Monday, March 17, 2014

What Christian element is emphasized in "The Seafarer"?

The second part of "The Seafarer" contains many references
to the speaker's relationship with god.  God is an entity to be feared.  He is the
Creator:



He
turns the earth,


He set it swinging firmly in
space,


Gave life to the world and light to the
sky.



In return, god expects
men to remember him.


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Death leaps at the fools who forget their
God.



He who wants to live
forever must "live humbly."  He must not be overly concerned with material wealth.  He
must not harm others even if wrong is done to him.  These tenets sound very similar to
Jesus' "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" or "Turn the other
cheek."


God is mighty and capable of giving us eternal
life.  But if we get caught up in the riches of the world, if we forget to live humbly
or if we forget to praise our god, we will not have the "hope of Heaven." or "eternal
joy."

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