The problem with living in the present moment is that modern life comes with many responsibilities and worries. ... The problem with this is they make the future the only thing of value and it doesn't even exist. ... Another profound and not so uplifting idea that is evident in Gibrans writing is the idea of the condition of mankind . ... He talks of how evil is only created because people decide that something is good. ... In this section he explains how each person is connected in the fact that we all are capable of good and evil depending on how good and evil the people around us are. ...

• Word Count: 2295
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This is evident because of his placement of me's back to back. ... Furthermore, reason has proven to be weak or untrue; the whole idea guiding these lines is that God gave us reason (rationality) to defend ourselves from evil, but now the speaker's reason seems to have turned on God (or is just incapable of warding off evil), so the speaker is having trouble showing his faith in God. ... " This line indicates a turn in the sonnet, where the first eight lines presented the problem the next five will propose to offer a solution to it. ... Line ten "but am betrothed unto Your...

• Word Count: 1898
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School