Hallo, readers, and Guten Morgen. Anvi here. Today, my school began once again after the week of Diwali holidays we had. In memory of such a sad and distasteful day (uh, I mean, a very bright and hopeful day, of course. sure.), I would like to present a quote from the Bard himself to provide solace in these times. Also, if you ever feel the need to inexplicable forget the answer to a question, please use the following quote, I can safely (not) guarantee that it’ll help you out.
I can say little more than I have studied, and that question's out of my part.
— William Shakespeare
Vielen Dank für ihrer Aufmerksamkeit, Anvi Tuteja.
“Stronger than Lover’s Love is Lover’s Hate, Incurable in each, the wounds they make.” Euripedes’ Medea
When Jason went to retrieve the Golden Fleece to ensure prosperity and bountiful harvests for all of Greece, he journeyed to Colchis. The Greeks believed Colchis was at the edge of the known world, and Jason’s journey was a dangerous and perilous one, but one of honour to restore his throne and kingdom. Upon reaching Colchis, Medea, the princess of Colchis fell in love with Jason, by the will of the goddesses: Aphrodite, Athena and Hera. Medea’s father, the King, was not impressed with this upstart Greek and said that if he wanted the Golden Fleece, he would have to get it himself…past a fire-breathing dragon and skeletal soldiers. Medea, a sorceress, vowed to help Jason if he would take her away with him to Greece. Jason agreed and with the help of Medea, he stole the Golden Fleece. They sailed off to Greece, but fell in danger every step of the way, because of a curse Medea had bestowed upon them when she killed her own brother under the facade of a truce.
Medea, a tragedy by Euripides, performed in 431 BCE. One of Euripides’ most powerful and best-known plays, Medea is a remarkable story of injustice, ruthless revenge and the mistreatment of a woman. When Jason casts Medea off and decides to marry the Princess of Corinth, Medea is determined on revenge, and after a dreadful mental struggle between her passionate sense of injury and her love for her children, she decides to punish her husband by murdering both her sons and his future wife. She steels herself to commit these deeds and then escapes in the chariot of her grandfather, the sun-god Helios, leaving Jason without even the satisfaction of punishing her for her crimes. Euripides succeeds in evoking sympathy for the figure of Medea, who becomes, to some extent a representative of women’s oppression in general.
Now that we’ve got the backstory stuff covered, I want to talk about the real reason I chose to share this quote with all of you. Let’s get the quote back here: “Stronger than Lover’s Love is Lover’s Hate, Incurable in each, the wounds they make.”
What is the difference between hatred and love? What is the difference between a wound and a scar? What is the difference between weakness and strength? The answer, ladies and gentlemen, is time. Time heals all wounds. As the saying goes, Life Goes On. It’s true, Life goes on, irrespective of you and your emotions. Nothing, not even the gods, can stop the cruel, inexorable and relentless passage of time. But time yields wonderful results, the blooming of a flower, the growth of a child, the progress of humanity. So my advice, to everyone, today, is to live in the present. Enjoy life as it comes. As a great man once said, “Life is what happens to us while we are busy making other plans.” Thank you all. Stay Safe. ANVI TUTEJA
“History is naught but the telling of tales, each as varied and as beautiful as the many constellations that doth twinkle in the night sky.” ANVI TUTEJA
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