The Decameron

1.1-"I have committed so many offenses against god during my lifetime, committing one more against him now will make no difference"; This quote seems to me some of the worst logic I have read in any of our texts thus far. The lord is one to forgive in most cases, repentence and prayer are part of the daily lives of millions. However, a feeling of total damnation is easily interpreted here in that he has done so much wrong he can do no good.
1.3-"each believes itself to be the true heir, to posses the true Law, and to follow the true commandments, but whoever is right, just as in the case of the rings, is still undecided"; again a religious quote came to my attention because the metaphor reaches much further than the three rings. I feel that the quote has a lot of weight in a battle that has been present since the beginning of time. Many follow the Law of the lord to the "t", but which one is correct? Of the most drastic consequence, some may be following what they believe to be true and in turn only hurting themselves for the after life. As humans we will never know what the right answer is.
1.4-"The Abbot, thinking that the monk did not know he had been observed by him, was happy at this turn of events, and since this offered him the opportunity to get more firsthand information on the sin committed by the monk, he gladly took the monks key and gave him permission to leave."; The trickery behind each of these stories does not falter at the doorstep of the followers of God. Each person shows corruption in one way or another, and although the Abbot did not know the depth of his deception he is minutes away from committing the same crime that the monk previously had. We see as the reader that no man has his morale's completely straightened out.