The Darkling Thrush

In Thomas Hardy's poem "The Darkling Thrush," there is something that is interesting about the song of the bird in the background that is presented by Hardy. He states, "So little cause for carolings Of such ecstatic sound Was written on terrestrial things Afar or nigh around, That I could think there trembled through His happy good-night air Some blessed Hope, whereof he knew And I was unaware (1075)." I believe the point that Hardy is making this poem is that though there may be certain events going on in life that make it hard or depressing. There is always something that everyone should be thankful for. I believe that this writting is trying to point out that life is something that we should be thankful for. Many of the things that people becom concerned about are temporary like the weather in the poem. When things are not going our way in life, I believe that many people become so caught up in the problems that they are having that they forget to be thankful for the things they have instead of the little things that should only be a slight bump in the road. Although it seems to be human nature to act in this way, if people did not worry so much about these things they would always have something to look forward to even though things are not going their way.