BY: ROBERT FROST
"Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice. "
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice. "
Robert is one of my favorite poets. He uses symbolic words and though he was a troubled man, he is a master in writing poems. A brilliant man!
I like this short poem since it depicts about our behavior. Sometimes it's easier for me to act without thinking and thus I am just like the fire. Now, I learned to balance things. There are times when being 'fire' is easier since I like to let people know how I feel rather than keeping my feelings and hatred to myself and hating people without them knowing it. Actually, I rarely hate people. I don't have reasons to do so, I may be disappointed with them but I still see some good sides in every person so I learn so accept him or her and respect his being unique. I don't force people to see things the way I see them for we are created in our own unique ways. There are times when being an ice is wise. If the person I'm dealing with is already "fire" then I need to be the "ice" by shutting my mouth, though for me this is more destructive than fire. But unlike the author, I'm not contemplating about the idea of dying yet. I still have lot of things to do in this world. These two feelings are actually both destructive. This poem is not just about the end of the world. It's about life...love..desire...passion and hate...human as we are we are all capable of these emotions and we are also capable of self-control. So it's not a good excuse to say, "I'm just human... I'm not perfect...I lost control...I didn't have a choice.. etc" after doing terrible things, specially hurting other people's feelings, though it could be physically or emotionally. The result is basically the same.
Freezing to death or burning to death? both would be great and sufficient. It's up for us to choose. As spider man said, "We always have choices."
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