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Originally posted by Nicksten
Name some of the stories in the [b]Bible you think are far too simplistic. I am sure you'll give your reasons too.

Everything should have a moral lesson at the end of it, heck why read a book or watch a movie or even go through a hard time if there is nothing you're gonna learn from it?[/b]

Originally posted by mikelom
So... did you enjoy it?

Pictures quite often make difficult words easier to understand. I think many wouldn't understand the poem if they read it from a book without such pictures?

-m.

if you're looking for a good moral, you'll find one at the end of the rime of the ancient mariner. plus you get an excellent story.

now if so called christians learned the moral of that story, the world, at least the united states, would be a much better place.

Originally posted by avalanchethecat
Honestly? Is simple enjoyment of something not enough of a reason for you?

Originally posted by VoidSpirit
if you're looking for a good moral, you'll find one at the end of the rime of the ancient mariner. plus you get an excellent story.

now if so called christians learned the moral of that story, the world, at least the united states, would be a much better place.

Originally posted by Nicksten
Yes it is but you wont keep on reading if there is nothing to enjoy right? If so, you might be the only person that I know that will do it or if you won't, the moral of the story is that you won't read something that you don't like. The End.

Originally posted by avalanchethecat
How do you know there's nothing to enjoy if you don't read right up to the end?

Originally posted by Nicksten
Well personally the first few pages makes it. If the content of the book that I am reading is not interesting from the start, i will leave it unread forever. I like reading a lot and have done this many times. One book that i really wanted to read after looking the movie was The Count of Monte Cristo. The movie was excellent and when I got the book my first ...[text shortened]... vie. I have had to walk out the cinema too many times wasting my money and time on crap movies.

Originally posted by Nicksten
I pick up two moral stories...

I am not sure I am right but I may not see the bigger picture if there is one.

1. Don't listen to the Devil. The promise is temporary sadness and a lot of knowledge. Thus the mariner is the Devil which is misleading the crew and also the darn wedding guests.

2. Learn from mistakes others are making, if you see a mariner at your wedding or on your boat - get him out of there!

He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things both great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.'