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In Romantic literature, we are studying the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. A proclaimed atheist who died at age 29, this man's life was stock-full of tragedy and sorrow. How then did he write some of the most beautiful literature I have ever read? I am reading his prose "A Defence of Poetry" right now and it is stinking brilliant. One of my favorite lines is: " Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar." I wonder how this man can be an atheist. As Christians, sometimes we pride ourselves on being able to see more beauty in things than those "of the world." We look at the falling leaves and are reminded of God's design. We feel the wind and think of being in His presence. But, newsflash, I guess we aren't the only ones experiencing beauty. I am a romantic soul, and reading Shelley is like Mylanta on an upset stomach. He soothes me. I wonder how Shelley would have written if he would have ever given his life to Christ. Would he be as talented a writer?

Cool how I haven't written on xanga in 4 months, and I choose to write about educational things. Well, I guess that is better than my normal ramblings about the leftovers in my refridgerator. I know I didn't spell that correctly. It's ok.