Victory with a twist

                Victory is at the same time success upon a lot of trials and hardship. Before achieving victory, one must undergo through a lot of sacrifices and hard work. In the case of Aeneas, he had lost most of his love ones during the fall of Troy and the war. King Priam was killed together with Creusa who was lost as he was escaping the agonizing fate. His father Anchises who died in Drepanum where they had faced a great Cyclops. Pallas who was killed by the merciless man named Turnus. All of this death has a great impact on Aeneas.

                The deaths of his love ones made him stronger and determined to defeat Turnus. Though he had undergone too much sacrifices and defeat  he continued fighting even though they are outnumbered they still won the battle. In reality, there is always a chance that you will lose. One can never win all throughout their lives without losing. From losing, they will know their mistake and adjust it to be better.

                To emerge victorious you must undergo a lot of obstacles and hindrances with this obstacles can make you learn a lot of things and will lead you to success. The failures in life are just nothing but spices of victory that are really a part of it. What is a good food without a little spice?

A Choice to Live With

                There was a part in the book Aeneid where he stated a place where he was born and gre up. Troy, was an ancient city which was built by the Trojans, who were against the Greeks. the fall of the city begins upon the entering of the "Trojan Horse" which they knew that it was only a gift, and a symbol of peace between the Greeks and Trojans. But it was different of what they expected, when night falls hundreds of Greek warriors went out destroying Troy.

                I feel sympathy on Aeneas because watching your beloved land being destroyed by hundreds of enemy soldiers just being destroyed was just sad and horrible. All the memories, person you know, will disappear in your own sight. Aeneas lost some of his closest friends and even his loved ones including Creusa, his wife. As a man, it could ignite so much hatred and agony inside your heart, and might make you feel like killing yourself because you have no reason to live, when you lost your wife that you loved and cared for a very long time. I also felt the feeling when Aeneas left the city, unable to protect it. You must be very guilty your own self for not doing anything to protect your homeland and at the same time, thinking of going back and avenge the ones you lost. 

                If Aeneas and the other Trojans will live to found Rome, my feelings will not change. I will be glad if they had found it because they have contributed in the history of Rome and see how they will live like they were in Troy. The choice of Aeneas to flee and escape from the agonizing fate in Rome is a good choice for he himself is destined to find Rome and thus build the new Troy.