Breaking the Cycle- Good or bad?

This past week in class, we analyzed the poem "The Second Coming" by W.B. Yeats. As we discussed the poem, we came to realize a common theme: life is a cycle. In the poem, Yeats is critical of the second coming (the coming of Jesus), saying that it threw the world into anarchy; a world where "the ceremony of innocence is drowned." In this case, Yeats makes it clear that going off of the familiar cycle is bad; however; is this act always bad? My answer to that is no. This weekend on BHS's advanced leadership retreat, we broke from the cycle of our normal weekend routines and broke out of our comfort zones. One the second day we participated in the "cross the line" activity. The walls that usually suppress emotions were broken down, and our trust was built up. In the end, we all agreed it may have been a difficult experience, but a worthwhile one as well. Once we broke for the cycle of routine, our eyes were opened to the truth of the cycle of rumors and teasing, difficulties of life and death. I invite everyone to break the cycle, to open their eyes to something new. Most likely, it will make "things fall apart" in a good way.