TER 11

TER 11
1/7/13
Nights In Rodanthe
Pages: 208-217

In this section of reading, Adrienne admits to getting support from her dad through the hard times after Paul's passing. Amanda, Adrienne's daughter, questions how her grandpa was able to help, because he cannot speak. Her mother had told her was able to help because he was still able to listen and with her being able to talk about it helped take a lot off of her shoulders. Amanda is currently going through a similar situation with the passing of her husband, so she gives a lot of credit to her mom for being able to handle everything in such a quiet manner. Also, Amanda realized how thankful she should be for the opportunities her family had blessed her with after losing Brent and how she needed to start being there for her own children more often.  As soon as she returned home that night she began to take advantage of what she had been blessed with, her own two sons.

The quote I pulled from this section of reading was able to sum up the lesson learned overall. The big picture was not only able to illustrate these few pages, but the whole book overall as well. "That may be true, but in a lot of ways, I wish I could be as strong as she is." (Page 215). When Amanda says this, she is talking to her brother and making it clear to him that she realizes what kind of a person she wants to be and how he doesn't have even one clue about why she feels like this is what she is determined about. Her mom's story will probably not be shared with him, well maybe not until his time comes. This was able to teach Amanda a lesson, and just like they say...you can always learn from others, especially ones who have already been in your same situation.

The portion of this reading that I was able to connect with personally was when Amanda really had her "a-ha" moment and was really able to realize what she should be thankful for in  life. There were plenty of instances where I was given something and just as quickly as I gained it, it was taken away from me. Trying to accept that is very hard, but once you do come to conclusions you really become thankful and appreciative. There are many stories such as these you may personally hear at some point in your life that will try to teach you a lesson and you should take any possible knowledge you can from those and use it to your best interest. Think now, and also think about it later.