as i continue to read east of eden, i am constantly struck with a) how pretentious i must sound when i talk about how i'm reading east of eden and b) the glorious questions that his words keep presenting with page after page.
i just read lee, samuel and adam's conversation about sin and was quite struck with how it made me feel. not only do i want to begin reading the bible but also, it made me reflect on the meaning of the passage.
god saved cain.
what does that say about us, his children? if we believe the story, we, ourselves, are all descendants of cain. the first murderer. the man who lived after murdering his brother, abel, and passed his guilt unto us. are we doomed to be enveloped in sin and guilt because of the sin of our ancestor?
are we doomed to sin?
our memory as humans was forged out of cain's sin but if we choose to see history in a different way, perhaps the true meaning lies in the humanity being forged out g-d's mercy and forgiveness. perhaps the present, our lives, are meant to act in order to redeem cain and humanity. after all, in his infinite wisdom, there must be a reason why
god. saved. cain.
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