Confession

The article written by Elena Ferrante is called «‘I devote myself to plants. Is it because I am afraid of them?’». The author devotes our attention to such an inconspicuous thing in our daily life as a plant. She analyzes how much she loves them and take care of them wishing to do only the best. And at the same time Elena Ferrante draw the reader’s attention to the point that flowers are prisoners: «They can’t move, they can’t seek shelter, they can’t escape clippers, hatchets, saws». Nevertheless, the author admires that plants have in themselves a blind force that doesn’t fit with their cheerful colours, their pleasing scents. There is an example of images of burning forests at the movies or on television that shows how the life evaporates. That's why Elena Ferrante admits she is afraid of plants: they are symbolisms that apply to any form of life.

Belief is back: why the world is putting its faith in religion   Allen Lane https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/05/belief-is-back-societies-worldwide-faith-religion This article drew my attention because of such a disputable issue in its title. The author tries to explain why religion stays so important in our age and why it's once again political central stage. The main reason he finds in building and  maintaining communities. Religious people are  less about escapism or consolation, than about hope. They find shelter being in churches, mosques or temples. "We tell ourselves stories in order to live " , - says Joan Didion; and such stories are made to bring a kind of significance to people's life.  I guess, this article shows a religion not as something that makes person to obey it and kill for it; but something that encourages to believe the best and live better. That's why I'd recommend to consult this article.