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Wisdom of the parents
I cheered for the happy ending the first time that I finished the story and I felt so happy for Shadrach Cohen that his effort to win the respect of his sons was finally paid off. It is a story of a father’s success that should be learned by all of us.
I like Shadrach. His directness made him a lovely figure in the story. His thoughts were simple. His words were direct. And he followed his heart and did what he thought was right instead of pretending to be someone else. Besides, Shadrach impressed me with his rich experience in the business field and his decisive manner in solving the problems. When I read the part where he played a trick on the clerk and fired the clerk for his unsatisfactory performance, I smiled. The action of the cute old Jewish man made me thought of the wizard in “Sword in the stone”, who educated the young Arthur by putting the young man into different magic scenarios. In my mind, the appearance of Shadrach is just like that of the wizard, a white-haired old man whose eyes are shinning with glisters of wisdom. Moreover, Shadrach was brave. He dared to take a step forward and embrace a culture that was different from his original one. And I wish that I would have the same courage when I pursuit a higher degree of education in a foreign country few years later.
From the story of Shadrach, I see the wisdom of the parents. Although Shadrach had the inertia in his old lifestyle, he understood the trend of the society. In my view, most of the parents own a better insight of the society – Their past experience helps them to identify the problems embedded in a seemingly flawless situation. And I even have a little envy of the two sons in the story. The two sons were so lucky to have a father beside them and they could turn to their father anytime for the advices needed in the business operation. In contrast to the two sons, I live thousands of miles away from my family now, and I cannot have long conversations that I used to have with my parents. I miss the talks so much and I wish that I could have a chance to tell the two sons in the story, “treasure the time with your father!”
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