IB Class: English
Currently we are studying about the Romantics. A few days ago, we watched a video clip about a few of the poets. In the clip, one of the poets was depressed because he stopped believing in Christianity and felt loss thinking that he did not have an afterlife.
To be honest, when I was watching the video clip, I did not feel any empathy for the poet. I think this is due to the fact that I do not have a religion and I do not understand why the poet is so depressed from not having a religion. (I'm sorry, please do not be offended when you're reading this.) What is the purpose of an afterlife? In my opinion, the most important thing is to live the life that we're living right now to the fullest. Do what we really want to do and have no regrets. Even if we have an afterlife, we are separated from the ones we love. I think that this is the only lifetime that I have, so I try to live it the best way possible.
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Maybe his feeling of loss was due to the change from what he thought he knew before, letting go of a belief which is firmly rooted in your life might be difficult.
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