Beauty and Faithfulness

Homer is a blind man but his blindness did not hinder him to wrote the 

two great and beautiful epics of Greek history: 

·       The Iliad (the tale of Achilles and the Trojan War) 

·       The Odyssey (about the travels of Odysseus). 

Both books are considered landmarks in human literature and Homer is therefore often cited as the starting point of Western literary and historical tradition. 

 

In the Epic of The Iliad, Helen is one of the character has an extraordinary beauty was said to have launched the Greek fleet of a thousand ships to Troy.

While in the Epic of Odyssey, Penelope is a serious and industrious character, a devoted and faithful wife to his husband 

and child.

As I begin Helen is the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta. When Paris and Helen met they fell in love with each other, then they eloped. So she became Helen of Troy. The characteristic of Helen is she has a childish attitude. In her decision she did not think wisely instead she use her emotions. In the end of the story Helen became loyal to his husband King Menelaus. 

 Penelope is married to Odysseus. And Odysseus left her for a mission. She waited 20 years for her husband to come back. On the other hand, there is no assurance that her husband will come back still she’s waiting to return. Even though she has plenty of suitors she’s still hoping and waiting for her husband to come home. She is very Loyal, Faithful and Devoted Wife and mother to her child. She raised her child by her own. She is a positive thinker that one day there family will be together.

If I were to choose between Helen and Penelope I will prefer to choose Penelope because I admired her characteristics. First of all she gave importance to their vows. Because for her MARRIED IS SACRED. Her Loyalty and Faithfulness is a very good quality of a woman who is married especially when your husband is working abroad. She endured all hardship, loneliness, trials and problems that she encountered while waiting for king Odysseus. She and her husband will meet again. In Proverbs 31:10 it says; “A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies”.

LOVE is not BLIND

The most spectacular, indescribable, deep euphoric feeling for someone.

Love is an incredibly powerful word. When you're in love, you always want to be together, and when you're not, you're thinking about being together because you need that person and without them your life is incomplete.

This love is unconditional affection with no limits or conditions: completely loving someone. It's when you trust the other with your life and when you would do anything for each other. When you love someone you want nothing more than for them to be truly happy no matter what it takes because that's how much you care about them and because their needs come before your own. You hide nothing of yourself and can tell the other anything because you know they accept you just the way you are and vice versa.

It's when they're the last thing you think about before you go to sleep and when they're the first thing you think of when you wake up, the feeling that warms your heart and leaves you overcome by a feeling of serenity. Love involves wanting to show your affection and/or devotion to each other. It's the smile on your face you get when you're thinking about them and miss them.

Love can make you do anything and sacrifice for what will be better in the end. Love is intense, and passionate. Everything seems brighter, happier and more wonderful when you're in love. If you find it, don't let it go.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life:

That word is LOVE.

-Sophocles

If I were Helen, I would not go with Paris. You may ask me why, because I’m already married and it will cause troubles and conflict. I want to be LOYAL and FAITHFUL to my husband and fulfill my duties as a wife. Even though I loved that person so much and the gods made us meant for each other. I will not entertain the love of the person he was offering to me. In spite of it I myself will learn how to love my husband and do my very best to appreciate his love to me. I believe that LOVE CAN BE DEVELOPED.I learned from the bible there is no destiny it is the will of God. And God give us free will to choose the best that will glorify his name not our own emotions or feelings.

In this movie I learned that in every decision that you are going to make you will think a thousand times, ask God’s guidance and discernment to now the good and bad for the decision that I’m going to make. Also ask advices from the oldest like parents, teacher, church worker and friends.

According to Proverbs 16:3 “COMMIT TO THE LORD WHATEVER YOU DO, AND YOUR PLANS WILL SUCCEED". 

 LOVE IS WAITING; if you are going to wait for God’s will for you he will give you the best person that will become your partner in life. Waiting for God’s will is worthy.