Spiritual Insights of Lost

Usually religion is not shown on TV shows because everybody has different beliefs. But because Lost shows how the different characters believe, it makes the show that much greater.

First, there is Charlie, a former famous rock star in England. He felt that he should leave the band because of his indiscretions and wants to repent. Unfortunately, everything turns around and he begins forming his terrible drug habit. Yes, this sounds really depressing, but it gets better. He is taught that "the only way you'll be able to survive is through struggle." He throws his drugs in the fire so he will not be tempted by them anymore and so he can be free.

Another character, Rose, is a great symbol of belief and religion. She says she knows her husband is not dead and refuses to believe that he is. (hmm...maybe she is right!) She keeps her spirits high, and even tries to help Charlie after a near death experience he is traumatized by. She tells him he needs to ask for help, and that night, he comes over to her and just breaks down, crying, "help me." Kindly, she hugs him and tells him she cannot help him, and she prays to the Lord for him, thanking him for their new friendship.

Mr. Eko is probably the greatest symbol of religion on the island. He had a terrible life in Africa, as a sort of war lord. In his childhood, his brother was forced to kill someone, but Eko stopped him from doing it, and was taken by the evil people instead to be raised as one of them. His brother ended up being a priest, and through some tricky spiffy stuff that takes a while to explain, Eko was made a priest, and he got away from his old life and started new, helping people find salvation.

When Eko finds a small plane that his brother was on, on the island, he burns it in respect. Charlie asks him if he is a priest, and he says yes, and starts reciting the 23rd psalm. "The Lord is my sheperd. I shall not want..." Charlie looks down at the plane and continues along with him, showing that he has not forgotten everything about his religion, and he still wants to be a good person.

Another thing is Eko tells Claire, the single mother of a newborn, that if they are both baptized, they will still be together even if something happens and one of them dies. It was nice to hear that people believed in life after death.