I was reading this, and I came across an interesting thought. I can't decide if my hunch is correct or not, so I'll let you decide. There might be two things to take away here.
So the first one is the obvious one. Sometimes innocence can make you a better person. This character has mental issues, but they make him not look at his own problems, and he now looks to the hurting. He travels overseas to help the hungry. It's very inspirational to us, and tells us that we need to show love above all else.
But is it possible that there is a darker ending? Look at the last couple verses. Starting where he "awakened". It says that he faced "a world of cold reality", which would basically mean that his innocence is gone. And when I think of "holding" something up, I usually think of traffic. And to "challenge" someone, usually means to make them do something they don't want, or to give something up. So do you think what happened, is that he came to a harsh reality, and became like the ones who "called him insane"? That he realized that he could keep all the wealth to himself, and so he went back home? I mean, this is a story about someone with bipolar disorder. If he didn't change his mind, then why mention the manic depressiveness?
I was reading this, and I came across an interesting thought. I can't decide if my hunch is correct or not, so I'll let you decide. There might be two things to take away here.
So the first one is the obvious one. Sometimes innocence can make you a better person. This character has mental issues, but they make him not look at his own problems, and he now looks to the hurting. He travels overseas to help the hungry. It's very inspirational to us, and tells us that we need to show love above all else.
But is it possible that there is a darker ending? Look at the last couple verses. Starting where he "awakened". It says that he faced "a world of cold reality", which would basically mean that his innocence is gone. And when I think of "holding" something up, I usually think of traffic. And to "challenge" someone, usually means to make them do something they don't want, or to give something up. So do you think what happened, is that he came to a harsh reality, and became like the ones who "called him insane"? That he realized that he could keep all the wealth to himself, and so he went back home? I mean, this is a story about someone with bipolar disorder. If he didn't change his mind, then why mention the manic depressiveness?
Food for thought.