Troy

The other night my wife and I were watching the 2004 movie Troy starring Brad Pitt as Achilles.

Achilles tells Briseis a secret, that the gods are jealous of humans.

I was struck by that, and agree with it. Humans are born sinners and born to die. These conditions of existence may seem like curses and events that severely curtail us, and they can be.

They may also serve as the greatest blessings given humans by God, or the gods. If we can overcome our mortality nd suffering by loving, individuating and giving back so society, we will have transcended our sinning and our mortality.

If the gods are born perfect and immortal, their effort to overcome adversity may come to easy for them, and their lack of meaningful activity may cause they to be bored for eternity.

Humans can, if they persevere and overcome their limitations, do something great and impresive with their short, challenging, rich lives.