Things Change

                 "Fair is foul and foul is fair; hover through the fog and filthy air."

             
                  Eveything in this world changes. Nothing is permanent, well except for change. This was one inferred in one of the lines in Shakespeare's Macbeth "Fair is foul and foul is fair". This was said in the end of Act 1 Scene 1 by the three evil witches.

                 What did the witches mean? From fair is foul and foul is fair, it can be inferred that the good things (fair) will turn into ugly things (foul) or foul things would turn into better. Changes, no matter what the circumstances are, will still happen, even if it would be for the better or for the worse. Just like Macbeth, who would expect that a man as noble as him would be resorting to evil deeds?

                 It could also mean that the beautiful things hide an ugly meaning. One of the examples is Macbeth. That's being pretentious. They tend to show different personalities to others, if not, sometimes, the impressions of people for them are different than what they really are. They hide "foul deeds" under their "kind acts".

                 It could also show two different outlooks. The three witches know that their plans, their prophecies, will just cause bad happenings. But even so, Macbeth still flamed the bait. In the point of view of the witches, their plan was really bad but in Macbeth's point of view, it was beautiful for him.

                  All in all, that line set the tragedy of Macbeth. It foreshadowed the evil deeds that Macbeth would do in the play. To be a king in expense of the lives of Duncan and his chamberlains is one. He even ordered to kill Banquo and Fleance, and Macduff's family. The tragedy would have never happened without Macbeth doing what was said in the line. From a fair noble leader to an ugly foul tyrant.

The Excitement in the Top

             The highest point of excitement, the most intense scenes, and the biggest part of the story; all of those are in the climax. It gives the thrill to all the readers. It has the highest point of tension, the most intense scenes, the drama, and everything that would make the readers definitely react. Imagine a dish without its most important ingredient. That's how bad it would be, or even worse, without the story's climax.

              One of the brilliant Shakespeare's works is "A Midsummer Nights' Dream." It was said to have fruit of his learning and the expansion of his imagination. It's climax was the proof.

              If I were to choose the climax of "A Midsummer Nights' Dream", I will choose the part with the four lovers' confusion. I believe it was in Act 3, Scene 2. Instead of Puck putting the love potion to Demetrius' eyelids, he placed it in Lysander's. That Puck mistake sparked the confusion. To correct that mistake, Puck placed the remaining potion in Demetrius' eyelids. But FOR ME, that backfired.

              Why did it backfire? Since both the Athenian men now loved Helena, they fought for Helena's love. Hermia got mad at Helena too. Lysander and Demetrius got into fight, as well as Helena at Hermia. The supposed to be a physical fight became an emotional one with bashing, harsh words, and throwing their ugly memories.  Then Puck, ordered by Oberon, stopped the fight between the two men.

               It has the most thrilling moments. It is the most intense part of the story, It has the highest point of excitement. It threw the most emotions. This has the largest impact in the plot. It gave the readers ane asy understanding of what the play is. It clearly showed the meaning of the story. It is the most important ingredient of the master dish that Shakespeare cooked. It is the climax.

Forgive =/= Forget

            FORGIVENESS. Big word, right? That's a word almost everyone knows but it has a lot of impact and a lot of POWER. Can you imagine how hard to ask for forgiveness is? or even just saying "Sorry"? But despite the hardness of saying sorry, it is actually harder to forgive. When I'm talking about forgiveness, I mean not those half-hearted temporary forgiveness, what I mean is the acceptance of what the others did wrong and of course, yourself.

             Then they are saying that it's easy to forgive. They also say that the best way to forgive is to forget. It might be the best, well for others' cases. They seem to forget the happenings that hurt them and that's it. Boom! They're like new once again and it's like nothing really happened. That's how easy life is, for them. But try to look at it in a different way. Isn't forgetting just an escape? It seems to me that you're just trying to escape the problem and not resolve it. It's just how I think about it though.

              But I have to admit, forgetting requires courage. The courage that is greater than asking for forgiveness.It is not that forgetting only takes a second, a minute, nor a week. It might be an escape, but it is not painless. One of the things that I don't like with forgetting is that, you just let the people who did wrong against you be free from their wrong doings. It's like that you let them go without making them realize that what they did was wrong. And what happens after that? You forget, they escape, they would do wrong again, and then you would forget. So what does that imply? If you forget, you would just escape TEMPORARILY. Things will start to haunt you down too. I am not saying that forgetting is really bad. It's just that it's not the best.

              Forgiving means you accept their repentance. You would make them repent for their sins. Forgetting means you would forget what they did wrong without them making an effort. Forgiving =/= Forgetting.

Brain or Body?

            Body or Brain? Athleticism or Intelligence? Academically inclined or Sporty? Head ache or Body ache? There are two choices but there should only be one response. Many questions bubble but the consequences are dire. It's now or never. There's no turning back. There's no 50-50.

            The brains and  the intelligence belong to the academically inclined students. All people were born smart but academically inclined people know how to use it properly. I don't mean that when you're smart, you don't need to study. That's purely false. Smart people still need to study. Smart people get headaches rather often than body aches. Sometimes they get it from overthinking, sometimes they get it from overstudying and there are different other reasons. They might not be as sporty as others but they have their brains to back them up.

            The physically fit body and the athleticism belong to the sporty people. The physically fit body and their talent, if not naturally given, is worked hard for. There's no doubt. They need to train, to practice, and to excel in their field. Many people look up on them. A disadvantage for them is the strain on their body. They might be athletic. They might be fit. They might be strong but too much is never good. There is always a chance for injury or accident. They're not as safe as other people. They might not be as smart as others but they have their athleticism to help them out.

            Nevertheless, both attributes are really important. A person can survive with one. Well, I do. There is a thought in sporty people that they can study to reach a level a little bit lower than smart people and there's a same thing for the smart people. They might think that they can excel in a sport or two. But no matter how they learn, they'll still come back to what they really are, either smart or sporty.

             Sporty people are more famous than smart people. More people look up on them and less do on the nerdy, smart people but I rather think otherwise. I believe that smart people have an edge against the sporty ones.I really can't explain why but it has something to do on the goals of people in life. I wouldn't think that most people would rather be athletes rather than having a steady professional career which is mostly based on intelligence. I won't change my future just for fame.