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[bcrmbst]

 I believe that Icarus declares that he "isn't sorry" due to the sheer joy of being a part of the aerial world, representing immense freedom. Some may declare a need for him to feel remorse due to a variety of reasons: for getting such pleasure from an activity most humans can't do; for daring to fly in the first place; for partaking in something so useless when others are stuck with mundane work. He observes that "on the shore/the farmer plows his field, the dull ship/sails away, the poets moralize about our/unsignificance." All of these people are performing normal tasks, tasks that are expected of all members of society. But Icarus is not sorry for breaking from this path, and I do not believe that he should be. While the myth of Icarus, which ends with his curiosity causing death, is meant as a cautionary tale against hot-headedness, I consider that message to be wrong, and believe exploration as a youth to be a vital part of the human experience. Admittedly, as one of those youths, I have a strong bias here, but I do not believe that a young man with a great degree of freedom has any obligation to feel sorry about refusing to restrict himself. 

Comments

[serenity57]

It's true that a youth exploration is a must in today's world but there are many things to be restricted from such as illegal use of drugs and alcohol which is sometimes out of hand in our society. Although I do agree with you that exploration is a must for the young, but to a certain positive degree