A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings is a Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

"The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" is nothing but a very old man. Hes just and old man who seems even inconvenienced by his wings, like they get in his way. One could think hes an angel just because he is a man with wings. every angel i have heard of had helped people in some way or brought some kind of news. It seems like this man just is. He just tries to live with his wings. He his not an angel he is just a man with wings. This impacts the story because it means that people should not assume what a person is just because he looks like. A man is not an angel just because of his wings.

Cathedral: Irony Of Life

The short story "Cathedral" is ironic. When the blind man comes to visit it is obvious that there are things that since he can't literally see them, he understands in different ways. One of these things is the image of the cathedral thats being shown on the history channel. The blind man is as eager to understand the cathedral as he is about the process. In describing it, the main character remarks that the building that is the cathedral means nothing to him. He cannot really understand it's beauty. The Irony of the story is that the blind man understands just as much about the cathedral as the main character who can see, and they are helping each other understand.

A Quote

“In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.”
-Salvador Dali

This I Believe

I BELIEVE IN HIKING.

I believe in hiking. I believe in enjoying nature with each and every step. When my mom taught me that I was very young. We would always walk around and enjoy nature. Even when we lived in the Upper West Side in New York City we would explore Central Park. It has always been a comforting thought that I can go on a hike and escape all that I leave behind with the traffic lights and advertisements. I can go beyond all that. I can go into my own thoughts. While hiking, I have nothing but my mind. At the beginning of the hike I may strain and struggle each step and then later forget even about walking.

Thoughts pass by like clouds or ideas floating along. They may linger or leave. But what ever they may be they are pure and calm. I hike because I want to refresh my body and mind. I don’t even have to try to appreciate nature. It just comes. And I don’t have to think. My mind wanders much like the trail I'm on at the time.

This makes me relaxed even talking about this! At any time I can remember how it feels to be in a hiking state of mind. Once when my mom and I were hiking on a trail that came off of the Appalachian Trail and I had gotten my second wind, which made such a difference that, it seemed like another day, and then it started sprinkling. This moment was just felt so good, and i will always remember it.

I don’t need music playing. I don’t need much. The backpack and the walking are not even issues. Even time vanishes. When I leave the trail, it is hard to tear myself away from the mindset I get. Even when I'm not hiking the feeling still lingers and gives me peace through out the day and how ever long I make it last. Sometimes all people need is a hike in nature.