The piece "The Scarlett Letter" really got me thinking, and while I had a draft written out in word after I read the novel, I was reading over it and decided to trash it. I had written the normal blah blah blah this happened and this happened and I think this and you should think that. I realized that in my draft there was no self-reflection. So, recycle bin here you go!
"The Scarlett Letter"; it is just a story about old people living archaically right? Well, not so much. Although I did not necessarily see magic stars or symbols appearing every where like a crazy person, nor did I have Pearl (who I oddly led akin to the girl from the movie "Grudge") following me around, but I realized that certain aspects of the story could overlay my life.
Do I do things that I am not proud of and keep in the dark? Duh, we all do, we're human.
Do I have constant nagging reminders of those things? See the first question.
Lastly, do we all have a Lion King-esque full circle (of life) wrap up to our problems??
THERE'S THE BOOMTOWN QUESTION!!!
This story wrapped itself up. In life we do not get a wrap up. We're stuck with the cards that we're dealt, or that we deal ourselves...or if you're a cheater that you slide out of your sleeve. That in mind, I lead to the point of all of these ramblings.
We need to be cognizant to what we do throughout life. We may not get our tidy little bow wrap up. So, if we do not get a woohoo at the end of our life, should we not do the very best we can to make sure we end up happy in our own view. Essentially what I got out of this story and into my own life (and hopefully someone out there that reads this rant) is that while they hid and were ashamed in the story, we do not need to do that...BUT, we need to be ready to live with whatever we do, and whoever we do it with, we only get one shot at this, and above all...don't watch the movie that kills people (The Grudge).
Not sure how I should take that wow...which makes me nervous
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