Biblically, what did Solomon mean by, "For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief" (Ecclesiastes 1:18)?"?
The Bible says that Solomon was given unusual wisdom by God, and that he was the wisest man who has ever lived. With great privileges though come great responsibilities and added burdens. Someone who is smarter than the rest of us would see things that we don't see, would foresee things we don't foresee, and would live with a lot of thoughts and concerns that the average person never wrestles with. I believe I remember reading Albert Einstein talking about this or writing about this. While you and I may go to sleep at night thinking about what we have to do at work tomorrow, or dreaming about a new car we want to buy, Einstein would go to sleep at night thinking about the ramifications of harnessing nuclear power and being responsible for helping create weapons of mass destruction. . . That's what I think Solomon is alluding to. He realized that every great blessing that he had also had a downside, and that none of them, (i.e. the things that normal people think would make them happy and content), none of them actually brought him that kind of inner peace and satisfaction that he craved. It's interesting than in our time psychological and sociological studies have demonstrated that having more money than other people doesn't make you necessarily happier than them, having a higher IQ than other people doesn't necessarily make you happier than them, etc. Solomon had it all to the extreme but didn't find any of it ultimately satisfying. And that's why I think the Book of Ecclesiastes is part of our Bible, to underscore for us that pursuing wealth, knowledge, pleasure etc is not ultimately going to satisfy us. The Bible would instead point us to relationships. As Jesus once said the greatest commandment is to love God with all of our hearts and the 2nd which is nearly as important is to love our neighbors as ourselves. And again, recent studies Ive read demonstrate that the happiest people are those who have a strong spiritual connection with God and wholesome relationships with other people.
What is the best poem that defines the sorrows of a woman?
Here a poem from poetess BINU BHATNAGAR that defines the sorrow of a woman. I don't know if it is good or not, but it touches my heart.This poem is actually the reality of KALIYUG. So here it is………मैं मैं हूँ । मैं ही रहूँगी।मैं नहीं राधा बनूंगी, मेरी प्रेम कहानी में, किसी और का पति हो, रुक्मिनी की आँख की किरकिरी मैं क्यों बनूंगी?मैं नहीं राधा बनूँगी।मैं सीता नहीं बनूँगी, मैं अपनी पवित्रता का, प्रमाणपत्र नहीं दूँगी आग पे नहीं चलूंगी वो क्या मुझे छोड़ देगा मैं ही उसे छोड़ दूँगी,मैं सीता नहीं बनूँगी।मैं न मीरा ही बनूंगी, किसी मूरत के मोह मे, घर संसार त्याग कर, साधुओं के संग फिरूं एक तारा हाथ लेकर, छोड़ ज़िम्मेदारियाँमैं नहीं मीरा बनूंगी।यशोधरा मैं नहीं बनूंगी छोड़कर जो चला गया कर्तव्य सारे त्यागकर ख़ुद भगवान बन गया, ज्ञान कितना ही पा गया, ऐसे पति के लिये मैं पतिव्रता नहीं बनूंगीयशोधरा मैं नहीं बनूंगी।उर्मिला भी नहीं बनूँगी पत्नी के साथ का जिसे न अहसास हो पत्नी की पीड़ा का ज़रा भी जिसे ना आभास हो छोड़ वर्षों के लिये भाई संग जो हो लिया मैं उसे नहीं वरूंगीउर्मिला मैं नहीं बनूँगी।मैं गाँधारी नहीं बनूंगी नेत्रहीन पति की आँखे बनूंगी अपनी आँखे मूंदलू अंधेरों को चूमलू ऐसा अर्थहीन त्याग मैं नहीं करूंगी। मेरी आँखो से वो देखे ऐसे प्रयत्न करती रहूँगीमैं गाँधारी नहीं बनूँगी।मैं उसीके संग जियूंगी, जिसको मन से वरूँगी, पर उसकी ज़्यादती मैं नहीं कभी संहूंगी कर्तव्य सब निर्वाहुंगी बलिदान के नाम परमैं यातना नहीं संहूँगी।मैं मैं हूँ। मैं ही रहूंगी।Thanks ~Cheers!!
"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark, the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light." What does this quote from Plato mean? What does light refer to in this quote?
In my own opinion, what this quote means to me is that for a child to be afraid is a natural thing since they’re still innocent and does not know of the terror this world holds. But for men to be afraid of the light, is somewhat like a tragedy simply because as we grow up we learned what darkness holds and what is light capable of. To embrace darkness and fear light is because sometimes we spent too long in the darkness and we accepted it as a part of ourselves, acknowledge it as the half of our soul as human for we are made up of both darkness and light. We do not fear darkness anymore. We fear light because of the hope it brings. We’ve been in the darkness for too long that we learned to be practical. You may not agree with me but you see hope is a very cruel thing to feel. Destroy one’s hope and you’ll destroy almost his whole being. That’s what I fear in the light, others may call it false hope. You see darkness isn’t what we really fear. It is seeing what’s beneath the light, what’s in the light and what really is that light. Once you see it after embracing the darkness you can say that darkness isn’t so bad after all. Others may call it tragedy but I tell you it does not feel that way.
What's the meaning of the song/poem "Come Little Children"?
I listened to this song on YouTube called "Come Little Children". I think it came out in that movie Hocus Pocus. Anyways, do you know the meaning of "Come Little Children"? Here's the link to the song if you never heard of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t8-_pI1-... Thanks for answering!
Can you please help give the summary interpretation of this poem?
The Sea (Poetry) By Natividad Marquez Why does the Sea laugh, Mother As it glints beneath the sun? Is it thinking of the joy, my child That it wishes every one. Why does the sea sob so, mother As it breaks on the rocky shore? It recalls the sorrows of the world, And weeps forever more. Why is the sea so peaceful, Mother As if it were fast asleep? It would give our heart, dearest child The comfort of the deep The End. P.S. Thanks
I need any information on the poem "Any Human to Another" by Countee Cullen please.?
I need help on what exactly the last three stanzas mean and what the tone is please Here is the poem in case it is needed: The ills I sorrow at Not me alone Like an arrow, Pierce to the marrow, Through the fat And past the bone. Your grief and mine Must intertwine Like sea and river, Be fused and mingle, Diverse yet single, Forever and forever. Let no man be so proud And confident, To think he is allowed A little tent Pitched in a meadow Of sun and shadow All his little own. Joy may be shy, unique, Friendly to a few, Sorrow may be scorned to speak To any who Were false or true. Your every grief Like a blade Shining and unsheathed Must strike me down. Of bitter aloes wreathed, My sorrow must be laid On your head like a crown.
HELP! QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POEM "SATURDAY'S CHILD" BY COUNTEE CULLEN?
Hi. I need help answering the following questions about the poem below. 1. What is the THEME of this poem? 2. What is the TONE of this poem? 3. What does Countee Cullen do or use in his poem to make it that way? 4. What is the mood of the poem? And why would you say that? "Saturday's Child" Some are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle; I cut my teeth as the black raccoon— For implements of battle. Some are swaddled in silk and down, And heralded by a star; They swathed my limbs in a sackcloth gown On a night that was black as tar. For some, godfather and goddame The opulent fairies be; Dame Poverty gave me my name, And Pain godfathered me. For I was born on Saturday— "Bad time for planting a seed," Was all my father had to say, And, "One mouth more to feed." Death cut the strings that gave me life, And handed me to Sorrow, The only kind of middle wife My folks could beg or borrow.