Having respect for others and trying to do right is a key part to living a successful life. By not striving for this, bad actions can come back and bite you in the butt. In “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings”, our angel is wise enough to know this. He somehow always manages to turn the other cheek, like we are told to do in Mark 5:39 of the Bible.
“But I say, don’t resist an evil person! If you are slapped on the right cheek, turn the other, too.”
In the aforementioned story, this man, an angel, falls to the earth. Despite who and what he is, people treat him terribly. They steal his feathers, thinking they will heal any ailments. Villagers cage him in a chicken coop and only bother to throw him leftovers of food they’ll never eat. Basically, they treat him as a circus attraction. Through all of this, he remains calm and patient, always turning the other cheek.
When I was in the eighth grade, my best friend suddenly dropped me and the rest of our friends. She was so mad at us for a reason that still remains unclear. She pitted all of her friends against us, and they tortured us. During lunch, these mean girls would throw food at us and constantly talk bad about us to anyone that would listen. My friends and I always tried to ignore them. The girl that started it all later ended up with only two friends because of how she treated everyone.
In our world today, children learn to always fight fire with fire. From birth, they think that it’s okay to treat others badly. These children are taught wrong. When raised correctly, we know to always turn the other cheek, like Jesus always did. Maybe if everyone could pick up on this, the world would be a better place to be.
I love the way you used a personal eperience and it went along with the story, which is kinda crazy to think that people treated yall that way. I also love the way you related to a bible verse and it related alot to the story.
ReplyDeleteI love how you use the bible and you own experinces! it really ties your point toghether!
ReplyDeleteIncluding your own eperiences really shows your feelings into this writing, its really awesome!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this. The bible reference was a really nice touch and I liked the message it gave. It really made me think.
ReplyDeletei agree that he did turn the other cheek. i mean i would have been very upset if i was locked in a chicken coop and had scraps thrown at me . scraps is food for farm animals and if i was an angel i would not like that
ReplyDeletei love the point of your story and how to treat people as you would want to be treated. it made me feel like every one should go by the golden rule...
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