Belief

Czesław Miłosz is not, Like, for example, Jan Twardowski, religious poet – numerous references to symbols coming from religion, In his poetry, signs are part of strong relationships with the entire European civilization, tradition, In this and Judeo -Christian heritage. A number of religious dogmas, commandments cannot be separated from the great, ancient humanistic tradition, so -called universal values.

Faith for this author, next to love and hope (So three virtues from Miłosz's poetry), remains an indispensable component of human life, happiness. And it does not necessarily have to be faith in God, religious faith, it can become a professed value system, A moral canon not related to religious ideas:

Faith is then, When someone sees
Leaf on water or a drop of dew
I how, that they are – because they are necessary.

Faith remains necessary for a person to live, is the foundation of his internal order. Believe, I mean, for Miłosz, look for the most perfect value system as possible, constantly ask questions about it, How should you act, what choices to make. And take some rules, do not settle for the belief of the chaos of the world, relativity of ethical indications. Faith grows out of conscious reconciliation with the world, understanding his order, internal order, the purposefulness of everything, what was created, even for example. suffering:

Faith is also, If someone hurts
The leg with a stone and he knows, that stones
They are for, that our legs hurt.

Believe, In the sense that was presented in this poem, does not mean to take dogmas of any religion. In Miłosz's song, there is no question of God. To believe above all: be convinced of the purposefulness of each of the elements of the world, in which nothing is unnecessary, in which there is a place for good and evil (We don't know perfect things, What is not a shadow, exist has no strength). This is a kind of philosophy of nature, Call for understanding the world, his inherent, natural and eternal order. Understanding, which will bring humility towards the general order, which by no means means uncritical consent to the world, in which we lived in.

This song, Written by eleven -level poem, The great poet is distinguished by a noble, clear simplicity. The natural course of speech draws attention, similar to the colloquial language, extraordinary saving of artistic means used (rytm i rym). We find in faith- so -called surrounding rhymes (abba) and even (AABB).