Analysis Of Quotes From The Hero's Journey '

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1. You may leave this life at any moment: have this possibility in your mind in all that you do or say or think. (Book 2:11)
• God is the creator of life then he is the one who will take it away when he wants. We do not have this power over life. Live life as if you’ll die tomorrow or as if it were your last hour. Live life for you will never know when it will end. I personally always say to myself, every story has an end but in life every end is just a new beginning. Life here on earth is not eternal but heaven will be forever. You only live once but you do it right and live as God commands, once is enough.
2. Yes, death and life, fame and ignominy, pain and pleasure, wealth and poverty – all these come to good and bad alike, but they are not in themselves either right or wrong: neither then are they inherent good or evil. (Book 2:11)
• I believe this quote is right. These
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We cannot spend our lives depending on our reputation or what people say about us. God is the judge of our actions and it is up to him to judge us. People may judge only what they see but they do not see the intention of every person. Therefore it is important to not judge for what we see, but rather judge ourselves. This means that if we spend time looking for the faults in others we usually spend no time to correct our own.
6. The best revenge is not to be like your enemy. (Book 6:6)
• I agree with this quote. We should try to set a good example for our enemy. The best way to get revenge is not through violence. But by trying to help your enemy by showing the way you would like your enemy to behave towards you. We should not seek for revenge but for forgiveness. The best revenge is to live happy and forgive as God forgives us.
7. If someone can prove me wrong and show me my mistake in any thought or action, I shall gladly change. I seek the truth, which never harmed anyone: the harm is to persist in one’s own self-deception and ignorance. (Book