Since the world as we know is not under a powerful God in which he controls us and tells us what to do, we therefore have our own freedom of choice, which is the free will that we have within ourselves. Kant mentions “external direction” from which it was long gone. This might mean the free will that we all possess, I believe that the world is not intended to be a fixed society where God has already set a path for all beings since he created this earth of ours. I do however believe that God has probably made a path for all individuals but only a positive path since God is only made of goodness within himself. It’s the evil that opens up the free will and that’s why God created the devil. God has given humans a choice either to do well or follow the path that’s intended to be in store for that particular individual or commit the evil. God created the world so that he can see with his own eyes what he had created, whether his creation was worthwhile or a disappointment in God’s mind. So the free will that God has given to us is what makes the world as interesting as it is.
In this picture we can see a man separated from two zones where one part of the body is in one end and the other on the other dominant end. There’s a rainbow like layer blocking the man from entering into the other zone. To my belief, it’s the inability of humans giving an extra effort to pass through into the Promised Land. Ever since God created the first humans Adam and Eve, Adam ate the apple persuaded by the devil, which then led to the world and humans being tortured. It made the world starting from scratch instead of a land of wealth where everything we could of possibly dreamed of was within reach. Since we have chosen the bad path, we have to then work hard and use our own creative thinking to make the world better since the land where we were suppose slipped through our hands. After realizing the tough times, we are still unwilling to make the extra effort in making our lives better and all we do is hope that we are still going to end up in a world where we have everything. Since God has set the path of punishment for all humans, we then will have to work and think hard to overcome this adversity. So nothing will be given free to us by God except the Laws of Nature where there will be the Sun, the land, grass, trees, water, rocks and e.t.a. We have to then use what’s in hand to make up items that are beneficial. In the picture, it shows stars and a bright sun which shows that even though Adam did a devastating crush to humans by eating the apple, there is still something promising left where it is within reach but on the other hand just like I mention many times, a effort must be required in order to pursue this dream. All bad deeds can turn to good deeds as long as we make an extra push, the unthinkable can become the thinkable.
In all, I would say that every meaning in this passage deals with life itself. It’s about how we have to overcome obstacles to give a opportunity to live out what we call a good life. If we would have the courage to use our own understanding and thinking in our respective lives, then the world would also be better as a whole. We have to start to use our own judgment and our own understanding to pursue our own life and dreams. We must not always look upon others to guide us through life. We must only think of what we’re good for in life and what we can achieve for the well being of this society. If all of us would agree to have a transition period from a student to a successor of our teachers, then the world would be what God had envisioned. Instead of living our lives waiting for everything to come to us, we have to push it beyond our standards. We have to have the will and energy to make the extra effort to avoid mentors, which basically controls us and tells us what to do in life. If we were to have that mentor which can be called a guardian for which he watches and understands everything out for us like a physician who decides our diet, a pastor who has a conscience for me, then everything in life would be easy, there wouldn’t be any trouble whatsoever because we wouldn’t even have to think about anything. That would be perfect but it would also mean that these guardians control us and they would have total power over us. We were born to make our own decisions, so if we were to have others tell us what to do then we basically don’t have a life as people may call it. So is that what we want to have in life? The easy way out so that we in turn don’t have the free will? Nothing comes easy in life; we should have our own free decisions and our own thinking and not be in control by others. It is tough to overcome this particular obstacle but we however have to give it a shot. We tend to avoid all situations where we can get hurt and just stick with the basic and safe situations regardless of how badly it really changes us. Sometimes in life, sacrifices must be made and in this case we have to keep on fighting. We must have to face that danger in order to pursue the goal of enlightenment.
Michael Keating
