TO THE BRAVEST MOTHER

When I came in to this world
You were one of the happiest.
God gave me you as my mother
I considered myself the luckiest.

As I grew up you're still beside me
Provides all the things I need.
You lift me up when I am down
Puts a smile on my face and removes the frown.

You are one of the best blessings I ever got.
Your love to me, I never forgot.
Those wonderful things you've done to me,
Make you mean more to me a lot.

You've sacrificed for me so many times.
And now I think it's payback time.
You're growing old, how fast time flies.
I'll make you happy, I won't make you cry.

     The story is about Rosie, a person who became a mother at an early age and her bestfriend Alex. The lessons that I learned on the story is that true love waits, and love conquers all. In the story, Rosie and Alex became separated because Alex’s family moved from Dublin to Boston. Because of it, the communication that they had with each other was hard. Also, Rosie became pregnant but the father is not Alex. However, in the end, they managed to overcome all of these difficulties and they became together. Just like in the story, we should learn to wait for our true love, and if we finally found him, we should do our best to not let that person go, despite the circumstances that they have to face.

 
    I have a relative who did everything to be with the one she loves. Her parents do not agree with their relationship because they think that she is too good for the guy. However, she did not obey her parents’ will and she continued her relationship with her boyfriend because she knows that she will find true happiness with the guy and she believes that they guy is her soul mate. In the end, her parents finally approved of their relationship because they saw how passionate they are with their love for each other.

  
     I was just curious if what would happen if Rosie would continue the abortion instead of letting her child live? I also want to know if how would Alex react if he was the father of Rosie’s child? Will he take the responsibility of being a father or will he runaway just like what most men do nowadays especially the young men who wasn't that prepared of being a father.

I can predict that in the story, Rosie and Alex be living a happy life, as a married couple, together with Katie, Rosie’s child. I think Alex will accept Katie and he will treat her like his true daughter. Also, I can see that they will be blessed with many children and they will have a big, happy family. Also, Rosie will be successful with her hotel business and together with Alex, will provide the needs of her family, both physically, mentally and emotionally.

 

The story is about Hazel and Augustus, two people diagnosed with cancer who met while meeting in a cancer patients’ support group. Together, they realized the importance of time and they spent their remaining days meaningfully with each other. The lesson of the story is that life is short and we should enjoy every second of it. In the story, both characters are suffering from deadly diseases and no one really knows when they will die. I learned from it that we should not waste our time here in this world because we don’t know what will happen in our lives.

One more thing that I learned from the story is that we should accept things as they are. One particular part that struck me is when the characters read the eulogies they prepared to each other. They were not afraid of dying because they know that their time left in this world is short. Instead, they used the time that they have left to make happy memories. In our life, we should know how to accept things, especially the ones that we cannot change and only then we can finally see true happiness.

Way back in my high school days, I have this teacher in accounting who was diagnosed with kidney failure. Every week, he is undergoing dialysis at Marbel which also caused him to have financial problems. But that didn't stop him from going on with life. He told us many times that if you still can, just live your life to the fullest. Everybody will experience death. No one escapes from it. Having an illness doesn't stop him from praising God. In fact, his faith to Him grew bigger and stronger. He once told me this, "Karmel, if it's your time, it will be your time. Everything happens for a reason. If we don't understand it now, maybe later He'll show us the answers to our questions." I was moved by what he said. How can he accept death that easy? Is he thinking about what would his family feel if he dies? Is he that prepared to leave his wife and daughter? If I were on his shoes, I would probably weep every day and night asking God why of all people, it's me whom he has chosen to suffer with that deadly illness. But look at him. He was a brave man who wholeheartedly accept death and I admire him for that.

I was just curious if what would happen if the main characters became very depressed with their situations and because of it they ended their lives? I also would like to know if what would happened if the main characters become cured of their sickness? Will they be able to marry each other and be happy with their lives? Will they have many children? 

I can predict that in the story, Hazel will accept the death of Augustus and she will continue living, albeit without him. However, she will also die after a short while because her disease will become worse and her body will not be able to keep up with the disease. And then after her death, their souls would meet again in heaven and there, they will be together forever – away from the pains that they have suffered in their past lives.

Dear Alexander Dumas,

Greetings!

I just want to say to you that your novel, The Count of Monte Cristo, was really fun to read and its story about revenge is interesting. It was really nice to see the different interactions of the characters and how their actions were motivated by their desires and ambitions in life, even to the point of causing harm to others.

Also, even though the story was quite dark and depressing at times, it has given me hope in life. The main character in the story really suffered a lot of bad things in life, but because of it, it makes me root for him even more and when he finally achieved what he wanted, I was happy for him. Your story made me believe again that there are always second chances, and that we, the people, should just look for them.

You definitely made a story worth reading and I definitely want to read more of your works.

                                                                                                                                                      Sincerely yours,

Karmel L. Gonzales