Wonderful sonnet, Olivia. Kind of an easy trap to fall into today, I think. Modern life seems to have a natural tendency to turn us selfish while also treating it as a kind of virtue. Really like how you explored what that can look like (and how ridiculous it can be!).
Thank you! 100% agree; great point about the virtue of selfishness. I help out at the youth ministry at my church and the speaker last night was talking about how prayer reorients us to see God and others as persons, not objects of use. :)
I love this. Beautifully written!
Thank you!
Wonderful sonnet, Olivia. Kind of an easy trap to fall into today, I think. Modern life seems to have a natural tendency to turn us selfish while also treating it as a kind of virtue. Really like how you explored what that can look like (and how ridiculous it can be!).
Thank you! 100% agree; great point about the virtue of selfishness. I help out at the youth ministry at my church and the speaker last night was talking about how prayer reorients us to see God and others as persons, not objects of use. :)
Those first four lines! Powerful
The ending is really powerful. Love the volta!
Thank you!
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