My Reader's Response to Popol Vuh

            The Popol Vuh was a very interesting perspective on human creation written by the Mayan people. Their gods reminded me of the Greek and Roman gods in the way that they were so human like. For example, it became apparent to me that the gods wanted a companion above all else in man, just as human beings do in each other. In my mind, it kind of equated with both dating to find the man you want to spend the rest of your life with and meeting and getting to know different people to find out who you want to be your friends. These gods had to go through multiple trials and errors, just like how most people have to spend time with different people in order to find their best friend. All humans really want from their friends is someone who will love them for who they are, which is also what the gods wanted from man. This was what they didn't find in the monkeys or the other animals they created.

            It reminds me of when I was younger and trying to find a friend. Even though I went through a lot of disappointment and sadness, I learned from all my different friendships what I really needed in a friend. This is what the gods were doing as well that made them very human like, they were learning how to create man into what they had imagined. The idea of gods being human like is very much like the Roman and Greek gods. They had a god of the sun just as the Mayans do and a god of the moon, and they bickered among themselves and fought for power. This concept isn't as portrayed in religion today as most modern religions are monotheistic and the gods are all knowing. It's interesting to think that this is how people related to their world and how they explained things like human existence or how the earth was created. Overall, it was definitely a new way of looking at the world and how it was created.