שלום כיתת ערבה!
Shalom Kitat Arava!
First of all, thank you for making my first teaching experience at EIE so great (for any parents who may be reading the blog, my name is Evan and I'm student teaching/observing this semester). Secondly, I'd like to continue the discussion a bit here about Ecclesiastes and Proverbs. The main point of the exercise was to expose you to these two powerful books of our תנ''ך, which are attributed to King Shlomo the Wise and inspire you to go exploring through the תנ''ך yourselves.
קהלת (Ecclesiastes) has inspired numerous works throughout the ages. Here are two songs based on its verses:
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
Dave Matthews Band - Tripping Billies
(this is based on Ecclesiastes 8.15 and also Isaiah 22.13)
My question is taken from the picture above. "There's nothing new under the sun or is there?" What do you think? The powerful words in קהלת א say that nothing new is going to happen and all is futile. Do you think these words hold true today?
I do not believe that these powerful words hold true to today. Granted, the human race tends to repeat history and to follow patterns, however I think that every experience that we have whether it be spiritual or physical, is different for everyone. No one is exactly alike, therefor even though technically speaking "there may be nothing new under the sun", we all will see things differently which means that everything we do in our lives will be new because you cannot have the same exact experience more than once in your lifetime.
ReplyDeleteMarina, I love your thoughtful reply! I tend to feel the same way about experiences and life, how even if something has occurred a long time ago, when we experience it, we come to understand it in our own ways and through our own lens. Have a great time in the desert and Shana Tova!
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