Twain Brain

A concept often dwelt upon, but never realized are the conversations of our divine counterparts. There are many religions in the world today all having certain distinctions and doctrines that make up their beliefs. As we look at all of these different religions we can see that there exist among them many different ideas as well as many similarities between them. From Mark Twain’s “Letters from the Earth,” offers a unique perspective on the creation and the events leading up to it, and what transpired in the divine realms of what was Heaven. The Creator who is God sits upon his throne as he summons and councils with angels such as Gabriel and Michael. We see that there exists between them a respect and love. Satan is depicted as a very ungrateful son who is embittered by the new plans and creations of the great Creator. After so long Satan is banished and left with him is his building hatred and frustration of the Creator’s plan and work. As time continues forward Satan continues by sending letters about this new plot of land, called earth, as he sits and observes the on goings of the human race and all that was created here on this earth.
Without going into too much detail I did like how this piece of writing was able to capture a lot of the thoughts that Satan experienced and a lot of the emotions he felt about this plan and how he must have felt watching all this happen right before his eyes. Satan describes and depicts humans in there lowest forms and is talking about their many inconsistencies and frailties. Being somewhat familiar with the certain gospel doctrines I have heard many renditions of things like the fall of Adam and Eve, and the many different ideas that people often have about them. If anything I think Twain’s main difficulty was being able to think so distastefully about the human race and especially through the eyes of the devil. To encapsulate his aura and his being is an accomplishment that is daring to pursue.
Overall these few passages from “Letters from the Earth” shed new light on what many claim as truth and what many see for themselves. It can be hard to imagine events like this actually occurring and especially in this sort of capacity, but if anything Mark Twain allowed us to think outside of the box and explore our own minds, and to question for good or for bad what the Creator had in mind with earth and the people that inhabit it.