We Are Happy.
August 8th, 2007 by hayesy
Food for thought #1:
Waiting For Godot, by Samuel Beckett, is a very thought provoking play. I’ve been reading it for English. There’s stacks of challenging stuff in there, but I won’t unpack it all.
I just wanted to share one of my favourite bits. (Is it cool to have a favourite part of an English text?)
V: Say you are, even if it’s not true.
E: What am I to say?
V: Say, I am happy.
E: I am happy.
V: So am I.
E: So am I.
V: We are happy.
E: We are happy. [Silence.] What do we do now, now that we are happy?
I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. What do you make of it?
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Comments
August 8th, 2007 at 8:55 am
I like it because it shows the emptiness of seeing the pursuit of happiness as the purpose of life.
The Central Coast is an awesome place to live, and I think many of the people in the area are living for that. Probably myself included.
August 9th, 2007 at 10:14 am
we only ever touched on godot briefly in drama. so haven’t studied it.
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before reading your comment i was thinking something similar to what you said.
when happiness for the sake of happiness is our purpose in life - then what.
when it’s happiness (joy) in Jesus - then that defines our whole life. it isn’t an empty purpose. it was actually why we were made.
August 9th, 2007 at 10:20 am
True dat!
Thanks for the insight!