SIMPLE THINGS

Iroquois : 'The Girl Who was Not Satisfied With Simple Things '. Hmmm........After I read the title , I made two assumptions. Either this story will  bring good impact to my thought or impress  me with an odd twist at the end. Well, the story able to capture my interest and fulfill  two assumptions .  It presents an interesting allegorical aspect, the feature of which lead unfailingly back to the themes of appreciation, gratitude and satisfication.  I love the way the writer develops the main character or  should I say the girl. The girl goes through from stubborn person to a wiser or more mature  as result of the events and conflicts that she had encountered. The lines” she had been satisfied with simple things……..”, “she thought of the fire……”, “ she thought of the simple, good hearted men…….”. These lines tell us that the girl’s sense of regret when she continues to think back on her decision. She realized how hard the world was going to be after made a hesitation decision. Even though in reality , we also  regret to some decisions   that we made by overlooking  simple aspects that near to us. How we wish that we have time tunnel to go back to that moment  and correct the decision that we made. In this story, the girl gets  second chance in the form of old man or Heno to escape from the serpent. How many of us really get second chance to correct the mistake that we made?  This story helps me to revive myself on appreciating on small improvements and mini-goals  I set on moving myself towards larger dreams. I feel that it is more satisfying to set and meet an attainable goals by this way. There is always room to be better. Now  I look things I do as opportunities to get better from one day to the next. It  gives me  a simple pleasure to enjoy eventhough things aren’t perfect.