Bøker av A. R. Wielgus

Humans are moral beings because they have freedom to choose. The reason gives humans this freedom. Man has to have goals toward which to exercise one's power. Consistent failure to attain goals throughout life results in defeatism, low self-esteem or depression. In order to avoid serious psychological problems, a human being needs goals whose attainment requires effort and he or she must have a reasonable rate of success in attaining these goals. Animals do not have sins, they do not have free will and lack cognitive faculty to recognize wrong from right and to make a decision. Animals are governed by instinct and they do not think. Legality often prevails over justice: Such is with abortion which is legal but not ethical. When a family brings a child into the World it is synergistic act. Parents achieve an effect of which each is individually incapable. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Synergy is present in Nature. In the World without truth, freedom is losing its foundation. Truth is the knowledge of things as they are. Humility is the acknowledgement of truth Science is organized truth.

Jan Kochanowski (1530 - 1584) He was born in Sycyna and studied among other places in universities of Cracow and Padua. Kochanowski is a father of Slavic poetry. In his poetry, he used mainly eleven and thirteen syllable hexameter. His poetry conveys imagery, classical rhythm and contains beautiful language. In the Banner, Albrecht is the Prince of the newly established, first protestant country, named Prussia, which came to existence after transformation of Teutonic Order by the advice of Martin Luther in 1525. J. Kochanowski lived only 54 years, but he was a witness of his drama, "Dismissal of Grecian Envoys" to be played in front of the king. During his lifetime, he was recognized as a famous poet. His works were published also in Latin and he was respected well to do writer. J. Kochanowski died when Shakespeare was 20 years old.

After presenting some writers living in the same literary epochs and using similar styles in Essays on the Literature, A. R. Wielgus demonstrates the words of K. Wojtyla, which are used in the ending of one of his dramas that vengeance belongs to God in the novel of The Old Widow and the Priest and reminds us that literary justice is a struggle for truth in things as they are. Against all odds, the old widow never lost her faith in the mercy of Father God.

In the past Latin was a common language of writers. Nowadays, English is the common language of literary artists. I wanted to bring closer some great writers, e. g., K. Wojtyla, later Pope J.P. II who already in his twenties was a great writer. He totally gave up literary writings when he became a Cardinal. Just as the main hero of his play, "Brother of Our God" did, when he totally devoted his life to serve the homeless.