Week 7: Famous Last Words

This week I believe that I did my best writing in my storytelling post. This is usually the writing that I spend most of my time writing and planning, so it turns out to be my best writing for the class. I really enjoy planning and carrying out these different storytelling posts. This week I didn’t really focus on a new creative writing style. One thing I did do was just focus on an item, the golden statue, and develop a story that was completely my own.

In the book we aren’t told what happens to the golden statue so I thought it would be fun to imagine what would happen if the man who loved Sita so much just left her statue in her favorite place. I think it turned out well, but I could have put more detail into my description of the statue, why it was left there, and what happened to it when it was left there. I did all of these things, but I believe I could have added more.

This past week was a little stressful for me because I had a quiz in one of my classes that I thought I completely bombed, but it turned out I did pretty well on it! I have a test in that class coming up on Tuesday, which I am very nervous about because I am obviously not the best in this subject. I just need to make sure I prepare myself with my other classes and do lots of studying.

Other than all of this life is going pretty well. I am just trying to decide what I will do after I graduate college. That big life decision moment… stressful. All my friends seem to have everything figured out, which just stresses me out more. I’ll get there though. Here comes week 8, we’re almost halfway done! Or we are already halfway done?

Because I am a huge fan of the tv show The Office, and Dwight is my favorite character please enjoy this Dwight quote. 

(Dwight Schrute quote. Source: hdwallpappers)

Storytelling for Week 7: The Statue of Sita

Rama’s life was never the same when Sita returned to her mother, the earth. He missed her dearly each and every day, but he knew why she did what she did.

Rama made up for his loss the best he could. He kept a golden statue of Sita next to him at all times, to fill the palace rooms with her presence that he so greatly missed. He had been ruling for a thousand years without the real Sita by his side. Each and every year became harder and harder for him. Rama knew he would not see his love again until he left one world and moved on to the next, so that’s what he would do.

Before they moved on to Heaven Rama traveled to Sita’s favorite spot by the Ganges where she liked to relax in the beautiful green grasses and listen to the wind blow gently through the trees. On his trip he carried the golden statue of Sita, which sat delicately beside him on the chariot Pushpaka.

When he arrived at the Ganges Rama felt an overwhelming sadness about leaving his beloved Sita there, but knew that he would soon be reunited with her in heaven. Rama lifted his golden Sita from the chariot and set her in a beautiful field of grass, right next to her favorite tree.

(Golden Statue of Sita. Source: Wikipedia)

Rama and many of his followers passed on from Earth to their final resting spot in Heaven.

For years Sita’s statue sat undisturbed by the river. Grass and vines slowly crawled up the statue. The once beautiful golden statue was now green from years of no one taking care of it. Sita’s eyes were the only things that had not been encompassed by the wildlife surrounding her. It was as if they were left open so she could see the beauty surrounding her.

Many more years passed before anyone passed by Sita’s final resting place. Kusa and Lava were walking by the river when they noticed a weird shaped bush. They were startled when they walked up and realized it was the golden statue of their mother, they had been looking for it for many years now. They each had a sense of peace in their hearts when they saw the statue. They knew their mother was happy in Heaven with their father.

Little did they know but Hanuman had visited the statue of Sita from the day it was left there. He stood over her and protected her from all the harm that could come to her. Hanuman would always love Rama and Sita and this was his way of showing that love.

Author’s Note:

This is about the golden statue of Sita that Rama carried around after he lost Sita twice. He brought it with him wherever he went to remind himself of Sita. In the original story when Rama leaves to go to Heaven we do not hear about what happens to the statue, so this story is about what would have happened to that statue after Rama left.

Since we did not know what happened to the statue I created this story to look at what would have happened to the statue once everyone left. I based this off of the fact that Sita loved the spot near the Ganges; it was where she went when she was pregnant. I thought it would have been a good spot for the statue to eternally have a rest.

Bibliography:

• Buck, William (1976). Ramayana: King Rama's Way. 

Week 7 Reading Diary B: Back to Ayodhya

As Rama and Sita fly away on Pushpaka the chariot. On their way back to Ayodhya Rama describes to Sita all of the things he experienced while coming to find her. He tells her that he let snakes crawl all over him because he could not think of anything else but her. To me this really shows how much Sita means to Rama.

When they landed in Kishkindhya we really see how happy everyone is that Rama beat Ravana. I think this is a special moment in the book, because it truly shows that everyone was worried, but now they are excited.

It still surprised me when I read that Rama sent Sita away after hearing the rumors going around about her. It is also weird to me that it is after 10,000 years that he finally hears these rumors and decides to act on them. Pg. 192

When Lakshamana is telling Sita that Rama told him to leave her there he calls Rama a coward. This was very surprising to me, because he admires Rama very much. Pg. 194

I really liked when the book had the two boys Lava and Kusa talking to Rama. This was the first time we were really able to “hear” their voices when reading this book. I know that they were telling the stories the whole time, but we forget about that as we are reading. It was nice to see the interaction between Rama and his sons, even though they did not know that he was their father. It was also a special moment when Rama realized that they were his sons and sent Lakshmana to get Sita. Pg.407

(Lava and Kusa. Source: Wikipedia)