The Story of the Grail, a story of one unusual knight’s attempt to prove himself a man and find the grail, clearly highlights the problems with unreachable goals. Throughout the story, Perceval exhibits examples of diverse goals, those reachable and unreachable, which Perceval strives to complete. In his quest to find the grail, which he never finds, he sacrifices relationships and his time. He later comes to regret his own sacrifices due to their negative consequences on his life and connection with God. His tale also can apply to modern times, where unreachable goals govern most peoples’ lives. This story highlights the applicable idea of unreachable goals, not only through Perceval’s activities and sacrifices but also in individuals’ lives today. Perceval’s tale shows many examples of reachable goals and pursuing unreachable goals. In the beginning of the story, he strives to become a knight and attain knighthood through King Arthur. He also endeavored to fit in, due to his awkward nature and his lacking knight knowledge. This triggered him to try and prove himself to King Arthur and led him to defeat plentiful knights, finally proving his merit to the knights of Arthur’s table. …show more content…
Today in our world, a world of many nonbelievers in God, unreachable goals run rampant. Those who look beyond God for sustenance usually look to things like sex and drugs to complete the hole in their life, that only God can fill. They endlessly strive to feel loved and satisfied, much like how Perceval continually searched for the grail, even though he would never find it and reach his goal. People today also strive to make more and more money, hoping that riches will fill their heart; unfortunately, all the riches of the world could not satisfy them because they chase an unreachable goal. Clearly, not only Perceval struggled to complete his unreachable goal, but also those of