Do you know what the problem is? We are in the last of three generations that the story has the whim of repeating from time to time. The first needs a God, and invents it. The second raises temples to that God and tries to imitate him. And the third uses the marble of these temples to build brothels where to worship their own greed, their lust and basement. And this is how the gods and heroes always happen, inevitably, the mediocre, cowards and fools.
The passage reflects a critical view on the cyclical nature of human behavior across three generations. The first generation creates a notion of God, seeking purpose and meaning. The second generation venerates this deity, establishing places of worship, while attempting to emulate divine qualities. In sharp contrast, the third generation shifts focus to self-indulgence, capitalizing on the remnants of previous ideals to serve selfish desires.
This progression suggests a societal decline where reverence for divinity is supplanted by a preoccupation with personal gain and moral decay. Ultimately, it highlights how heroes and gods become overshadowed by mediocrity and cowardice, illustrating a theme of lost values and the perpetuation of folly across ages.
