Bob Marley Dharma Analysis

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Bob Marley uses his poetic analogy to say that people are subjecting their curiosity due to their fears, so instead of trying they mask behind the wonder if they ever did try. He tries to get people to understand that life cannot be preplanned or has to follow a specific agenda, so basically the purpose of life is simply to take chances. Marley describes being scared of his girlfriend saying that he loves him since she probably hides away from him. Other people might perceive this as neglecting commitment in relationships to avoid developing emotional attachments, by taking precautions as a result. The lesson to be learned is living as a free spirit and let faith work out the future. In this unit of Hinduism we are learning how your dharma affect your karmas, and this quote indirectly links how avoiding your ethical duties, …show more content…
We as a society like to say that they want change, gender quality, world peace and such, but yet any given chance to find a solution to change this, we step down and find excuses on why we shouldn’t. Hilary Clinton in my opinion is deserving to be president, and I feel that America is increasing their ignorance by egotistically thinking woman cannot lead a country. Being in 2016 I would think that America would have at least several women presidents, considering woman oppressed countries such as India already has had the opportunity to have a woman governor. Relating this back to the quote Bob Marley was commenting on the hypocrisy between individuals and the struggle that coexists because of it. This philosophy on living life involves the tie between knowledge over ignorance shown in the Jhana Marga. Overall, people who are involved with social sciences would appreciate this quote. It demonstrates a similarity between external and internal relationships a person has using examples of nature to make the quote more rhythmic and easier to

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