I need a summary of "The Pulley," by George Herbert

's
twenty-line spiritualof alternating rhyme narrates the creation of man that borrows form the
myth of Pandora's box and the Book of Genesis. The Creator delves into His
jar of blessings that contains virtues and attributes, bestowing strength, beauty, wisdom,
honor, and pleasure upon man. However, the Creator restrains Himself and keeps man restless so
that he will not become complacent and remain content within the confines of Nature. For, as the
poet Robert Browning writes,

Ah, but a
man's reach should exceed his grasp,

Or what's a heaven for? 

 

Wishing that man reach for heaven for
his peace rather than being complacent with nature, the Creator uses the metaphorical
"pulley" of restlessness which will draw man to reach for heaven and attain spiritual
perfection, rather than being satisfied on earth with Nature. 

Let him be rich and weary, that at least,

If goodness lead him not, yet weariness

   May toss him to my
breast.

It is in his weariness, then,
that man will realize his imperfections and his need for God and the spiritual life. Then, he
will reach for God's "pulley" and seek heaven. 

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