Poor Man, Rich Man, Young Man:
This week, I chose to try out the new style of reading notes called Repetition. In this note-taking style, I was instructed to read and take notes over repetition patterns I saw in the readings. I read the Poor Man, Rich Man, Young Man, which was a great story selection to practice this note-taking strategy. All three stories about the men are written in the same style and include a lot of repetition. In the Poor Man and the Flask of Oil, the poor man found himself wishing for things that the oil might bring him. Throughout all his wanting, he was not being grateful for what he had. Because of this, the oil fell and spilled all over him. This lesson taught him to not be greedy and be thankful for what he had. In the Rich Man and the Bundle of Wood, the rich man was also greedy. He never paid full price for anything, even if it was to help someone else who really needed help. In the end, his house and barn ended up burning down because he was greedy and not thankful for what he had. In the Youth, the Hawk, and the Raven, the Youth was greedy in that he was lazy and wanted to take advantage of what other people would give him. He stopped working to earn things and hoped that people would always provide for him. He soon found out that this was not going to work for him. He learned that it is important to work hard for what you want and not to be greedy. In all of these stories, we saw repetition in the lessons learned- be thankful for what you have and do not wish for more! I really liked these stories because I felt like they taught important lessons that are still very relevant today.
This week, I chose to try out the new style of reading notes called Repetition. In this note-taking style, I was instructed to read and take notes over repetition patterns I saw in the readings. I read the Poor Man, Rich Man, Young Man, which was a great story selection to practice this note-taking strategy. All three stories about the men are written in the same style and include a lot of repetition. In the Poor Man and the Flask of Oil, the poor man found himself wishing for things that the oil might bring him. Throughout all his wanting, he was not being grateful for what he had. Because of this, the oil fell and spilled all over him. This lesson taught him to not be greedy and be thankful for what he had. In the Rich Man and the Bundle of Wood, the rich man was also greedy. He never paid full price for anything, even if it was to help someone else who really needed help. In the end, his house and barn ended up burning down because he was greedy and not thankful for what he had. In the Youth, the Hawk, and the Raven, the Youth was greedy in that he was lazy and wanted to take advantage of what other people would give him. He stopped working to earn things and hoped that people would always provide for him. He soon found out that this was not going to work for him. He learned that it is important to work hard for what you want and not to be greedy. In all of these stories, we saw repetition in the lessons learned- be thankful for what you have and do not wish for more! I really liked these stories because I felt like they taught important lessons that are still very relevant today.
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