A Believers Faith and an Athletes Devotion

 The premise of the piece "Rumi" is to love and praise god with all that one has. The supporting line from the poem states, "A head has one use: For loving a true love. Feet: To chase after," the true love is a metaphor for god, in which the head/mind is constantly thinking of their creator. The feet is used to chase after the god or the faith for their god. I also believe the author is trying to persuade the reader to believe in their god. The text mentions, "But when he finds his love, whatever was lost in the looking comes back completely changed," I imagine the author is saying that when a nonbeliever finds their faith their opinions and life are now changed. click here  After reading this poem I think it is a empiricism, due to the fact that Rumi's love for his god comes from experience and not logic.





When I finished the poem "Rumi," I noticed a few similarities between Rumi's love of god and many individual's love of sports. Such as, Rumi using his head to think of his god and his feet to chase after that faith, it is essential that athletes do something similar. Athletes may use their head/mind to ponder about how to become better in their particular sport and remind themselves to be confident. click here  Even so, instead of chasing after faith, athletes are chasing to become healthier, stronger and, fitter. Unlike religious people athletes mainly practice their body, instead of their mind. However, there are innumerable times where an athlete must focus on their mental capabilities. Therefore, this example would be a contingent, since how you prepare for a sport is conditional. 






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