The thing is, I've always felt much of this one idea embodied in the novel as well. Most people think of God as the supreme good and deity that is the morally right. But at the same time, must we not respect the taboo and less popular subjects like sexuality, drinking, hate, etc etc? This is not to say that we must worship the devil and hate everybody. But God is certainly more than just that "good" that people mistake Him for. Sex and drinking are not a bad things, only what many people and most societies have made them into. I forgot what the name of that one Chinese symbol is, but it's the one where it's like a circle half black and half white and there are two black and white dots respectively within the other opposite color.
Without bad, there would be no good. It is the very things that cause our suffering that also empower us to become more human. So once again, it all depends on how we interpret the world around us. In addition, we must explore the totality of the human condition, not just the parts of us we consider "pure." As Hermann Hesse says in the book, a baby chick must encounter hardship and break its way out of the shell before it is truly free. After all, a chick is meant to be free from its shell, or else it would die. We too must learn to break out from the negative paradigms all around us today. We must do what is right, not what is common.
Once again, I tried to fit too many ideas into one short passage. My bad.
Its just called a yin yang circle. Interesting. Sounds like a good book. How much do you recommend the book.
ReplyDeletei recommend it to all who have a life goal of learning and to those who think of themselves as "unique." you can define that however you want to
ReplyDeleteSo you think yourself unique in other words. haha. just kidding. I look forward to reading the book.
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