I believe - The Hummingbird I believe in the Hummingbird and that it symbolizes peace. I believe peace comes in all sorts of shapes, sizes and forms. It could present itself as a person, bird or even a rock. No one is ever aware of how they will conquer their peace, or when it’s even arriving. All we know is that, when it happens, we’ll never want it disappear or fade away. Peace is similar to a rainbow. When it arrives, it comes unexpectedly and you gawk and fantasize about its existence. It 's a beautiful thing to witness; but eventually it fades away. Like the sun’s disappearance in the night, making the moon shine bright through the dark sky. Good thing about peace is that it never dies, or fades away - its existence is forever. It can only be revealed to the eager eye, that craves the sight of its existence. I believe that peace is the key to all of our problems. One day, like any other normal day I had just woke up, and I was preparing …show more content…
I was more energized than normal, I woke up on time without the feeling of fatigue. I was standing in the mirror doing my hair. When I suddenly heard a small noise and I believed it to be a bird flapping its wings. I then looked over and noticed a hummingbird flying in one spot, trying to rest on my window ledge. I immediately panicked and scared the bird away. I was so terrified of it, I wasn’t clear of its intentions and why would it be trying to fly into my window. I had never discussed the appearance of the bird over with my mother. I never told anyone actually. I just went on with my day. A few weeks after I witnessed the first hummingbird on my window, I noticed it again. This time it was trying to enter into my window. Nevertheless, I was prepared for its arrival again. I wanted to capture it and examine it. I wanted to know why it came to me and what it meant. I woke up that morning and as usual I prepared myself for school. I was staring at myself in the mirror; when I noticed a
In Song of the Hummingbird by Gracie Limon, It’s clear by chapter three that Father Benito and Hummingbird are starting to reach an impasse. He could no longer hold his tongue “This woman who had a way of prying out thoughts and feeling of which he was not aware”. With her story of transgression, incest and murder her sin was to be forgiven in eyes of the lord, but she wanted Father Benito words. His thoughts conflicted, so he was surprised that the words he spoke were forgiveness. At this point, Hummingbird feels ready to start the next level of her story. I liked in the dialog that it express every insecurity Father Benito went through when saying he forgives her. To me, he seems that he can no longer stand to hear more like he wants to sing
Symbolism is a recurring theme in this novel, the river and fish symbols both contribute to the overall growth to the protagonist, Lily, and to the storyline as a whole. “The river has done its best, I was sure, to give her a peaceful ride out of this life. You can die in a river, but maybe you could be reborn in it too” (Kidd 229). The river as a symbol represents life and death, Lily mentions how it brought May’s death but also brings life too, for example, a baptism is sometimes done in river with symbolizes rebirth. This influential symbol contributes to the organization of the storyline by partly helping Lily come to terms with May’s death, in turn, keeping Lily content and the story continuing. “They held me down on the bank and hooked
and a great deal of it refers to the problems of racism in the South
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is a story about a young boy named Amir that begins in 1975 in Kabul, Afghanistan. As a child, he mistreats his servant, Hassan, who is like a brother to him. After failing to intervene in Hassan 's rape, Amir lives with guilt until his late thirties when he is presented with a chance at redemption. Amir 's father’s old friend, Rahim Khan, called from Pakistan to summon Amir to him. Upon his arrival, Amir learns that Hassan is his illegitimate half-brother. Hassan had been killed and his son had become an orphan. Amir then goes to drastic lengths to find and retrieve Hassan 's son, Sohrab. During this time Amir faces the guilt of his past and finds peace with himself while saving Sohrab
...ities to come together, and causes people to re-evaluate their relationships with one another, all toward ensuring that, on the whole, peace continues into the future.
“Mockingbirds do nothing for us but sing all day. That’s why it’s a sin to kill one” (103). To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee tells of a small town life, disrupted by an unfair trial of a black man accused of rape.It has many underlying points, like the children trying to meet Boo Radley and new friends in the summer. As named in the title, the mockingbird is used several times to symbolize innocence destroyed by evil, the mockingbird is an innocent animal doing nothing but singing, while the one who shoots it down is the evil one destroying all innocence. The mockingbird represents certain characters throughout the story who have been metaphorically “shot down”.
Imagine the peace if everyone allowed themselves to feel gratitude for everything and allowed their hearts to be warmed by the day to day.
