In “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for
Children,” Gabriel Garcia Marques tries to teach his readers lessons of life
that will have lasting impressions. One lesson he taught was that God works in
mysterious ways. Other lessons he taught was that we should have faith in God,
as well as the old saying, that our mothers have always told us, “Don’t judge a
book by it’s cover.” As I have said, one lesson in life he tries to teach us is
that God works in mysterious ways.
I am a
believer of God. I believe everything happens for a reason. We may not know the
reason right away, we may not know the reason for a long time, and in fact, we
may not ever know the reason, but God knows the reason. Therefore, we must have trust that things will
work for us. I often think things will never work out for me, but for the most
part, they always do. One example of God’s mysterious ways in this story is how
Pelayo and Elisenda made money off the very old man with enormous wings. They
were in much despair, with no hope in sight. They had a sick baby and no money.
However, instead of getting rid of the old man, they kept him. The sad part
about it is that they made money from his presence. On the other hand, maybe that
was why God sent him to them, to save the baby and family. To me it was wrong
to make money from him but, just maybe, it was in God’s plan. Another example
of God’s mysterious planning was when the carnival attractions came to town.
The whole town benefitted from this because people continued to come. The inns
made money because more people needed places to sleep and the stores made money
because people needed supplies. In the end, you can see that the winged man was
good for not only the family, but the townspeople too. Yet, another lesson
Marques taught his readers is that we should have some kind of faith in life,
and the fact that everyone should be treated fairly no matter how they look.
Whether you
believe in God or not you should always have faith in life. In this particular
story about the winged man, the parents of a small baby, Pelayo and Elisenda,
believed that he was there to take their child away. However, they kept him. I do
not think I would keep a crazy looking creature if I thought he was going to
take my child away. Would you? I do not think so! Instead, they did. How odd is
that? They had enough faith in life to know that everyone, no matter how they
looked on the outside, had good qualities. They had faith that there was good
to come. He was not coming to get their baby;
he was there to save them. He became a very important part of their life. He made them an income, which in turn changed
their circumstances forever. In the end, the man brought them a life they may
not have had if he had not shown up in their yard. He was a blessing. Another
example of faith, may be the fact that when Pelayo and Elisenda were beginning
to wonder if the man with the enormous wings would ever leave. However, in the end,
the man left. This truly shows you should never underestimate God and his power
because in the end he will make it right.
The great
author Gabriel Garcia Marques taught us many lessons in the short story “A Very
Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children.” One of those lessons is that
God works in his own mysterious ways. Another moral he taught us is that we
should have faith in God and to never judge a book by the cover.
