Psyche is a symbolism of what we normally do in our life or at least this is my interpretation. Our fate is decided for us and until we don’t see it we are scared and unsure of our future. When we come across it we find many complications along the way, life gives us boundaries and we always cross the edge. In this case it’s when psyche is tempted to see cupids face in "cupid is our own life". “She often begged him to stay and let her behold him, but he would not consent. On the contrary he charged her to make no attempt to see him, for it was his pleasure, for the best of reasons, to keep concealed.” [P11]We always listen to people who are jealous of how our lives turned out in comparison to theirs. These are the sisters who tell her to look at his face in the myth. ‘The view of these celestial delights caused envy to enter their bosoms, at seeing their young sister possessed of such state and splendor, so much exceeding their own.”[P13] Like most times in our lives we screw up, and the opportunity fades away, if you are persistent and your destiny is to do that you will find your second opportunity. “Drink this, Psyche, and be immortal; nor shall Cupid ever break away from the knot in which he is tied, but these nuptials shall be perpetual. Thus Psyche became at last united to Cupid”[P32]P= Paragraph
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You can see this scuplture in New York! Go to the Metropolitan Musuem. Admission is only a donation.
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