Finally! One day of rest for me. I finally have time to hunt for that myth I've been thinking of for the past few days. Cupid and Psyche is one of my favourite greek myths, and I do believe there's a deeper meaning to that one than the lovey-dovey-ness of it.

I quote from here:

"The fable of Cupid and Psyche is usually considered allegorical. The Greek name for a butterfly is Psyche, and the same word means the soul. There is no illustration of the immortality of the soul so striking and beautiful as the butterfly, bursting on brilliant wings from the tomb in which it has lain, after a dull, grovelling caterpillar existence, to flutter in the blaze of day and feed on the most fragrant and delicate productions of the spring. Psyche, then, is the human soul, which is purified by the sufferings of hard work and dedication, and is thus prepared for the enjoyment of true and pure happiness.

Or maybe she's just really really lucky."

My sentiments exactly. This might sound really cliche but, I do believe that we come to this world with an agenda to be fulfilled before we leave this world.

Hmm.. let's see.. I guess it's like taking a course in university. We start out being ignorant (ok, I know, maybe not all of us since the muggers would have done background reading), then we realise, gradually andmiraculously, the purpose of our time spent, and then we start to follow a trail set for ourselves to reach the purposed destination. Along the way, we meet ogres, trolls and the worst possible mythical villains one can think of. Of course, there will be luckier days when we meet leprechauns and get rewarded with some luck and a pot of gold. But we'll never graduate if we don't see the point for being here on earth. I find that those who don't get their lesson the first time that one lesson turns up will often have to retake the whole lesson, possibly with greater consequences tin subsequent times. It's like you have to get an A for a module before you are allowed to go on to the next level.

Like Psyche, we have frail butterfly-wing-like souls which are open to temptation, distrust and almost any other evil thing one can think of. And like psyche, we are made stronger by life's experiences in learning our lessons and repelling those evils.
Therefore, when life gives a really hard blow, I guess it would be good to think of it as a module required for graduation and just do it well to get rid of it once and for all.

Oh boy, I'm so preachy this morning haha. Actually if you look at the extract above again, the second part of the description about Psyche being really really lucky is rather convincing as well since, "[Most] good men are gay, dead or married". (I've already tried to be merciful by replacing "all" with "most". )

But then again, Cupid wasn't mortal. Hmm, that says a lot.