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PERSONA, who does God say am I?
RM, the ultimate poet, wrote Persona, a vulnerable song that discusses his concept of the self.
But did you know that he mentioned Christian theology & included an expression used by Jesus?
[A Short Thread]
RM, the ultimate poet, wrote Persona, a vulnerable song that discusses his concept of the self.
But did you know that he mentioned Christian theology & included an expression used by Jesus?
[A Short Thread]
Letās start by examining the very first verse. Namjoon starts out by questioning who he is and wonders if heāll ever be able to answer that question. Then he goes on to say:
āIf I were answerable with only few words,Ā God wouldnāt have created all those many beautiesā
āIf I were answerable with only few words,Ā God wouldnāt have created all those many beautiesā
Different translators and interpreters have different ideas to what Godās ābeautiesā RM is referring to. So letās think, what are some things that God created that will help explain who we are? Well, we think there could be two types of beauties that heās referring to.
1. āWordsā are the beauties that God created, so RM needs to use many of those beautiful words to explain who he is, not just āa few.ā Since Namjoon is a writer, words to him are more than just letters, theyāre something beautiful, even created by a higher power.
2. āCreation,ā as in Godās creation, are the beauties which he can use to describe himself. From green mountains to blue skies, people big and small, young and old. All these creations are beauties which he can use as a reference to describe himself, but he canāt just use a few.
Here are examples of each:
- Using words:
āNamjoon is a magnificent one-of-a-kind artistā
Is that enough? NO
- Using creation:
āNamjoon is as wise as King Solomon and as strong as a mountain.ā
Is that enough? Still not enough!
We need more of Godās beauties to describe him
- Using words:
āNamjoon is a magnificent one-of-a-kind artistā
Is that enough? NO
- Using creation:
āNamjoon is as wise as King Solomon and as strong as a mountain.ā
Is that enough? Still not enough!
We need more of Godās beauties to describe him
Whatās so wonderful about this song and this verse in particular is that heās admitting that he is so complex, and so wonderfully made, that itās not simple at all to say āI am thisā or āI am that.ā
Namjoon seems to believe in the Christian theology and belief of āCreationismā
Namjoon seems to believe in the Christian theology and belief of āCreationismā
Creationism states that God created the universe and everything in it, and that it wasnāt a coincident. Youāll notice this theme is actually evident in many BTS songs, but thatās a discussion (and possibly a thread) for another day 
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Moving on to the next part, Namjoon is telling us that heās good but feeling a little uncomfortable. He says heās not sure if heās a dog or a pig, but people go and put pearl necklace on him, and that makes him uncomfortable. The expression heās using originates from the Bible.
The Bible verse is Jesusā words. He was telling His followers to not waste time telling the Good News to hard-hearted & hostile people, because they wonāt like it, and instead will attack you. Thereās a difference between talking to the willing vs. talking to the hard-hearted.
In other words, donāt give what is precious & dear to you to people who wonāt appreciate it, or you. So Namjoon here is saying that he doesnāt always feel worthy of all of the fame, love, and attention heās given. He doesnāt feel like he deserves āpearls,ā the good things.
Of course, heās wrong and deserves it all. Namjoon is very humble and sometimes struggles with understanding how worthy and deserving he is of everything good and ARMYs love. He feels good about himself but sometimes a little āuncomfortableā by having so many good things.
He spends half of the song questioning his concept of the self. But by the end of it he seems to have come to terms with the fact that yes, God created him complex, but heās BEAUTIFULLY complex and that all parts of him are important and worthy.
And thatās it! For a less than 3 minutes song about the psychological concept of persona, itās certainly impressive that he managed to include two deep Biblical themes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="āŗļø" title="LƤchelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: LƤchelndes Gesicht"> Heās a very talented writer. Thank you for reading and we are open to your comments and feedback!
