Monday, January 7, 2008

Simplicity... any one???

This stuff was something I made in one of our classes in TESL in which we were asked to write crazy things and out of those crazy things, we were asked to synthesize them into one essay related to one topic which we read about St. Francis and St. Clare. It may seem so simple and even absurd at first but if you dwell into it more, you would see its beauty. It is also a bit rough since I didn’t took the effort to rewrite it as doing so would destroy the essence of doing this. Enjoy, this is light reading!!!


Why do people want to complicate things? A basic question which I ask myself seeing stuff like these being written about certain things which could be viewed as it is. In such case as Saint Clare and Saint Francis of Assisi, so what if they were in love? I think a better thing to be asking would be: what is love? And after answering that, no complications would ever appear because I think that God made his creations, as much as it may seem complicated as simple as it should be and that is done to love and to be in loved. Take this quote for instance, it may seem complicated but you would realize its simplicity and beauty “No matter what takes place in the world, Every day, there will always be starlight glittering at the edge of sky until day break, and there will always be morning dew shining on the grass in the soft light of day break; Both the starlight and the morning dew will give way gradually when the sky becomes bright. Starlight and Morning Dew, they meet only for a short time. Although the time they meet each other is short, they feel quite happy everyday.” Simplicity is happiness; happiness is love and St. Clare and St. Francis is all about love and simplicity and relationship. A last thought to ponder though “Two people lived together behind bars; one sees a muddy ground and the other, stars… who is happier?”

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