This particular phrase that was spoken in clip of the BBC documentary of the Romantics,is one of the most interesting statements done by one of the Romantic poets who lived in London in the early 20th century, particularly set in the time period after World War I. Their view of a secular way of finding meaning to life, without God present, was one of the main topics of the documentary. Also, according to the documentary, these writers had an influence over the modern world, and show John Lennon, as one of the famous celebrities that were influenced by these writers. I'm not sure if it has to do with John Lennon's ''Imagine'' song, or if he was inspired by those poets to write the song. Niether am I sure if John Lennon was atheist, but that I guess is not really important.
What caught mostly my attention was about how these poets, who were atheists, seeked to find a quest of immortality, mostly by wanting to be remembered forever. This idea brought back to me a flashback of a conversation I had with a friend of mine back in 8th grade, who left that same year. He was also an atheist like these poets, and the main point of his conversation was about being remembered forever. I used to tell him that my life was pointed towards the direction of following my father's footsteps, and he said ''well yeah but in 100 years nobody is going to remember you'' and I said, do what? I don't really care about that, I mean, I have never cared about my personal fame or my popularity. He pointed out that he wanted to be remembered forever, just like these guys wanted to. Again, I'm not exactly sure if their is a connection or just a coincidence.
What caught mostly my attention was about how these poets, who were atheists, seeked to find a quest of immortality, mostly by wanting to be remembered forever. This idea brought back to me a flashback of a conversation I had with a friend of mine back in 8th grade, who left that same year. He was also an atheist like these poets, and the main point of his conversation was about being remembered forever. I used to tell him that my life was pointed towards the direction of following my father's footsteps, and he said ''well yeah but in 100 years nobody is going to remember you'' and I said, do what? I don't really care about that, I mean, I have never cared about my personal fame or my popularity. He pointed out that he wanted to be remembered forever, just like these guys wanted to. Again, I'm not exactly sure if their is a connection or just a coincidence.
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