"Similarly, fatalism can allow one to focus on finding contentment in the present moment by recognizing some events are beyond their control." You have brilliantly detected one of the most complicated theological problems for Christianity, especially for that of the 16th and 17th centuries: to what extent personal responsibility can modify divine plans. One response was pessimism, or rather Melancholy. However, in Guamán Poma I don't find it so clear. Someone else on their blog mentioned a "reformist" conception of politics in this author. Guamán Poma hopes to influence change, not radically anti-colonial, but in very practical terms for everyday life.
"Similarly, fatalism can allow one to focus on finding contentment in the present moment by recognizing some events are beyond their control." You have brilliantly detected one of the most complicated theological problems for Christianity, especially for that of the 16th and 17th centuries: to what extent personal responsibility can modify divine plans. One response was pessimism, or rather Melancholy. However, in Guamán Poma I don't find it so clear. Someone else on their blog mentioned a "reformist" conception of politics in this author. Guamán Poma hopes to influence change, not radically anti-colonial, but in very practical terms for everyday life.