Essay on Man

Questions Answers

Q1- As we don't know about our future so what should we do to survive in this world?

Ans. It is fact that we are unaware of our future but, we should equally struggle to achieve our goals. We are bound to keep our struggle up and to have the optimistic approach to our future. According to the poet, the thing that sustains us in life is "hope" and "optimism" so, by sticking with the hope one can achieve his goals and targets in life.

Q2- The Blindness of the future is a blessing of God or the curse? Explain with the reference of the poem "An Essay on Man" of "Alexander Pope".

Ans. God has hidden the knowledge of the future from all the creatures. He has classified this knowledge in the way that the different creatures know about the different things. If God had shown us the page of future it would become difficult for us to survive in this world. By this unawareness, every creature lives in this world in their own drawn circle. It proves that the ignorance of the future is not the curse of God but it is the blessing of God. Due to which everybody has an equal chance to strive in the life.

Q3- How can one be happy and satisfied in life and what springs eternal happiness in human breath?

Ans. Alexander Pope explains in his poem "An Essay on Man that if one wants to be happy and satisfied in life he must always be hopeful. Hope is the only thing that can keep us to achieve our goals and target. It keeps us active energetic. By humble hope with trembling pinion soar, we never become disappointed and always hope for the best in our future.

Q4- Explain briefly the pope's idea of "Future and Hope"

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How the poem “An Essay on Man" justifies Pope’s" opinion that the ignorance of the future and hope are two great blessings.

Ans. The poem "An Essay on Man" composed by "Alexander Pop" explain that ignorance of the future is a great blessing from God. If a man aspires to rise he must be humble and fearful. He must pray to God. If a man aspires to rise he must be humble and fearful. He must pray to God and serve humanity. He must adopt an optimistic attitude towards life. Man always thinks of the future and hope to be blessed by God. It is rightly said,

“Hope is the best armor against faith.”