Most Important In His Life example essay topic

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The first reading I chose for my reading response project was Kari Wiederkehr's short story entitled "Bear Necessities". I hardly understand the meaning of the title, but I thought it will be an interesting story, so I decided to read over the story. In this story, Kari Wiederkehr describes how a black bear changed a man's attitude to his life. Douglas, the protagonist of the story, had extremely bad mood and went out for jog because of the changing of his wife. After he risked a bear in the forest, all trouble in his life had disappeared, and Douglas thought he could not be angry with his wife because she was the most important in his life. When I finished this story, the first point appeared in my mind was that we had better be satisfied with what we have now.

I do not have the experience like Douglas, but I saw many similar circumstances in some movies. Most of the protagonists in these movies realized the importance of their wives, children, or families until they were on the edge of life. Of course, not everyone was as lucky as Douglas who can continue to enjoy his life which had been changed in his mind. I think this kind of situation can often happen in our real lives, but may not be related to the life. For example, I looked forward to entering the best high school in my city; however, I failed the test the school gave since I did not concentrate on the exam practices.

I was regretful but I had no second time. The only choice for me was to the regular school. The only view I want to say through my own sample is do not wait until everything is too late. From this story, I found I have the same thought as Douglas's wife, and that is "change is inevitable". The world, the society and the life are developing fast now, so I can not stick one thing in a certain way all the time. What I should do is to learn to accept the new methods and products, so I will not always complain and miss something essential.

The story enlightened me that regret is not a good prescription in my study life, work life, or family life. The key is to do my best what I can do.