My Current Musings

For the first time in four months, I've been able to pick up a book and read it because I actually wanted to, not because I had to. It is an activity that I have greatly missed and take great joy in. There is nothing like diving into a book and allowing oneself to be caught up and swept away in the messages of the words and the lines between the words. My current choice = The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Back in January, during my vacation to Fort Myers, FL, I trudged through the pits of the Inferno, down to the icy core of Hell itself. I climbed up the shaggy thigh of evil's embodiment to find myself at the base of the Mount of Purgatorio, which I have ascended to the blissful rest and wonder of Earth's first earthly dwelling, Eden. Currently, I am joining Dante and his lady, Beatrice, as she guides him up into the realms of Paradiso. I can hardly wait to see what awaits.

The transcendent, ethereal journey of Dante through the spiritual realms is arguably one of the greatest poems ever written. It calls to mind questions of a life outside of this one, but one which is greatly influenced by a person's earthly life. As I finish, I may begin a study that delves into the deeper, existential symbolisms behind Dante's work and see how it relates to us who live in the 21st century. Yes, I know i just graduated, but I get bored easily...