Eternally Yours

In Jeffrey P. Brown's (2005) Black Body Radiation and the Ultraviolet Catastrophe, I find that the author is encouraging us, through the story of a boy named Augustus, to rediscover our hope and faith by focusing on the eternal instead of the temporal. We are told in "One Witness's Appeal," that Commander William Holtenzennerson attests to the "urgency and accuracy" of the message we are being provided through the story of Augustus (Brown, 2005, p. 1). The urgency and accuracy of the message stems from a human tendency for pursuing temporal "desires of the flesh and not of the greater, eternal spirit that resides within" (Brown, 2005, p. 2).

A mysterious being visits Augustus in his bedroom. The mysterious spirit is there to deliver the message "keep the faith," though it is both derogatory and "like some outdated hippie" in Augustus' perspective (Brown, 2005, p. 5). Bebe explains paganism to Augustus and the belief that nature represents the environment of the spiritual. In this real, respect for all things is observable, from the mischievous Sparrows who work hard to the boar Garrett who solicits individuals to sign his petition because "There is a real need for our getting back to our roots and to a basic respect for boars" (Brown, 2005, p. 48). Of course, the animals are symbols for human beings an industry, respect, and the connectedness of all living things are represented by the animals.

In the story we see that there are many elements of Easter

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