Journal #1: When I first looked at "The World as 1,000 People", I wasn't very suprised until I looked further into the facts. What suprised me the most was that there was only 1 doctor out of the whole 1,000! This fact blew me away because it makes me wonder how 1 man can support 1,000 people. Also, the amount of Christians compared to all the rest of the religions was outrageous. I would expect the Muslims or Hindus to be at the top because of how many people are in India and the Middle East. The world is very "unfair" and is diverse amongst many countries. I feel EXTREMELY fortunate to have most of the items listed in "The World as 1,000 People".
Journal #2: "I shall incarnate as Dasaratha's son, and my conch and my wheel, which I hold in each hand for certain purposes, and my couch, namely, Adisesha, the Serpent, on whose coils I rest, shall be born as my brothers. and all the gods here shall take birth in the world below in a monkey clan..."-Page 5
EVIDENCE: Vishnu is talking about incarnating as a human being which is definitely a supernatural power. Also, he says "all the gods here" which helps me assume that he is with other gods.
"Mandorai, a woman bent upon destroying all the worlds, was vanquished by Indra and he earned the gratitude of humanity."
EVIDENCE: Only a god can destroy multiple worlds. Indra received the gratitute of humanity refers to him not being a human.
Rishya Sringa is confused what a human looks like because his father, King of Anga, is the only human he has seen. He is illusioned and sees humans as unknown creatures.
Vishnu reincarnates as Rama which illusions man-kind to think that Rama is not an unworldly being.
Thataka is a beautiful woman that is actually a horrific demon that kills and eats any living creature.
Journal #3: Jatayu was Rama's foster parent and the Great Eagle. He took on the form of a bird because of how divine, wise and spiritual he is. It shows that Rama was not the most fortunate person and he had to build up his character and reputation to what he is today.
Chapter 4 is, by far, the most illusory chapter for Rama. He meets many face, old and new, and cannot recognize them because of the different forms that they have taken. This reveals that Rama can recognize old friends by their personality and inner-being rather than their outer appearance.
