The Hamartia

A Short Thought by Dakota G. Williams 

With the backdrop of the green pines and the rolling hills, the tiny, blossoming, lemon colored 

sunflowers is put into perspective. The aroma of the sugar pines in the meadows of western Austria is 

mesmerizing. It enchants those audacious enough to venture out to it. Making their odyssey well 

worth their while. With the swell of colors, the sojourn could stand, awestruck by the raw beauty and 

efficacy the fields describe. Although, as time passes, the traveler will become listless, and there, is 

highlighted, the hamartia of the human race. The inability to be eternally pleased; the constant need 

for more. This bereft of contentedness and alleviation of sorrow has lead many on a path for a higher 

purpose, also known as religion. The sojourn, once embarked on this glorious path, can then finally 

find comfort in the newfound resolve that revolves around a higher being. How amazing it is to be 

able to never become blasé to such sights; to scenes that depict immaculate landscapes, because 

once the traveler understands that the pastures of Austria are the creation and that God is so 

majestic, he will never view his creation as insipid. He will then be finally, eternally at peace.

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