It was said that amongst the three Divine Comedies of Dante, Paradiso is the least read. But being the least in terms of audience reading does not make it into a bad literary creation. It is, in fact, the best.
             Unlike Inferno and Purgatoryo, Paradiso offers the readers complete perfection. The previous books may have caught great attention because of their familiar tone and mood. They talk about sin, pains, and hardships. Anybody living here on earth understands perfectly what these are saying. People empathize with their stories. Looking around bookstores, or plainly scanning through movies and television shows would take you to similar scenarios. Their theme is just but the common thing: life.
             Paradiso is different. It was written through the use of Dante's imaginations. Nobody who's still alive would really know what "Heaven" looks like. Yes, we had formed images through the years; but no one is quite sure about its existence and appearance. I think that's the reason why this is the least read. No one actually understands it. (One only understands what he reads when he can form images in his head, doesn't it?) Everyone is alien to the thought of perfection. Many would find a world that is completely free of conflict a very boring idea. I mean, let's face it, man loves challenge (Conflicts are challenges.)
             Dante explored the unknown and played around ideas that formed this book's very diverse vision. Notice how he used the planets and the outward stretch of the universe to illustrate the book's setting. A very small percentage of human beings have actually been out there; the rest of the human race depends on imagination based on stories and "sneak previews" [Like a video coverage that features only parts of the experience.]. Hence, imagination becomes the key component to understand and like the book. It doesn't merely exercise the shallow a
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