Selfish Decisions
Genre-Narrative Text type- short story A selfish decision
Yesterday was the most beautiful day of my life and the saddest one too. It is the summer and the perfect time to celebrate love! But I was angry. I wanted my grandmother to come to my wedding ceremony but she was very sick. In our society, grandparents are the oldest living relatives and my grandmother has influenced me very much. So I decided that if she could not come to my wedding, I would not get married!
My father said to me “You are being very selfish Magdalena! You know that your grandmother cannot travel this far!” I knew my father was right. I was being selfish but how could I explain that I needed my grandmother on my wedding day? She has been the most important person in my life since I was a little girl. How could I be selfish by wanting her on the most important day of my life? I cried and asked my father to please fly to my grandmother’s home and bring her to my wedding by airplane. Her doctor told us that it was not a good idea because she was too old to travel and her health was not good. I did not listen. I told my father and my grandmother that the doctor was not the one who needed my grandmother, I needed her! My grandmother agreed with me and said she would come, if my father travelled with her to and from the wedding. I knew I made the right decision to fight for my grandmother to come to the wedding!
My wedding was the happiest day of my life. My whole family was sharing in the happiness of my life and my grandmother was with me. I thought I would never be this happy again in my life! In a wedding festival, the bride and groom dance the first dance with all of their relatives in a circle. It is a dance of joy, where the bride and groom share in the happiness of their lives together with their families. As I danced and laughed, I thought I would never forget my grandmother’s face. She was hot and red-faced-like a tomato, but smiling. It was the last time I saw my
Yesterday was the most beautiful day of my life and the saddest one too. It is the summer and the perfect time to celebrate love! But I was angry. I wanted my grandmother to come to my wedding ceremony but she was very sick. In our society, grandparents are the oldest living relatives and my grandmother has influenced me very much. So I decided that if she could not come to my wedding, I would not get married!
My father said to me “You are being very selfish Magdalena! You know that your grandmother cannot travel this far!” I knew my father was right. I was being selfish but how could I explain that I needed my grandmother on my wedding day? She has been the most important person in my life since I was a little girl. How could I be selfish by wanting her on the most important day of my life? I cried and asked my father to please fly to my grandmother’s home and bring her to my wedding by airplane. Her doctor told us that it was not a good idea because she was too old to travel and her health was not good. I did not listen. I told my father and my grandmother that the doctor was not the one who needed my grandmother, I needed her! My grandmother agreed with me and said she would come, if my father travelled with her to and from the wedding. I knew I made the right decision to fight for my grandmother to come to the wedding!
My wedding was the happiest day of my life. My whole family was sharing in the happiness of my life and my grandmother was with me. I thought I would never be this happy again in my life! In a wedding festival, the bride and groom dance the first dance with all of their relatives in a circle. It is a dance of joy, where the bride and groom share in the happiness of their lives together with their families. As I danced and laughed, I thought I would never forget my grandmother’s face. She was hot and red-faced-like a tomato, but smiling. It was the last time I saw my