The Rubaiyat

June 6, 2000

2.) The theme of "The Rubaiyat" is that people should cherish and enjoy their lives while they are still alive. For example, in stanza 12, he said paradise is like reading poetry, wine, bread, and the person you love. In stanza 15, he said that no matter if you save rice or throw it away, you are going to die soon anyway. In stanza 21, he said that drink up today and forget about the past and the future, too. In stanza 24, he said make the most of your life. 

Always Live for the Moment and Never Worry about the Future

Pro:
1) You are going to die anyway, so just enjoy your life while you are still alive. 
2) You waste your time to think of the past.
3) You waste your time thinking of the future.
4) You better enjoy beautiful things right now, or you will miss them.
5) Don't worry about hell or heaven.

Cons:
1) You might get old and you might suffer because you don't plan ahead.
2) Too much of things right now make you sick.
3) You should be religious because there is heaven and hell.
4) Worry about your children and your parents, not just yourself.
5) When you deal with other people, you should work with them, and you can't make up your mind on your own.

I have learned that worrying doesn't do you any good. Just enjoy your life while you can. Why forget the beautiful things now, and tomorrow you won't be able to see them. Live in your present, instead of thinking for the future or your past. Those are the times you can spend and make the most beautiful life out of it.