The Last Judgement by Karel Capek (Czechoslovakia)

     From reading this blog, I get the feeling that people from Czechoslovakia think that their fellow man has too much power.  In the story, when the guy dies God isn't even the one in ultimate judgement of him.  The author gives off a feeling of awe in the end of the story, or a feeling that sinks in your stomach.  At the time this story was written governtment had too much control and this came of in the story.  They needed to be able to express their feelings, but they couldn't because of censorship.  This story shows how authors got around it really well.




   The consequences for living a bad life in my opinion are all in how you're living it.  If you're a drug addict, you're hurting yourself and everyone that cares about you.  Some people would say that's just as bad as a some guy who goes around and kills people all the time.  Not everyone is born to be a good person, somepeople are truely bad.  If you choose to live your life that way, go ahead.  In my opinion, you're final judgement is how you're remembered after you die, it's not God or judges determining if you go to heaven or hell.  I do however think karma is incredibally real.  That's only because people treat you the way you treat them, so if you're a dick to everyone you know, they're going to act the same way to you.  That's karma for you.  Humans shouldn't be mean or inhumane to other people because of karma, like I said.  It's not because of religion or government, when it comes down to it neither of those things matter.





-Katy M.