The poems written by Rilke expresses the significance of our relationship and understanding of the world around us in different ways. Both poems show an equal side of idea, however, show great differentiation in point of views and how humans connect and how they should connect to the world we live. Poem XVI focuses on the purity of life, whereas poem XXIII focuses on the freedom of an individual. In the first poem, Rilke talks about how people should develop to achieve success. Rilke emphasizes this by saying, “Even the pure, the consecrated gift he takes into this world no other way than this” (5) Rilke is speaking of God and how He wants humans to view the world beautifully; He wants humans to understand His fairness--we have to learn how
