Sunday, August 11, 2013

Bad things aren't always all bad

Have you ever seen good things come out of bad things? In the story, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World", good things come out of a bad event. I think a lot of times good things can come out of bad things.
Someone dying isn't a good thing, but it can lead to good things. It can bring families and communities closer than ever before. We see that in the story, and I have also seen it in my own life. Sometimes bad things have to happen to make way for even better things.
If the man wouldn't have died all the people coming together and doing work wouldn't have happened. If the people didn't care about leaving memory for Esteban they wouldn't have done all the work around their town. I think we also do this. if we lose someone to breast cancer we usually wear a pink ribbon to show our support. I think this is kind of the same thing.
Great things can come from not so great things. If you stay on the positive side of things, good always come. You might not always see the good in everything, but everything happens for a reason. Bad things aren't always all bad. Sometimes bad things can bring people together. That can result in great things.
You start to realize that you don’t have forever with people and it makes you get your priorities straight. You start to realize what truly matters and what never mattered. Crazy good things can come from tragedies.   

Sunday, August 4, 2013

Sacriifices

Sometimes you have to sacrifice the things you love for the people you love. In the short story, The Gift of the Magi, Della and Jim both thought they had great gifts for each other. In the beginning of the story you learn that Della and Jim are very poor, but they make the best of it. Della and Jim were both willing to sacrifice for each other.
In the story, Della's most prized possession is her hair. She had spent a lot of time working on growing out her hair and she took much pride in her hair. She only had $1.87 to buy her husband Jim a Christmas present. She sacrificed her most prized possession to get Jim a great present. She was willing to sacrifice something she loved for someone she loved.
Also, in the story, Jim had a watch. The watch had been handed down in his family. He took lots of pride in his watch. In order to buy his wife something special for Christmas, he sold his watch. He was willing to sacrifice something he loved for someone he loved.
This story shows that material things aren't as important as the one you love. If you love someone enough, you will be willing to give things up for them. In my own life, I have given up my time and resources to help the ones I love and care about. At the end of the day, it’s not about the things you have, it’s about the people who truly care about you.

Friday, August 2, 2013