Until recently I didn’t truly recognize that I was allowed to view God as something other than pictures and paintings I had seen that depicted God as an old white man in the sky. I had this preconceived notion of God heading into my freshman year of college. Throughout the semester my eye’s were opened. My mind wasn’t introduced to Friedrich Nietzsche’s idea of the “Three Metamorphoses” until the first week of class. Nietzsche explains that in order for us to really become religiously aware we need to stop being the weight bearing, accepting “camels” of society.1 Nietzsche goes on to say “But in the loneliest wilderness happeneth the second metamorphosis: here the spirit becometh a lion; freedom will it capture, and lordship in its own wilderness.”1 Nietzsche makes it clear that it’s important to let go of your preconceived notions and begin to ask questions.1 I find these words to be the foothold of what I believe God to be.
I have always been a somewhat open minded individual when it comes to religion, and the question “Who, or what is God?” has always made the gears in my head turn. For a long time, I was confused about how
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It’s been known to bring people to tears. My three older sisters, and brother-in-law have all witnessed the Pietà for themselves, and their opinions of it vary. According to Helen Beshoar the Pietà is “definitely more significant than just another piece of art. Everything about it glows in an ethereal way.” Simon Hepp described it as “amazingly ornate,” and he was disappointed he couldn’t get a closer look at it “because some asshole hit it with a fucking hammer.” So many people have shared this experience and I hope I can eventually witness the artwork for