Alice Morgan's Short Story Windows

In life, we go through many different things which shape who we are. Although we all prospect on the positive occurrences in life, there will inevitably be negative things that we all have to go through. The way we deal with these situations, whether it be positive or negative, is the most important thing as it will undoubtedly influence our perspective and approach on life. Normally, we tend to trap ourselves in these negative situations and lose our sense of purpose. However, we need to realize is that there are always opportunities and ways out of every negative situation. Bernice Morgan addresses this idea through her short story Windows. The story follows the main protagonist, Leah Levitawitz’s journey out of her own darkness. She
Leah wakes up one day and realizes that she is finally dying. She believes that she started dying when her husband Mikhail died twenty years ago in a construction accident. After his death, Leah became lazy and lost her zest for life. She loved to lie, especially to sustain her family, but stopped doing this when she no longer had the need to. The only reason she still stays with her family is to give them her pension. One morning she is awakened by the loud sound of construction. The construction workers accidentally broke her window and they promised to fix it. After the window was broken, the sunlight was finally able to make its way into the house. Leah then tells a lie after many years and says that the window was custom made from Estonia. It made her feel good to know that she can still lie so well after all those years. This incident sparked a newfound motivation within her to live and do what she likes. Just like Leah, everybody including myself has gone through a situation which makes them see life in a different light, and I will be relating that to this
Ever since I was a young girl, my grandmother and I held a connection that was beyond any connection that I have ever had with someone. I grew up with her and she taught me many things that have shaped the person I am today. She was one of the very few people who really understood me and I valued her deeply. My grandmother passed away on March 17th, 2014. It was the most tragic event that has ever occurred in my life. Words could not describe the hurt I felt when it finally sunk in that I would never be able to see her again. I had a very hard time coping with her death, and it took a very negative toll on me. I started to question my life and what it really meant. What made it even worse is that I usually do not open up about any of my feelings so it was really hard for me to deal with this situation and make it seem like I was okay. I built a wall between my feelings and the world and I started feeling very isolated and alone which made things ten times worse. I lost connections with myself, the people around me and even God because I blamed him for taking away someone who meant so much to me. I began to think that life was worthless and that we are here for such a short time with no eventual purpose. I then grew older and became more mature. Life was throwing itself at me and I began to appreciating things more. I realized that even though life is short and maybe there might be no purpose,