Catherdrals and a blind man. Medievil blog post.

Recently I was able to read a short story  titled "Cathedral," by Raymond Carver. what I took from this story is that the women's husband was unhappy because he was not sure how to be with a blind person, he was uncomfortable talking about his daily life with sight with normal conversations that kept him from normally talking to others with out having to step out of his comfort zones and getting to know them and talk of such trivial things as, where he sat on the train ride and what view he had. His view and opinions change dramatically from almost being a racist  to a dear friend over the time they spent together. During the blind man's stay the two men eventually are given the opportunity to really talk and get to know each other, and in turn is able to get the same opportunity as his wife to have an amazing experience with the blind man just in s different experience. By this experience with the blind friend he is finally able to understand what his wife had been talking about all these years and their relationship with each other.

The cathedral is their way of seeing through each others eye's ( or view). I believe that it is as simple as the commonly known saying " You must walk a mile in someone else's shoes before you know can truly them and not judge them." You must have empathy for others and give them the a chance to be who they are before you judge them. It's amazing  what happens when you let your insecurities down enough to see others as they truly are. A fine gift that many do not have. In this case cannabis was the thing that helped him let his guard down enough to calm himself down to really converse with the blind friend and open to sharing who he is and "see" through the blind mans eyes , sharing what he see's in return. We are all alike and change in oneself is attainable. The mighty change will better the perfectibility of oneself to really "see something" does not necessarily need to be " seen through eyes."

Americas epic.

America, Our national Epic.

 In class we were asked to state if we feel like America has an epic, why or why not? If so what is it?

I Feel as though America does not really have an epic. So many people look towards Hollywood to depict what they feel is an epic, but to many times it has been another rehashing of a story told many times, with their personal spin. We as American’s are such a melting pot of different ethnicity's, with different beliefs, religions etc.. that the one thing that I can only think of that brings us together as a country and is nationally known would be the constitution, and even now there are many who want to go against the very one thing that unites us as a whole country.

The heroes of our day would be the founding fathers of the U.S. and those who signed and created the Constitution. The all came together to represent and put into writing of all the things the felt would be necessary to state what the felt was to be an American. They fought for these rights and saw many die to protect all that they felt was precious to them and the future of this country. Just as in the Odyssey , they went to war to gain victory over the Trojans. We have been to war numerous times , but the wars we have been involved in the past have been to help other countries, except at the time of the civil war to establish the Us as a country of its own, not to be ruled by another country.