The Other Dale

To create; this is the great cause of the author. His is the vision of a world unseen, and, in that vein, there lies a fervent desire to bring about life. More-so than that even, the author's will is poured into the reason for his creation's existence. He understands a concept that philosophers have for all time pondered. Perhaps he cannot put this notion into words, but it lies as a foundation in directing all of his work.

Dignity, honor, truth, justice; all of these virtues are envisioned in noble writing. They are not the representation of a character's will, but the forces which define a hero. They are the absence of normative actions in the face of danger and temptation. Through these a character finds essence; existence becomes the pursuit of living in retaliation to evil. The wholesome author realizes this and seeks to define the history of his world in relation to the the few who embodied these ideals. He understands that evil will cause the past to recur, and so cause hope to fail. But, as long as hope remains, even as a flickering light, a hero will rise.

It is in this that the author realizes his dream. To keep alive the hope of the real world. He ennobles the hearts of otherwise normal people by building in them a desire to see good reign victorious. They come to find that though they may live in a withering land, these few can prosper by keeping virtue alive. The man lost at sea does not does not lose faith when he sees the stars at night. For in their patterns, he can find direction. It is the same with the modern man. He may be floundering amidst the waves of a dying world, but when he sees virtue, he finds existence. It is here that direction is reborn, the sails are put to mast, and land appears on the horizon.

The wholesome author, in pursuit of penning a world on paper, also seeks two other ends. The first is the ultimate fruit of love: sacrifice. To give one's very being speaks the tongue of all the languages throughout time. The author understands that in order for a character to give that irrevocable gift, there must be certain defining motives. One, the hero must have hope that his death will change the situation of those he loves. And two, it must be made not through force, but by choice. Why does the sacrificial act resonate so deeply with the reader? I will contend that it is a remembrance of the true sacrifice made by the Christ, Jesus. All have a general wish for a savior, and perceiving one even in literature shakes the roots of the heart.

The second end which must be mentioned is the true end; that is the finish. A reader begins a novel with the intention that what was begun will conclude. The writer also understands that his world is finite. Also, in relation to the great story of Christianity, the penman realizes the vision he has realized began in glory and fell in the mires of evil. Virtuous men fought, sometimes apparently in vain, against this blackness. They set in all good hearts a hope that the earth would once again be bathed in light. Finally, when dark will seemed on the verge of victory, a savior came and set in place an opportunity for all things to be made right. Now, at the final heartbeat of the land, good rises like the sun and overcomes the night. In short, it is the heralding of a happy ending.

The happy ending is the last recognition that once again all will be renewed in reality. It is the "evangelium" spoken of by J.R.R. Tolkien. We all wish for the "fairy tale ending", and the wholesome author's final ideal is to express that this is the great portent of his writing that is not fantasy.