Micro Project 4

Response to Carver

    Candidly speaking, it is an interesting story and the drawing procedure of Cathedral is vivid. But what attracts me most and what I find most funny is the jealousy psychology of the husband. The blind man has been closely keeping touch with his wife over ten years and they are quite familiar with each other through recording tapes. The husband seems inimical to the the blind man but he pretends to perform politely and warmly to treat him. And indeed, I was surprised at the senses of the blind man. He is able to perceive anything without eyes and does well, even direct the husband's drawing.
    However, what confused me is that why the author uses so many words, several pages before getting into the subject - the depiction of Cathedral. Is it a sentiment basis? Does he want to show how animosity alters to appreciation? Anyway, I think it is interesting to know about how the blind perceive the world and how they are different from the normal ones. 

Response to Wallace “This is Water”

    It is really an interesting and meaningful commencement that teaches me a lot about how to adjust future adult life. The didactic story of fish is attractive and intriguing. When I read "How's the water", "How the hell is water", it seems asking me "How's the life". I have to stop to think about it and ask myself "How the hell is life"? Then Wallace move on to give the answer. About the story of two guys with different beliefs, I think it implies something meaningful. I enjoy what the author told us that different people with different belief view the same thing differently. Tolerance and diverse belief are respectable and we should not blindly ascertain one belief following our mind. We always consider us to be the center of the world but life need us to alter our default setting to adjust and regulate the way we live. If we barely change, we will be hosed. Like the author says, "the mind being an excellent servant but a terrible master", cliche is not always old-fashion, it reveals the truth that we need to accept and follow. 

    The description of actual life routine by Wallace indeed scares but alerts me to be prepared for the after-graduate life with busy work. Early getting up, challenging job, bad traffic and junky dinner, it seems far away from me now, but it may be part of my life one day. The author actually tells me how to adjust such a kind of life. The only thing I can do is to consider others may feeling the same as me and I cannot be self-centered any more. This article teaches me how to treat life and alter ourselves, and what I learn from it is quite valuable. I highly appreciate this article for its precious life experience.