I enjoyed reading this book because it proposes a unique and thoughtful approach reflecting the modern philosophy of life and the impact of science on the lives of individual human beings. This book appeals to me because it describes human values and problems we rarely think about. Modern society does not value human life and religion, seeing it as something ordinary and common. Through the characters of Brandon and Sarah, Myers joins religious philosophy and science, bringing up questions concerning our life values and the meaning of existence. I would have changed nothing about the story in order to keep its originality and story conflict. Any changes would bring another meaning and significance of events and ruin its unique message. This book is challenging to read because it discusses philosophical questions and raises up different problems and themes (e.g., human faith and its rejection, divine love, and mutual trust). For instance, Myers addresses such themes as human relations and the role of ambitions in our lives, influence and perception of religion, and transformation of its dogmas. For Sarah, ‘the ambition had created terrible problems for her in the past, and on more than one occasion it had proven to be her Achilles heel”. The book is challenging because it is based on controversies and oppositions and leaves the reader to decide the true meaning of events. It seems that the author is inclined to relinquish the mystery associated with scientific and unconscious solutions. The change must not have come altogether easily, however, as the plot and structure of this remarkable novel reveal.
This book inspired me and forced me to rethink and revaluate religious values, the Biblical truth, and their importance in my life. Following the character of Sarah, I try to understand the role of God’s love in my life and the mission of every person on Earth. In general, divine love is a sacrifice that is painful and sorrowful, lasting for decades and causing terrible suffering and emotional burden. Myers’ philosophy depicts that suffering is undergone in order to expand the human spirit, to delve into matters previously kept hidden, to grow through pain. The sadness elements discussed in philosophy is a necessity of tradition, just as the human’s death and mortality is necessary.
Works Cited
Myers, B. Fire of Heaven. Zondervan, 1999.