The Notebook

"And how, I wonder, will this story end?" Already, there is a start to thinking about the end. Looking into the future wondering, “What will happen?” Then he speaks of a cold that will never go away and that has been eighty years in the making. I believe he is speaking of fate. Fate had this cold in the making. So the eighty years of his life were building up to this cold? And what type of cold exactly? His life, he appreciates what he has when he states “neither have I burrowed around with the gophers.” Stating his luckiness for what he has, instead of his unhappiness and greed for what he does not. And he goes on to say he is lucky, knowing that there are people that are worse off. Though he may think what he has is lucky, he goes on to say he is no one special, showing humbleness or truth within himself. But still he realizes the greatness he has had, “to love another with all of his heart and soul.” It also seems that he is deeply rooted in appreciation for what he has. He would not take it back because his path has always been the right one. It is similar to saying that everything happens for a reason. And still seems to restate his dedication several times: the notebook I have read a hundred times, well-worn cover, etc. And then he goes to a place that he must go to. But I believe it is because he wants to that he feel s he must. And it is this want that he dedicates himself to. “A person can get used to anything, if given enough time.” I feel that he almost lived by this quote, knowing that his hardships will be able with time. Just as time heals all wounds as a person becomes used to his wound. He shows this himself when he speaks above the crying, something he has become numb to. And so he prays for strength, strength to keep on? For composure? And especially this stories demonstrates a lot about hope. The hope he has that keeps him dedicated and brings “dedication” to life. The hope he has and the experience of his hope presenting itself as a miracle is a great power that changes the mind. He lives beyond the facts and the facts’ flaws. This is the miracle that has come to dominate his life. It is the miracle that gives him the hope that brings his dedication to try, knowing it may not happen.