What's this importance of family?

     What's the Importance of family; why this question has numerous answers that it's almost impossible to count.

     Family is everything in life, it's the people and friends you stay in connection with for the rest of your life. For the fact that family is not always blood; it is who you consider a person you can trust, talk to, and love. Family is the people who care for you in hard times, they are the people who encourage you to reach your goals, they are the people who show you what is right and what is wrong. They are the people you grow up beside, and die beside. They are the ones who never leave you; they are the ones who have the same personality towards you no matter what occurs. They are the shoulder to cry on, they are the people who help whenever you need it. That's my view on family. 

     Family is discussed thought both "Stone Soup" by Barbara kingsolver and "A tree grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith. In "Stone Soup" kingsolver discussed her childhood and her children's childhood. In her childhood her parents loved each other very much and lived happily, but when her children grew up, she ended up getting divorced to her husband, and he daughter says "the only time I feel uncomfortable is when people say they feel sorry for me." kingsolver is very true in her writing when she talks about the boy who's at his soccer game and both his mom and dad who are divorced, are cheering for him; as a child of divorce myself this feeling is one of the greatest in the world when you see that both your mom and dad can be together and watch something and feel happy, it's just an amazing feeling. Being a divorced family doesn't mean you still aren't family, for family is the people that love and care for you.

    In "A tree grows in Brooklyn," by Betty smith, you see the development of this young poor girl who has a younger brother, a father and a mother. You see her grow up along side these people and they grow to be an amazing family. Family is displayed when they are at the doctors and the doctors say they are "dirty" and that "they're mother should clean them for once," the young girl becomes furious and says "my brothers arm is as dirty as mine, so don't be surprised; she tells the doctors basically that they can be whatever they want to be, dirty, or clean they are still people and family. She also talks about family when her dad and her are walking to the trolley car and all the girls look at her dad with a smile, but her dad doesn't leave her becuase he loves them and they are family.

     In conclusion, family is something that everyone should live to become and should cherish in life becuase everything eventually ends, a life, a friendship, so enjoy every moment possible with your family. 

Sacredness of the ordinary

       In life I have heard many people say," one mans trash is another mans treasure." This is true in so many ways, for instance someone could look at an item and see it as a relic, but others could look at it and see it as something that belongs in the garbage.

 

      There are also many sides to this saying, some sad, and some inspiring. Such as, a man has a ring that is very old and some would just throw it out because it is old and dirty, but they don't know the story behind it; it could be his fathers ring who passed away or his grandfathers; so people shouldn't judge something without knowing the story behind it. Another example is a rich families son has a winter jacket that is old , so he throws it out, but the man down the street who barely makes it to tomorrow and lives on the streets would cherish that jacket because it gives him a sense of security, shelter ,and warmth.

   

      Some of you may look at this boat and say,"it's just a toy boat," sure it may look like just a toy, but there's a story behind everything and this boat has a story. This boat was built by my father and given to me when I was 4 years old; I have kept it ever since for numerous reasons, including the mystery, the memories, and the adventure behind it. 

       There's so much mystery behind this boat than a person could imagine. For instance what lies inside the cabin in the back of the ship or what the crew looked like or what the cannons where fired at. The adventure was endless with this boat as well, because this boat could be or do whatever; whether it was a pirate ship in the Caribbean, a British naval warship during the revolutionary war or just a shipper for a sail off the coast of Boston, the possibilities were endless. To you its just a boat to me it's a lifetime of memories, adventure, and mystery.