March 15, 2012
Dear Mr. Alejo,
I just recently finished reading your novel The Kingdom of This World, and I have a question regarding the narrator's omniscient view on humanity at the end of the book. I disagree with what you say on page 179. How is it that a "man finds his greatness, his fullest measure, only in the Kingdom of this World?" Can it not be said that a man can only find his true greatness and fullest measure when he is in a perfect state of grace in Heaven. Yes, I agree that in Heaven "there is no grandeur to be won... the unknown is revealed, existence is infinite, there is no possibility of sacrifice, all is rest and joy" (179). But if the unknown is revealed in Heaven, then one will come to understand their greatest measure and be in a perfect state of mind and form. I believe that a person is incapable of reaching true greatness on earth because they are tarnished with sin and failures that have existed throughout one's life. It is not until Heaven that a man can truly understand their potential greatness. This is true in my eyes because a person's potential is at its max when they are made perfect in the eyes of God. I do agree with you that a person can reach their humanly greatness on earth, but "true greatness to the fullest measure" is met only through an omniscient understanding of the world in The Kingdom of Heaven. I truly enjoyed your novel and I learned a deeper understanding of life through it.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Day
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