Beliefs are different and can vary greatly across the world, or even a small community. Beliefs can be completely opposite of a person within arm’s reach, but the same as someone two oceans away. In the ancient texts The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Rubáiyát, The Guest House, “Liberia: The Jabo”, and “Tanzania and Kenya: The Masai”. The major values of wisdom and friendship emerge. In many of these ancient writings, characters demonstrate the value of being friendly to one another, and also how it is highly regarded when people perceive a person as wise. These values are the same no matter the distance or difference of the people across the world, showing that friendship and wisdom are very important and matter to an enormous group of people. Wisdom
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“The Baganda” stresses the importance of friendship and good deeds between the two when it says: “A small deed out of friendship is worth more than a great service that is forced.”(p.130) The people feeling that something little from one of their friends is much greater than an astonishing service displays how highly this attribute was sought. The Guest House another ancient writing, shows the importance of friendship and kindness to all. The Guest House is all about welcoming whoever shows up, whether they are from near or far, whether they are friend or foe, and whether they are expected or unexpected. The writing stresses the point it does not matter who it is, love and respect needs to be extended to them, as well as love and kindness. The writing really drives home the message when it states. “Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.”(p.122) This message shows that even if kindness is extended and the person declines or something goes wrong, that something good may be able to unexpectedly blossom out of the perceived tragedy. Friendship reveals itself as a very powerful thing in The Epic of Gilgamesh, where it talks about a goddess creating someone to fight with the king and remove him from power. After fighting, they realize they would be stronger as allies, which demonstrates the power of friendship. The ability for friendship to overcome barriers, exhibits that it incredibly powerful. A small deed of friendship, and being friendly towards any person go hand in hand. The desire to be surrounded by friendly people makes the virtue of friendship so apparent in these ancient
“The Baganda” stresses the importance of friendship and good deeds between the two when it says: “A small deed out of friendship is worth more than a great service that is forced.”(p.130) The people feeling that something little from one of their friends is much greater than an astonishing service displays how highly this attribute was sought. The Guest House another ancient writing, shows the importance of friendship and kindness to all. The Guest House is all about welcoming whoever shows up, whether they are from near or far, whether they are friend or foe, and whether they are expected or unexpected. The writing stresses the point it does not matter who it is, love and respect needs to be extended to them, as well as love and kindness. The writing really drives home the message when it states. “Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight.”(p.122) This message shows that even if kindness is extended and the person declines or something goes wrong, that something good may be able to unexpectedly blossom out of the perceived tragedy. Friendship reveals itself as a very powerful thing in The Epic of Gilgamesh, where it talks about a goddess creating someone to fight with the king and remove him from power. After fighting, they realize they would be stronger as allies, which demonstrates the power of friendship. The ability for friendship to overcome barriers, exhibits that it incredibly powerful. A small deed of friendship, and being friendly towards any person go hand in hand. The desire to be surrounded by friendly people makes the virtue of friendship so apparent in these ancient