Day 6 Decameron

9.2- I think that the nun's actions reflect not upon the religion that they represent, but the church. The practive of having nuns and priests are very unrealistic. They put people on pedestals that they don't deserve and can't possibly live up to. These nuns are wrong because they have a vow to God that they will be chaste, and instead living up to those vows to the best of their ability they make a mockery of it. The least they can do is try to find a way out of their vows (I'm not sure if that was possible during this time period). But the abbess was who disappointed me the most. They say that if you point a finger at someone else, you have four others pointing back at you and the abbess proved that saying. She was trying so hard to live up to the view that the other nuns have of her that she forgot her own faults. Sin did became relative in this story, which is not the way it is supposed to be in real life. It reminded of a line from a previous story that a sin kept to yourself is a sin that half forgiven. So long as they don't get caught, they're no doing anything wrong. Is it? Is it right that you would chastise others for having the courage to say out loud something that you won't even admit to yourself? Are you truly forgiven in the eyes of God for getting away with your sin?

10.10- I found this story positively repulsive; I hated all the characters. they have a very twisted point of view of what love is and what it means to be loved. "The one makes you cry is not worth your tears, and the one who is worth your tears will never make you cry." It seems to me that Griselda has never heard this saying. It may be my modern point of view coming into view here, but if you love someone, and give them children, and do everything in your power to make them happy and meet their needs, there is no need for a test. It is insulting to think that anyine would tolerate someone murdering their children to test your obediance. That would equal my loss of love. When you love someone you don't trea them badly, no matter what the reason is. Gualtieri is cruel, end of story. Love is not abusive, it isn't selfish, and most of all its unconditional. It cannot be measured and does not need to be tested. Griselda is a fool for tolerating all of that. But again, I think this way because I am modern woman.