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RANDOM THOUGHTS- 1.
RANDOM THOUGHTS- 1
By
C. Raghunathan
". Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
Thus wrote poet William Congreve.
Prima facie, the above lines of William Congreve may appear as poetic exaggeration or as empty rhetoric. But the following examples seem to justify what is stated by these lines.
As an example for the first line,
" Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned", we have the story of John The Babtist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ. The Queen of Egypt fell in love with John The Baptist and made advances towards him which were repulsed by him with utmost contempt . The wounded and enraged tigress was thirsting for his blood. When, on a festive occasion, the King of Egypt asked her what gift she would like to have, the Queen promptly replied , "I want the head of John the Baptist on a...
By
C. Raghunathan
". Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
Thus wrote poet William Congreve.
Prima facie, the above lines of William Congreve may appear as poetic exaggeration or as empty rhetoric. But the following examples seem to justify what is stated by these lines.
As an example for the first line,
" Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned", we have the story of John The Babtist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ. The Queen of Egypt fell in love with John The Baptist and made advances towards him which were repulsed by him with utmost contempt . The wounded and enraged tigress was thirsting for his blood. When, on a festive occasion, the King of Egypt asked her what gift she would like to have, the Queen promptly replied , "I want the head of John the Baptist on a...
