02 April 2007

FAITH

My book relates to faith, at almost every turn, in one way or another. For one thing, everybody must have faith that every one is being honest, either in what they say, what they don't say, what they do, or their character.
On one side, of this 'war', a particular character is trying to convince a group of his friends that "Project Phoenix" is sound, but his "Best Friend" knows that this is a lie, it will fail, they just don't know how, yet.
On the other side, the "Emissary" is being told that the "Profits" are the "False Profits", he is having trouble, because he, now, believes that he must fight to save the entire universe, at least as he knows it.
One the one side, we have the faith in others being put, somewhat, to the test, and on the other side, we have religious faith being put to the test.

2 comments:

mISTERnAIL said...

interesting! you point out two different kinds of faith. i'm curious now, what are the consequences of each faith being put to the test? how does this affect the book, either in narrative or thematically?

Orion said...

Well, when religious faith is put to the test, it affects your belief, and the way you see things. It can also affect the way you act towards other things or peaple, it can, and usually causes you to re-evaluate the way you view everything in your life.
When your faith in a person is put to the test, it usually affects both parties, either by weakening, or strengthening the relationship. When your faith is questioned, it causes you to go back and look at your relationship, and it's basis inorder to ascertain the best course of action.