1. Story 2 (pg. 42) – “At his request, they did so immediately…and worthy man who lived a holy life.”
- I found this quote interesting, because the story changed Abraham’s name to Giovanni. Abraham had decided to convert from Judaism to Christian because of the power of the Holy Spirit. Some of the holiest men in the land catered to a life of sin by giving in to the lust presented by whores and young boys, but Abraham was confused as to how such heinous acts would promote such positive feedback for the religion. He deduced that the Holy Spirit was what carried, and possibly expanded, the religion. Thus, Christianity must be a good religion, despite all of its less than perfect qualities. I feel the name change, however, was a sign of assimilation. It is odd to me, because it is suggesting that Christianity is a sort of cult. Though I agree, Giannotto should not have attacked Abraham’s religion in such a way, it appears as if there is a “Nazi,” feel going on in this story.
2. Story 3 (pg. 43) – “…stupidity can often remove one from a state of happiness…restore him to his secure state.”
- This quote is very accurate to me. There are many times when people think before they speak, and unintentionally put their foot in their mouth. A perfectly good moment could drastically change to a moment of great grief, such as Saladin trying to tear down Melchisedech’s good day. Luckily for Melchisedech, he was wise and thought out the consequences of his actions and answered the double edged question with a neutral answer. If I had to analyze the statement, I would say it means that life is unpredictable but it is very possible to have a say in your destiny or future.
3. Story 4 (pg. 48) – “No one will ever know, and a sin that’s hidden is half forgiven!”
-GThis is a very pivotal statement in the plot of the story. The Abott is about to confront a young girl for committing a cardinal sin with a monk. While walking over to speak with her, he is mentally preparing himself for the talk when his mind wonders. He begins to think that no one will know what happened between them in the room, and perhaps the monk was on to something. I find this statement to be very true, because most people think like this. If a human being can not witness the crime, the criminal feels like it is okay to commit because the only issue left is their conscious. Obviously, the Abott would not feel guilty ever, thus this would be the perfect crime if it were not for the wise monk. However this statement just shows how a person may try to justify an act that may be deemed unjust in normal standards.
- I found this quote interesting, because the story changed Abraham’s name to Giovanni. Abraham had decided to convert from Judaism to Christian because of the power of the Holy Spirit. Some of the holiest men in the land catered to a life of sin by giving in to the lust presented by whores and young boys, but Abraham was confused as to how such heinous acts would promote such positive feedback for the religion. He deduced that the Holy Spirit was what carried, and possibly expanded, the religion. Thus, Christianity must be a good religion, despite all of its less than perfect qualities. I feel the name change, however, was a sign of assimilation. It is odd to me, because it is suggesting that Christianity is a sort of cult. Though I agree, Giannotto should not have attacked Abraham’s religion in such a way, it appears as if there is a “Nazi,” feel going on in this story.
2. Story 3 (pg. 43) – “…stupidity can often remove one from a state of happiness…restore him to his secure state.”
- This quote is very accurate to me. There are many times when people think before they speak, and unintentionally put their foot in their mouth. A perfectly good moment could drastically change to a moment of great grief, such as Saladin trying to tear down Melchisedech’s good day. Luckily for Melchisedech, he was wise and thought out the consequences of his actions and answered the double edged question with a neutral answer. If I had to analyze the statement, I would say it means that life is unpredictable but it is very possible to have a say in your destiny or future.
3. Story 4 (pg. 48) – “No one will ever know, and a sin that’s hidden is half forgiven!”
-GThis is a very pivotal statement in the plot of the story. The Abott is about to confront a young girl for committing a cardinal sin with a monk. While walking over to speak with her, he is mentally preparing himself for the talk when his mind wonders. He begins to think that no one will know what happened between them in the room, and perhaps the monk was on to something. I find this statement to be very true, because most people think like this. If a human being can not witness the crime, the criminal feels like it is okay to commit because the only issue left is their conscious. Obviously, the Abott would not feel guilty ever, thus this would be the perfect crime if it were not for the wise monk. However this statement just shows how a person may try to justify an act that may be deemed unjust in normal standards.
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