जौर्नल 3

How's your karma? If you had one do-over, one day to live over, what would it be? How would it change the outcome today?
My karma depends on my week and dedication to my faith. For my God does not act favorably upon me when my actions do not favorably represent he who lives through the actions of the community. Generally if I do something wrong, its generally my guilt that effects me the most and guides me back to the strait and narrow. My karma is usually also following Murphy’s Law, if anything it can go wrong, it probably will.
If I could change one thing about my life, that would be desire to grow up so fast. As the oldest brother, responsibility and maturity were constantly expected from me, yet its not something that I necessarily desired. I wish I could undo scarring mental images that high school brings, as we begin to see drinking at rampant levels and the children we grow up with, turn to drugs to escape. Those are images I never wanted to see, yet became a part of my friend group and their lives.

जौर्नल #2

Citing several examples from the latter part of the chapter, defend Rama's and Vali's argument, using your own moral reasoning, then in another paragraph, compare the situation to modern international politics and conflicts.- Vali asks to find what his crimes were and basically why was he basically struck in the back before Rama attempted to negotiate in peaceful terms. Vali desired to be Rama’s friend, yet Rama attacked him without attempting any sort of politics. The story than basically suggests that a fist is stronger than words, but it should be the other way around.

In modern times, an example would be the do not negotiate with terrorists rule that the United States uses in diplomacy with international terrorists. What the novel suggests is to work with your enemies to find your objective. The classic saying ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’ logic could have been applied to this lifestyle because enlisting Vali would have had more benefits than the death and killing of Vali.

Epilogue

So everyone’s wasted, So we slip away
Who knew that would be the last time
I ever got to see your face
To feel your touch, to taste your breath
Wanting memories, but that’s all that’s left
So I pray, I pray that you are safe
While the rest of us are left behind
There are no longer children,
Just the ashes, burns and the pain
Mirrored in the passing of your life

Journal: Cite at least two examples (with pg. numbers) in the first two chapters of Ramayana where you see evidence of the divine being IMMANENT, and discuss how they fit this criteria. Make also, at least three instances of appearances being ILLUSORY and what these might mean.;
Read "Two Promises Revived"
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On page 28, divine power becomes immanent when they begin to speak of the power of the bow that hasn’t been pulled or strung since the God who made it, used it, “…even if he lifts and strings it.”
Another instance where there is immanence of divine beings is when Rama defeats the opposing forces of evil on page 8, thus doing something no normal mortal could possible accomplish.
Where do appearances become illusory? Firstly, appearances become illusory when Rama see’s his future bride and she is taken over by lust for a man(pg 28). Secondly, when Rama fearlessly breaks a great bow of strength that a mortal couldn’t break and that was never expected to be broken, or strung(pg 28). Thirdly, the power of the God’s to deliver people from famine and drought, seems semi illusory because of the great expanse of land that seems to be effected, yet many of the people still appear to prosper.

Answer of Faith

Just a vessel of Your glory
A steward given glimpses of a populace
To address and travel on a journey
While searching for Your Salvation

Or truth, enlightenment
As dual fascination
A challenge to You
Returned with Your loves tingling sensation

For truth put forth is remittance
Behind
So with this prayer
Is my answer of faith
Allowed to question
Your Time?

Above

Beautiful complexion
In need of inspection
Come here now

We don’t believe in forever
But one night is even better
So what is love?
Come here and lets share gifts of the above

Give me a shot,
One night,
And Il be your chaser

But let this night
Be a blur
As long as when you awake
You can face a scarred mirror

murmur

The poets on strike
Emphasis on the lack of capitalization of the poet
For to possess a title you must be the subject of matter
But yet in what circles
Do you hear The Poet?
Rather you hear people whisper of a poet
Maybe when time is gone and stories become myths, myths become legends
Can they whisper of a poet
But in the present future
There will be no title accepted but the one of Austin;
Consequently,
The Poet.