This week in class we were presented with a quote by Goethe. "The whole art in life consists in giving up our existence in order to exist." At first, I was a little confused, but then I thought of all the people in the past that fought for equality rights and helped a whole generation survive and prosper. How would minorities in the US continue to live if people didn't fight for them, and even die for them. In order for a few to exist there has to be some suffering. There is always someone who is working hard for the rest of us to survive. The people I think of who are working hard are parents. They are constantly working in order to provide for their families. Some are struggling more than others, and many are not able to do the things they would like to do. Unlike these parents, John Proctor in The Crucible decided to save his name instead of his family. Basically his family gave up their "existence" in order for Proctor's name/reputation to "exist". We live in a world where being successful causes suffering for some. Can this change or can society only thrive at the expense of others?
I think you have made a really good point. I think it's really sad that the truth is that others suffer so that others can be successful in life. I think that we all have to try to sacrifice things and show the people who suffer for us our appreciation by helping them out too. great post!!! (:
ReplyDeleteThis was really good. As once said by Maylyn Wu "art can still exist even after the artist is dead", after people die they can still be preserved through legacy and "exist".
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