Many people do not realize what they have until it is gone. There are many things in this world that people take for granted. In the story, "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings", Pelayo's family took their fallen angel for granted. The family's angel had helped them in many ways, but the family was always annoyed with the angel and treated him badly. Eventually, the angel left the family when he regained health and regrew his wings. I believe that the angel would have stayed and performed many more miracles for the family if they wouldn't have taken him for granted.
The angel in the story created many miracles for the family. The angel cured the family's little boy of his illness. The family did nothing to repay the angel, instead they kept him locked away in a chicken pen. The family did not show any gratitude toward the angel, which showed the angel that they only cared about themselves. The family earned a lot of money because of the angel. The angel's popularity gave the family money from the profits they charged other people for observing the angel. Again, the family did not show any gratitude and felt greatly annoyed by the angels presence. The actions of the family showed the audience that they were simply taking the angel for granted.
I believe, if the family would have showed the angel respect, they would not have forced him to go away so fast. In the story, the angel seemed to leave with no regrets. In my opinion, the angel would have stayed and could have made many more miracles happen if the family would have treated him honorably. Instead, they treated him terribly. The embarrassment the family brought to the angel was very uncalled for by making a spectacle of him.
This story teaches me that I do not need to take good things that happen to me for granted. Good things happen only once in a while; therefore, I need to always appreciate and cherish them. I will have a much more meaningful life. This story teaches a great life lesson that everyone should live by.
I feel that you make very good points on how the family mistreated the angel. Your thoughts are organized and make sense. Even after the angel helps the child, the family still mistreats him. You show this, and I feel that this is what makes it a great post.
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