I take a look at the Universe and at first glance I see a magnificent entity “revolving on a noisy, creaking pivot” (Fitzgerald pg. 31) so grand in scale that nothing can ever be compared to it. This universe is home to human existence and when I look through our “troubled history and sympathize[d] with the brave struggles” (Fitzgerald pg. 66) of those who have come before and their actions. With every good deed that they committed there comes an equal evil action that accompanies it and evens it out in a universal law of equilibrium. “Do I dare to change the universe,” (Eliot line 51-52) shifting the world and cutting off this balance point? I would if it meant the world would be a better place to live in but I have this deep fear that I might
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These are all simple laws of nature that one thing cannot stay constant forever and yet I struggle with this idea and I try to fight it. I’m only comfortable in the known and the routine. So when I look at the universe I see something comfortable. I do admit, however, that I would be more than happy to eliminate the violence from this modern era. I would take out the oppression and the depression but if I take this away from the world we live in then what monstrosity will take its place? What if it is somehow worse and there ends up being more death and more hate in the world how “should I then presume” (Eliot line 73)? How do I change it in its current state? If I dare to change the universe “then where should I begin,” (Eliot line 74) with the depression or the oppression? Is it the depression forcing the oppression or the oppression causing the depression? I suppose it’s quite possible to “face the whole external world for an instant” (Fitzgerald pg. 48) and figure everything out but by the time I could do such a thing the world would have “changed before my eyes into something significant, elemental, and profound” (Fitzgerald pg. 47). Even if I do build up the courage to do as much as dare then the question is do I “have the strength to force the moment to its” (Eliot line 85) climax? I’m not entirely hopeful in my ability, the only thing I can say is that I wish, hope, dream, and pray that when and if this opportunity is given to me that I will take
These are all simple laws of nature that one thing cannot stay constant forever and yet I struggle with this idea and I try to fight it. I’m only comfortable in the known and the routine. So when I look at the universe I see something comfortable. I do admit, however, that I would be more than happy to eliminate the violence from this modern era. I would take out the oppression and the depression but if I take this away from the world we live in then what monstrosity will take its place? What if it is somehow worse and there ends up being more death and more hate in the world how “should I then presume” (Eliot line 73)? How do I change it in its current state? If I dare to change the universe “then where should I begin,” (Eliot line 74) with the depression or the oppression? Is it the depression forcing the oppression or the oppression causing the depression? I suppose it’s quite possible to “face the whole external world for an instant” (Fitzgerald pg. 48) and figure everything out but by the time I could do such a thing the world would have “changed before my eyes into something significant, elemental, and profound” (Fitzgerald pg. 47). Even if I do build up the courage to do as much as dare then the question is do I “have the strength to force the moment to its” (Eliot line 85) climax? I’m not entirely hopeful in my ability, the only thing I can say is that I wish, hope, dream, and pray that when and if this opportunity is given to me that I will take