Respect of all forms of life is an essential value. UnMindful destruction of nature and its creatures deserves just punishment write in 80 to 100 words this essential human value as brought out in the poem the rime of the ancient mariner
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Religion functions on the basis of man committing a crime or sin, repenting for it and then gaining subsequent pardon from a higher spiritual authority in lieu of his repentance.
However, in the poem there is no such eventual pardon in sight as the Mariner is doomed to recount the story of his wrong deed for the eternity to come.
The poem explores the horror emanating from the unmindful destruction of nature and its creatures. It teaches us to respect all forms of life otherwise no matter how much one repents, pardon cannot be expected as no higher spiritual authority will ever condone a wanton act of cruelty.
In ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’, the Ancient Mariner killed the Albatross which had helped the sailors. After this they started facing problems at the sea.
The ship entered the silent sea where they had great difficulties. Other Mariners held him responsible for this and hung the dead Albatross around his neck, making him realize the sin he had committed. It was an act of reminding him that he had committed a heinous crime.
Answer:
Respect for all forms of life is an essential value.
Unmindful destruction of nature and its creatures
deserves just punishment. Its a true statement with
reference to the poem, ‘The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner’. In this poem, the mariners were struck
in the wrong direction due to a tyrannous storm.
Only icebergs were visible there but not even a
single sign of any living creature. One day, a bird,
albatross visited them. Its arrival brought a major
change in the weather. The mariners also used to
call him and feed him. For nine days, he had come
regularly at 9.00 am to them to have food and play
with them. But one unfortunate day, the ancient
mariner killed the albatross with his bow and arrow.
He did the crime without thinking. Owing to the
crime committed by him, the conditions of all the
sailors were becoming worst. Weather changed and
the irony was that, though they were feeling thirsty,
they could not drink the water, because the water
which surrounded them was filthy and full of slimy
creatures. So, towards the end, all the sailors hung
the dead albatross around the Ancient Mariner’s
neck and removed the locket of Cross. They did this
to make him remember the sin committed by him.
So, we should think before doing anything, wrong
otherwise we will be punished by the God.