Interpretation

I agree with Manuela’s blog Meaning, all of the words have the same meaning but we all interpreted them in different ways. Does that mean that we are wrong? No, it just clarifies that we all have different perspectives of the situation. As mentioned in Slaughterhouse Five, Billy believes everything the Tralfamadorians tell him, while Barbara believes that he is insane. Our past is what creates us and with our knowledge, we interpreted each situation differently. Billy’s past is nothing like Barbara’s and this is something one should take into account before judging either of them. Some of us say that we would like to erase our past, but would we be the person we are now a day without our past? Some people might think that the answer for everything is traveling back in time to correct the mistakes, while others prefer to accept it and move on. This is just another example of two different perspectives of moving on.

In life we come across situations where we have to take a decision in order to move on. What might have been the right choice for some, it might have been the incorrect for others. Our decisions shouldn’t be based on others ideologies because we are all unique and we shouldn’t be afraid to stand up against others. As Manuela questioned, why do all of the words have to be interpreted in the same way? Can’t we create our own meaning without being judged by the rest? I believe that different is better, since it has more meaning to go against the crowd than with it.