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The Davinci CodeDays ago, I finally finished reading "The Davinci Code". I enjoyed the story and when recalling my memory on the film which I watched a year ago, all the bewilderness seemed clear out. Of course as a Chinese, I felt much absorbing learning as well as entertained. Because I do not have such a culture influence that I could fairly read through and within a distance to look at it.
The story ends of course in my opinion a bit surprising, but as a novel it certainly needs its publicity. I do not think it has over dramatic description. Enjoying the story plots is one aspect, the profound information provided regarding Christian history is the other aspect for me. The question is how much I can trust all the facts written there? I take them but I know these are not really important to dig. History is always written in a way inevitably one-sided accounted, as the winner can take all. Just like what I have been taught and what I could possibly to read now abroad. I feel so much changes on my mind but emotionally I could feel hurt as well.
My polish friend told me she felt deeply offended when she read this book. According to what she knew, there are many obvious mistakes written such as the description about "Louvre". However, I think it is emotionally she cannot take this easily. This religion has already been the fabric reality in western culture, part of the society, and it does help people who lives in this kind of reality to be a better person. Whether all the matters are true or not are perhaps insignificant in this sense. This intrusion hurts people. Of course, I have completely different comprehension of "faith", as here it is understood as a person who has riligious believeness, such as believe in God and heaven. This is beyond me and I do not feel a sense to concern because there are so many to concern in every day life. To be faithful to me is knowing one's responsibility, caring relationship, trusting, loving, to be a better kind for self and others. It is not in a special form to judge a person's faith.
My friend said I am certainly an atheist but also a truly humanist:) |
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