The Awakening and “Mad Men” both utilize birds as symbols of freedom to contrast with the constrainment of Edna and Betty’s lives. The birds are initially caged, similar to how Edna and Betty were first kept under control as housewifes by their husbands, but when the doors to the bird cage were opened, the birds were able to fly free. When Edna and Betty had an opportunity for independence, they were unable to move on the ground. Birds in both the Awakening and “Mad Men” symbolize the freedom and independence Edna Pontellier and Betty Draper yearn for, yet are unable to attain which highlights the immobilization of women in society.
Everyone wants peace in their lives, their communities and for the world. In a perfect world it would be like that, but we do not have that luxury in everyday life. There is conflict happening on a daily basis whether it is personal, in relationships, jobs, school, or violence such as wars between countries or against each other. We all strive for peace and by working together to resolve the conflicts we may one day be able to attain it and be able to replace all the conflicts with peaceful actions. Psalm 34:14 “Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it” (Holy Bible, ESV) and to follow this scripture peacemaking begins with an individual.
The Song of the Hummingbird, written by Graciela Limon, is a novel telling the story of Huitzitzilin an Aztec survivor whose kingdom fell to ruin by her nation's blind reliance on God. The book features Huitzitzilin as the narrator of the story and Father Benito as a naive journalist of sorts. As the story begins, Father Benito meets Huitzitzilin while he’s taking confessions in the church. Through this transaction; Benito is told by the head of the church to take note of the history Huitzitzilin has to tell, while absolving her of her sins. As Benito begins to hear her story, his irritation and discomfort with hearing it becomes clear. He fidgets, buries his head in his hands, and at times even threatens to leave. The reasons for this comes from what Benito knows from history books and the teaching of his faith, Huitzitzilin begins to pick up on things as she tells her story. She uses this to mess with him at times and to distance him from the mindset that he’s just a tool for his god’s word. When the story draws to a conclusion, Benito sees Huitzitzilin story for what it is, he and his people are no different than hers, yet they treated them as savages.
You can’t see anything around you and there are animals that could attack you. I was on my way home riding my bike. I was as scared as a mouse being chased by a cat. Suddenly, I felt my hip vibrating. It was my phone and I got a text from my mother. She said, “Where are you! You are super late!” I had to stop and text her back because I knew she would get mad at me if I didn’t. Then she texted me again and I had to stop, and again, and again. With her texting me I thought I would never get home. Then I decided that I wouldn’t text her and try to get home as fast as possible. That was a mistake that I will never make
Jem's nursing of the flowers denotes his courage that he nurses in order to be able to tolerate people's criticism of his family, especially of his father. He was forced to take care of the camellias just as he was forced to live with anger, disappointment and a big question mark in his young heart about the workings of grownups. Atticus "never thought Jem'd be the one to lose his head over this" (110). However Jem did 'lose his head' and now he has to find the strength to control his emotions in order to avoid further trouble. This courage was hard to find but Mrs Dubose did find it and managed to break herself from morphine before she died. She also made sure Jem got a white waxy camellia she had prepared for him. The waxy camellia, the "Snow-on-the-Mountain" (118), could be a symbol of courage. She built her spirit little by little just as when she was making the camellia. Now it is Jem's turn to build his own. And as the camellia out of wax does not wither, in the same sense, true courage may be hard to build, but once built, it never leaves you.
Peace was evident in my clinical practice this week when I was caring for my patient. She was blind and relied on me to feed her and get her what she needed. While I was feeding her, she told me that she felt comfortable while I was around and just hearing my voice brought her
This peace spilled into the different avenues in my life. I was nonviolent with my friends and family, and even myself. I was happier and in a better mood than I usually am. I suffered with clinical depression for a while; I had no control over my emotions. I would struggle with my depression by trying to fight it and take control. In the end, the depression won. Going through this for months, led to me fearing the idea of letting go and take life take its course. I was afraid I would fall into my depressive state if I didn’t take charge. But this type of “letting go” was different. I did it with the intention of being happy, peaceful, and nonviolent. This mentality made it easier for me to let
As Nelson Mandela once said, “No is born hating another person because of the color of his, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” In the novel “The Secret Life Of Bees” by Harper Lee portrays symbolism and character development. Like Nelson Mandela saw everyone as equal no matter what they look like or what they did. Unlike Nelson Mandela, Lily’s perspective is not like his, but Lily quickly changes when she learns life lessons from the people surrounding her and the bees. The bees, their beehive, and religion in the novel symbolize the characters, their actions, and forgiveness.