Every man in Death: In the article Looking Death In the Face, John Kaag and Clancy Martin tell us Ramses II better known as Ozymandias story on how he became this great mogul. He explained in one of his famous poems how not to become stuck on your fame and how eventually it all fades away saying fame has a shadow. (Looking, Kaag) He explains to us how death is easier to think of as an adjective than a verb. We think of it as a descriptive word rather than something we do like dying. Usually, on a daily basis, we donΒt think about death. It adds a gloomy existence to your day, but its never good to think about something too late. When death came to him it raised a question. Do you really have free will on earth comfortably? So we really dont know if the afterlife is real. If your religious you just believe and trust it is. For Bible readers and believers there are a token set of rules to follow called The Ten Commandments. In it you will find rules that you follow throughout life. If not followed they have consequences for example Honor thy Father and Mother. If the commandment is not followed like disrespecting your mother or father your days on earth will be shortened. We have been taught in Christianity that we can make these mista
kes and genuinely ask for forgiveness and receive it to get into Heaven. With these examples he choose to try and turn his life around. But would it get him into Heaven?
Others have asked daring questions that no one really can answer unless youre God himself. In Everyman, there were decisions that he faced that made him seem to crumble but in the end, she stood tall. I attended a retreat at my church. In it we had a group session called Questions About Life with God In this session, we could ask any questions we wanted about life and our youth minister answered them with passages from the bible that corresponded. One girl asked why do children die or be stillborn. He responded with a passage about GodΒs will for peopleΒs lives. Another asked Why do so many people go to jail. This question offered several answers, he told us that sometimes children have to suffer for the stupidity of their parents. He continued to answer saying we have consequences for our actions. Lastly, I asked do we really live on earth comfortably? Going way beyond being a double minority in the world today. Do the decisions I make ruin my chances in Heaven? Are there some things I cant be forgiven for? He was stumped oddly be didnt know how to answer my question.