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Don't Judge - Clabo

Okay, I promise I read through all five cantos, but the thing that piqued my interest most just so happened to be the first few lines of the book. I feel like Dante's journey through life and wandering off of the straight and narrow path of truth is something everyone can relate to. He says that he doesn't exactly remember when it happened or when he exactly strayed into the dark woods of error, but that it was almost like he fell asleep and woke up there. Personally, that hit very close to home. I feel that whenever I enter a season of me slowly becoming lazier and lazier, the farther I get from actually being in good health physically, spiritually, and emotionally. It's not like anyone plans to just take a nice little stroll into the dark woods of error and off the "true path." It just seems as if it happens every now and then, and it feels as if sometimes if we’re not careful, life will just begin to drain us of our energy and effort slowly until we are either unfunctional or in the need of an immediate reality check.

One could even relate his initial striving to reach the top of the joyous hill to our want to be in a better place. We all say if I can just complete this one action or have this one thing, then I will be in a better place. We act as if it is something we can solve quickly if not instantly. In all reality, we need something/someone to show us the way and guide us into that place. Maybe the journey to it is what helps us stay there and not wander off the path again.

I'm not sure if I made any sense, but if I did, what are your thoughts? Anything different? Anything you wanna add? 

P.S. I commented on Addison Zanda's and Jackson Riddle's posts.

P.P.S. I am not sure why my paragraphs are doing that...


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  1. Jackson RiddleMarch 16, 2021 at 9:23 AM

    Haha Clabo I had the same thought process when writing my blog post, because I wrote about roughly the same thing. I absolutely agree with your comparison between Dante's journey and our own personal struggles, part of why I wrote about the first canto was because of how much that concept of the spiritual journey stood out to me.

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