Now read these couplets by Alexander Pope. 1. Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own.
2. He knows to live, who keeps the middle state And neither leans on this side nor on that.
3. For forms of government let fools contest; Whate'er is best administered is best.
4. For modes of faith let graceless zealots fight; His can't be wrong whose life is in the right.
5. In faith and hope the world will disagree, But all mankind's concern is charity.
Explain me the correct meaning of these couplets.
Answers
1) Our judgement is always different. They're like two watches which shows different time.
The judgement of two people differ because they believe in their own self.
2) A person should live a balanced life. A person should live in the middle path, he shouldn't bend towards any of the sides.
3)Only foolish people compete for the position and forms of government. The best government is that whose administration is proved to be the best.
4) We have different religions to follow. Only unrealistic religious people fight over religion and follow them strictly but a person cannot be aimless who follows the path of truth.
5) People have different faith, religion and hope but at the point they have unity which is called "Charity" and they should devote themselves towards it.