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Homer What Is Wrong Essay

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“Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed.
You will never be lovelier than you are now.
We will never be here again.”
-Homer, The Iliad Homer wrote that gods envy the mortals because of the above quote. Unlike the gods who never dies, we have to make everyday of our lives memorable because we never no when will be our last day here on earth. We were born to die yet we strive to live. We always wanted to leave a legacy that serves as an inspiration to others. All we want is a legacy that never fades away and can be pass in every generation. Photograph, the greatest history recorder of all times for me. Through this photographs, we are able to look back who we are back then and compare our old self to our …show more content…

-Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter) We always have a choice. But sometimes the choice is between what is right and what is wrong. What is wrong is what is easy as stated in the quotation. We just sometimes choose what is easy because we want an immediate and easy task to be done. We used to choose what is wrong because it is nature of man to be sinful. For us to understand fully other people who choose what is right although it is difficult, we just need to read the bible. Righteousness is never achievable because we are all sinners but not the path to righteousness. This path is our way to live life to the fullest with God’s word. This path are full of pain, hardships, trials and challenges and you just need enough faith to God that you will overcome those. Choosing what is wrong is not right.

The first gulp from natural sciences will make you an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass, God is waiting for you.
-Werner Heisenberg People are curious. We innovate, develop and create new technologies for easier life. But this curiousness lead us away from God. Our craving for new ideas covers the existence of God. Almost all of our questions had answers but at the bottom of the glass, there are still unanswered questions and all you need to believe in it is through

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