Stephen Crane's 'A Learned Man Came To Me Once'
A learned man came to me once.
He said, "I know the way-come."
And I was overjoyed at this.
Together we hastened.
Soon, too soon, were we
Where my eyes were useless,
And I knew not the ways of my feet.
I clung to the hand of my friend;
But at last he cried, "I am lost." Stephen Crane I have chosen to use "A learned man came to me once" as the topic of my essay. This peom teaches us the dangers of following this world. The world we live in today encouages us to blindly follow. We are surrounded by 'false authority', people who claim authority they do not own. Unfourtunately, the results of this foolishness is rarely heard or discoverd. The way of this world is to live blindly in darkness. However, they way of God is to live by light and …show more content…
13:16 NLT) Unlike the man in the poem, a wise man would never simply believe the learned man. They wouldn't just assume someone knows the way. Instead, they would be cautious. If they decided to follow the man, they would be on alert at all times."Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps. The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence." (Prov. 14:15-16 NLT) The wise also heed advice. Instead of blindly leading and claiming to know the way, the wise would be open to other opinions and be greatful for them. The wise care more about going the right way over being right. "Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others." (Prov. 12:15 NLT) Finally, the wise walk with those who are truly wise. They won't let anyone lead them unless they are confident in who they are. The wise walk with the wise to become wiser and to stay away from the trouble of fools. "Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble." (Prov. 13:20 NLT) We will likely never know what Stephen Crane was trying to communicate in this poem. Was he telling us how he lived his life? Telling us how not to? I guess we will never know, nevertheless, three lessons can be learned from his
He said, "I know the way-come."
And I was overjoyed at this.
Together we hastened.
Soon, too soon, were we
Where my eyes were useless,
And I knew not the ways of my feet.
I clung to the hand of my friend;
But at last he cried, "I am lost." Stephen Crane I have chosen to use "A learned man came to me once" as the topic of my essay. This peom teaches us the dangers of following this world. The world we live in today encouages us to blindly follow. We are surrounded by 'false authority', people who claim authority they do not own. Unfourtunately, the results of this foolishness is rarely heard or discoverd. The way of this world is to live blindly in darkness. However, they way of God is to live by light and …show more content…
13:16 NLT) Unlike the man in the poem, a wise man would never simply believe the learned man. They wouldn't just assume someone knows the way. Instead, they would be cautious. If they decided to follow the man, they would be on alert at all times."Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps. The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence." (Prov. 14:15-16 NLT) The wise also heed advice. Instead of blindly leading and claiming to know the way, the wise would be open to other opinions and be greatful for them. The wise care more about going the right way over being right. "Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others." (Prov. 12:15 NLT) Finally, the wise walk with those who are truly wise. They won't let anyone lead them unless they are confident in who they are. The wise walk with the wise to become wiser and to stay away from the trouble of fools. "Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble." (Prov. 13:20 NLT) We will likely never know what Stephen Crane was trying to communicate in this poem. Was he telling us how he lived his life? Telling us how not to? I guess we will never know, nevertheless, three lessons can be learned from his