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Mrs. Weasley · 03-08-2009, 01:17 AM

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Truebridge posed another question, "Which character do you like best? Why? What can we learn from them? What did they learn? What do you think Beedle was trying to tell us by including them?

Abby raises her hand. "I guess I'm weird, but I like all four characters. Each wanted to be the one who bathed in the 'Fountain of Good Fortune' believing their problems would be solved. You would have thought each would have fought the other when they were granted access to the garden, so that, that individual would have the best chance of making it to the fountain. Instead they helped each other along the way and in the process solved their own problems."

"I learned from them that no problem is too big that you can't solve it on your own, and that sometimes it isn't the destination but the journey that is inportant. Asha had a disease no healer could cure. She almost made it to the fountain when her illness overtook her. Asha could have begged the others to let her bathe in the fountain, but she didn't. Asha told the others to leave her where she was. I think she realized the fountain could not cure her after all. In her sacrifice, she found salvation. Altheda wouldn't let her new friend die without trying to help her. She gathered the herbs that grow near the fountain and mixed them with Sir Luckless's water. The mixture not only saved Asha's life; it also saved Altheda as well. She was penniless, and wandless. Atheda had lost hope. When she saw what the herbs could do, she found a means to make a living. She no longer needed the fountain's help. Altheda found a way to help herself. Amata was haunted by memories of the man she loved who had left her. She could not let go of the memories good and bad of him. Amata needed to let go and move on with her life. She sacrificed these memories so they could cross the brook and make it to the fountain. In doing so Amata achieved her goal and found love with Sir Luckless. Sir Luckless had had a run of bad luck. He thought he was jinxed. Ironically, Sir Luckless ended up being the one who bathed in the Fountain of Fair Fortune. As he soaked in the water, Sir Luckless realized how lucky he was to be where he was. Out of hundreds of people, he, the muggle, had managed to win the coveted prize. His luck had certainly changed. Sir Luckless left the fountain a changed man. He had the courage and confidence to ask Amata for her hand and heart. Amata also found a man worthy of her love. I like all of them because the four character are intechangable. Each had a need they hoped the fountain would fix. Each knew only one of them could bathe in the fountain, and instead of fighting and sabotaging the other three, each of them helped the other get to the fountain, and gave up their chance so the other could bathe in it. I don't know of a lot of people that would be that selfless. In the end each had their problem solved without magic."

I learned that the old saying 'It is better to give than receive is true.' Each gave up their chance to bathe in the fountain, and still found a solution to their problems. I also learned that magic can not solve our problems, and we should not believe magic can. Each of the characters had the means inside themselves to solve their problems, they just needed the journey to the fountain to enable them to find it."

"I would like to think they learned that by helping others we help ourselves, or to quote a couple of old sayings: 'it's better to give than to receive' and 'God helps those who help themselves.' The characters thought the fountain would solve all their woes and guarantee them a life of good fortune. They solved their problems on their own. The means to solve their problems lied withn themselves. They didn't need magic to make everything alright. I'd also like to think they learned that we tend to put too much stock in magic. It is inportant to learn and remember that every witch and wizard can learn to survive and flourish without magic. It's a great tool, but it take us to make it work."

I think Beedle the Barb was telling his readers no to put too much stock in magic. It cannot make you wealthy. Magic cannot create the love of your life, nor give you confidence when you have lost it. It cannot give immortality, bring wizards back from the dead, nor cure all that ails us. Beedle was probably also trying to show young wizards that they should not become too wrapped up in or dependant on magic. It cannot give us everything we want nor can it solve all of our problems. We must take responsibility for our lives and find the answers to life's problems within ourselves."

03-08-2009, 01:17 AM	#120 (permalink)
Mrs. Weasley Nogtail Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: GMT-5 Posts: 4,893 Hogwarts RPG Name: Sidney Marlowe Third Year x7	Double Agent Stamps! Quote: Truebridge posed another question, "Which character do you like best? Why? What can we learn from them? What did they learn? What do you think Beedle was trying to tell us by including them? Abby raises her hand. "I guess I'm weird, but I like all four characters. Each wanted to be the one who bathed in the 'Fountain of Good Fortune' believing their problems would be solved. You would have thought each would have fought the other when they were granted access to the garden, so that, that individual would have the best chance of making it to the fountain. Instead they helped each other along the way and in the process solved their own problems." "I learned from them that no problem is too big that you can't solve it on your own, and that sometimes it isn't the destination but the journey that is inportant. Asha had a disease no healer could cure. She almost made it to the fountain when her illness overtook her. Asha could have begged the others to let her bathe in the fountain, but she didn't. Asha told the others to leave her where she was. I think she realized the fountain could not cure her after all. In her sacrifice, she found salvation. Altheda wouldn't let her new friend die without trying to help her. She gathered the herbs that grow near the fountain and mixed them with Sir Luckless's water. The mixture not only saved Asha's life; it also saved Altheda as well. She was penniless, and wandless. Atheda had lost hope. When she saw what the herbs could do, she found a means to make a living. She no longer needed the fountain's help. Altheda found a way to help herself. Amata was haunted by memories of the man she loved who had left her. She could not let go of the memories good and bad of him. Amata needed to let go and move on with her life. She sacrificed these memories so they could cross the brook and make it to the fountain. In doing so Amata achieved her goal and found love with Sir Luckless. Sir Luckless had had a run of bad luck. He thought he was jinxed. Ironically, Sir Luckless ended up being the one who bathed in the Fountain of Fair Fortune. As he soaked in the water, Sir Luckless realized how lucky he was to be where he was. Out of hundreds of people, he, the muggle, had managed to win the coveted prize. His luck had certainly changed. Sir Luckless left the fountain a changed man. He had the courage and confidence to ask Amata for her hand and heart. Amata also found a man worthy of her love. I like all of them because the four character are intechangable. Each had a need they hoped the fountain would fix. Each knew only one of them could bathe in the fountain, and instead of fighting and sabotaging the other three, each of them helped the other get to the fountain, and gave up their chance so the other could bathe in it. I don't know of a lot of people that would be that selfless. In the end each had their problem solved without magic." I learned that the old saying 'It is better to give than receive is true.' Each gave up their chance to bathe in the fountain, and still found a solution to their problems. I also learned that magic can not solve our problems, and we should not believe magic can. Each of the characters had the means inside themselves to solve their problems, they just needed the journey to the fountain to enable them to find it." "I would like to think they learned that by helping others we help ourselves, or to quote a couple of old sayings: 'it's better to give than to receive' and 'God helps those who help themselves.' The characters thought the fountain would solve all their woes and guarantee them a life of good fortune. They solved their problems on their own. The means to solve their problems lied withn themselves. They didn't need magic to make everything alright. I'd also like to think they learned that we tend to put too much stock in magic. It is inportant to learn and remember that every witch and wizard can learn to survive and flourish without magic. It's a great tool, but it take us to make it work." I think Beedle the Barb was telling his readers no to put too much stock in magic. It cannot make you wealthy. Magic cannot create the love of your life, nor give you confidence when you have lost it. It cannot give immortality, bring wizards back from the dead, nor cure all that ails us. Beedle was probably also trying to show young wizards that they should not become too wrapped up in or dependant on magic. It cannot give us everything we want nor can it solve all of our problems. We must take responsibility for our lives and find the answers to life's problems within ourselves." __________________ tom riddle's drabbles