The sweet, lustrous song lingers slowly, dancing in our memories and corrupting our judgment until we are nothing more than a puppet to their will. Evil cackles at its new found prey, another victim falls for their tricks. The Siren’s pleasurable hymn has attracted yet another poor soul, unaware of their inevitable fate. What if they were able to see this fate ahead and prepared for it? Would it have saved them from their demise? What is it that lures us to our destruction? Is there anyway that we could fight an inanimate object with such power? With their voices as sweet as honey, their songs dance through the air with grace and dexterity, entering innocent ears and forsaken hearts. Once the song enters the ears of the unknowing, they must …show more content…
It fills their souls with something that they were lacking in life. Once arriving to their final journey, the Siren watches with pleasure as the ship sinks, they had followed the path to their own destruction. Just like the sailors, humans have desires that lead them down the thorny path of destruction, and with the proper knowledge of the battle that lies ahead of them, they may be able to survive even the darkest of storms. Most people have heard the saying “curiosity killed the cat” but not many have heard the whole statement which is “curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.” As humans, we are naturally curious creatures, we question why and how things may happen. We feed on satisfaction and understanding. This is what leads us to our ultimate downfall. With our unquenchable thirst for the unknown, we never can fully understand the dangers that lay waiting for us. We want to understand just as Odysseus did with the Sirens. In his encounter with the Sirens, he knew that he and his crew would be sailing close enough to the Sirens to hear their magical voices; …show more content…
The simple answer to this would be: it would stay the same. If both had fallen for the trap, they would have just ended up in a watery grave the same as every other poor sailor whose journey ended at the hands of the Siren. Eventually, another sailor would find out their tricks and ignore them, causing the Sirens to kill themselves. Furthermore, just like the Sirens, desire will always lurk around those who are the weakest. It will always find its way back to the hunting grounds. The only thing that we could do to prepare for the battle is understanding the monster we are up against and never forget that we are the ones being