Nothing Out of Ordinary

“Well…that’s the last thing you need know about Puritanism. Do any of you have a question?” The classroom fell into silence. Some of us looked at each other, and they didn’t find any sort of way to make a nonsense question. “No one? Really? Fine then, I will see you next week. Have a good day”, he packed his bags with his collection of books about history and stuff that he taught in his classes. The familiar silence was finally broken, by the squeaks and rustles of shifted chairs, moved books and closed utensils. The classroom was empty as it should be. All the merriness transferred to the hallway, filled with the sound of galloping legs and chattering of people’s mouths. It was a hard thing to find a way through it all, yet it was worth the effort. Clouded sky complemented my footsteps, as I was walking down the street with the smoke and sound of ongoing traffic. Something was stuck inside my soul, yet it was not a grudge or anger, it was a slight hint of curiosity—A question that I should’ve asked. I opened the door of my house with my numbed hand, with hurried steps dragging my feet to the bedroom. After throwing my bag over the bed, I sat on my frozen chair while my mind was focused on one thing, imagining a world controlled under the so-called ‘law’ of Puritanism, using my professor’s description as a component to the hallucination of mine. “It was an idea that forces its people to life by an absolute control from the bible. Anything that was considered as a sinful act, or that despised the rule of the Bible, would be diminished. Tradition, liturgy, and even any form of entertainment like literature, drama, those were considered as source of sins, and of course banned and forbidden in the community,” he said. Like hunger that controls us to look for a food, has such idea become a part of the people at that certain period of our time? Like fear that could be manipulated for an advantage towards certain party, did such ‘absolute’ idea—under the shelter of the Bible—possess one-sided objectives as well?