Daniel, your last paragraph says it all. “feelings that I consider subliminal are feelings of happiness and not fear.” Completely agreed! I think that subliminal feelings are derived from experiencing something you love. And just as you shared with your biking experience, these feelings come from accomplishments like winning, or just feeling freedom while riding your bike. You should be proud of yourself for even being able to get back onto the bike in your own backyard after such a painful experience. That in itself is personal growth and triumph, a sublime experience in itself.
Christina, I’m so sorry things turned out the way they did for you and I applaud your courage to write about an emotionally painful experience. I think your essay also comes to show that the sublime isn’t always a fairytale. But as you have stated before and I admire you for saying, you learn from your mistakes. I think you are a very strong, driven, and ever-seeking person, and that you will experience an even greater sublime moment one day involving love with someone who truly loves you back for everything that you are.
Kara, what a beautiful moment to write about. I think you may have experienced the epitomy of sublime when you stated that in that moment, words were unnecessary because “a single expression can convey more thoughts and feelings towards a situation than any word ever could.” I agree with your take on the sublime as an escape from “trials and tribulations” whether bad or good, because in living life to feel alive, you will experience both.
Great essays guys, and very interesting reads!
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