Curiosity, safe, or dangorous?

The African myth, Orphan Boy, and the Greek myth, Pandora, warn us of how curiosity can often challenge authority. In the myth, Orphan Boy, the boy could be described as the one with authority, and the old man could be humanity. The old man challenges the boys authority by following him even when the boy told him not to, he was just too curious, this led to the suffering of humanity. In Pandora, the god, Zeus, sent a box to Pandora to punish Prometheus' brother for being curious about humans. This myth shows 2 sets of evidence for my thesis because Pandora could not resist opening the box, and that led to the suffering of humanity as well. Why did those in power squash those with questions? Is it because they are afraid of rebellion? Or do they just not want to get suggestions from there followers?

My name

My Name

Why was I named Daniel? Because my mom and dad liked it that’s why! They had no idea that it meant, “God is my judge” in Hebrew, or “Attractive” in Irish. They just thought, “let’s name him Daniel” my sister on the other hand, who was 6 at the time, decided she wanted to call me, “Buzzy Bee” After 12 years, I still can’t imagine why.
From when I was about one, I was called “Foo” at home. I think it was my brother who home happily yodeling “Little rabbit foo foo” so I guess it just stuck with me but after 7 years I had had enough. I thought I was manly enough to be called Daniel at home as well as in public.
Now back to when I was named Daniel. Apparently my parents named me Daniel because it was common, but not that common and it sounded a bit conservative and smooth, not like “Brick” or “Thud”
What about my last name, Beaumont? Well for a start, Beaumont is French for beautiful mountain and I’m from New Zealand. I suppose way back when, I had a French relative who climbed a mountain. I think Beaumont is a nice, smooth name as well and I think Daniel Beaumont fits all right, not like Thud Beaumont.
Over the past few years I have really just started to think about my name, and I’ve realized that I quite like it. I think I suit it. And I think it suits me. So I think my parents made a great choice.

Common Elements in Creation Myths

Pictures by Alexandre Calame

As the Greek poet, Homer, wrote, “All men have need for gods.” This quote fits with a few of the common elements in myths. These elements are; good vs. evil, great sacrifices and the idea of a supreme being. These fit into many of the creation myths from around the world which is odd because all of these myths come from completely different places. Good vs. evil fits
in perfectly with a Norse creation myth with 2 opposite worlds waging war against each other. This myth comes from Scandinavia and the Vikings (the exact author is unknown) and there are many other creation myths with this same element further south such as a Babylonian myth which also has a war between 2 worlds. Phan Ku, a Chinese creation myth, deals with great sacrifices and a supreme being. It is about a giant scary supreme being who starts to create the world, and then sacrifices himself to finish it. This next myth also uses a supreme being, and it comes from Canada. That’s nowhere near China! It is an Inuit myth and has a kindly raven to create the world and man. In a way it is very much like Phan Ku but without the Supreme Being appearing giant and scary. This proves that the idea of a Supreme Being is truly a common element in creation myths. How did these common elements appear in so many different places? “All men have need for gods”. Well, why? I think Homer was right. It is human nature to be curious and ask questions so if man did not believe in anything, they would have no answers and in those days they did not have the science to explain their world. In a way, we still use myths to explain our world with religion because we are only just working out how everything came to be. I wonder if we will ever find the answers we need to live without myths or religion.

Why I chose the quote and the picture.

"There must be a beginning to any great matter, but continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory" Francis Drake
That is the real quote, but I had to cut it to get it to fit in the title.
The quote says that completing the journey is what matters. If you give up half way through, you will receive nothing, but if you complete it, you will get the rewards. Even if you don't get any physical rewards, you will get plenty of mental ones.
I chose this picture to go with the quote because it signifies a journey. This ship could be on a journey to get through the storm, but it is turning away because it thinks it cannot complete the journey.