Qur'an Stuff

So basically the Qur'an I found was very interesting. It had alot of points that made sense and their were also a quite a few points that I found rather confusing. I also happened to notice that their were many similarities between the Quran and the Bible. Some of the characters were the same such as Moses and Adam. I think the thing that opened my eyes the most is that not everybody believes the same way we do. In fact many people do not believe the same things as us as Christians. We kinda live in this secluded bubble since we go to a Christians. And yes many of us have friends who dont go to the school and believe differently, but we still are surrounded by this previous bias towards other religions. Many of us have grown up hearing about the bible since we were little but we really live secluded from this world view. Anyways I just thought I would put that in their.

Camelot

I really enjoy this movie. My grandparents own it so this is not the first time I have watched it. Anyways I think their are several specific thing that we can observe. First of all we see that its a love story. Every time period and culture has its own variation of a love story and I believe that this one is most suiting for the time period. Also we see a connection between the Arthurian legend and Christian values and beliefs. First their is Mordred. Mordred seems to represent the devil. He looks good at first but then we see his true colors and what he is really after. One could also say that in some ways, Merlin represents the Holy Spirit. In the movie, Merlin helps Arthur and takes him back to different time periods. Merlin has been Arthur's teacher and helps as well as convicts Arthur. Same goes in the Holy Spirit.