Winter Dreams

Reading this story is very thought provoking. It made me think about what I should do in the near future and who I should trust. Dexter was a victim, a victim of love and uncontrollable desire. He was tempted. He could’ve ignored her and went on with Irene but, this is not what mostly happens. In real life, most men cannot resist this kind of urge. To be with the one whom they loved during the youth years was a dream come true. Unfortunately, for Dexter, Judy was nothing but a very professional woman. She chooses the man by his wealth not by his personalities. It was obvious in the story that everyone knows she was playing with their feelings. The men had appointments to have her as a date. She sets up traps for the newcomers to the club. Dexter moved on when she went away. He found Irene and they were engaged. Dexter, however, still can’t control his longing for Judy. One night they met and Dexter cheated on Irene. Dexter, looking back on his actions, did not even feel any regret about his actions or about hurting Irene and her family by betraying her. The story moves on and Dexter became one very, very rich man. He is now on his thirties and his associate, Delvin, informs him about Judy. She is now married to young men who does nothing but drink and beat her. Judy stays home with her kids. Dexter was alone when he shed tears. He was sad about how he wasted his youth on someone so ridiculous. He wasted his chance to find true love.

“I am heartbroken, but I have been heartbroken before, and this might be the best for which I can hope.”
― Lemony Snicket, The End

Poems, poems, poems...

Success is counted sweetest...

                    

                    
This poem, written by Emily Dickinson, has a very deep message. It is that those who succeed on something never really appreciate it. Only those who lack something or had failed to do something can appreciate the feeling of succession. The first stanza talks about how the starving are the only one who can appreciate the "nectar." The nectar was actually the food. As soon as one has their first bite, they are no longer starving, and they quickly lose their ability to appreciate it. The last two stanzas takes the readers to the battlefield. This compares the losing and winning perspective. The poem explains how the winning soldiers does not fully appreciate the meaning of winning because they just experienced something so horrible. However, the defeated soldiers have to lie down and hear the triumphant soldiers. This poem is really great. I learned that most people don't appreciate what they have, they do so only when they need it.
“It's funny, but have you ever noticed that the more special something is, the more people seem to take it for granted? It's like they think it won't ever change. Just like this house here. All it ever needed was a little attention, and it would never have ended up like this in the first place.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding


             

Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment

Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment

        

         As I’m reading this Short story, I am also currently typing my thoughts. So, it might sound like I’m jumping around or so. I’m also currently eating a bowl of cereal. At the start, the narrator introduces us to 5 characters. The four guests of the doctor are old and seem unlucky. The description of the doctor’s study is very specific. Also, when the description turn to the pictures, we find out that Dr. Heidegger was almost married but the bride to be swallowed his prescription and died on the bridal evening. Overall, this suggests to me that they are all very unfortunate. Ooh, there seems to be a book of magic in Dr. Heidegger’s study. Who is the narrator? The narrator states that he is content “content to bear the stigma of a fiction-monger.” This tells us that he was or is a liar. The fiancée of the doctor was named Sylvia Ward. The doctor performed a remarkable task. He revived a 55 year old and withered rose. Aha! So the water was a Fountain of Youth. They all, except the doctor, tried it and they were amazed. They tried it once and they were hooked. As the story continues the four young guests were drunken with transformation. They were also doing what they did when they were young, which was fight over Widow Wycherly. They were all happy and they accidently broke the vase containing the magical water. Doctor Heidegger saw that the rose was going back to its original form. The other characters were afraid and gradually came back to their old self. The effect of the magic water lasted but a few moments. Doctor Heidegger learned a lesson but the other four got depressed and moved to Florida to live there and drink alcohol morn’ till night over the thought of the fountain of youth.

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

                                                    -Theodor Seuss Geisel