This I Believe Analysis

When a car breaks down on the interstate, someone comes and takes the car to the shop where a mechanic will fix the car. Usually, whenever something is broken, someone or something is always available to give hope to others in need. Similar to this idea, in the book This I Believe, authors share their stories about different life ideas that prove belief is positive and gives people something to hold on to. The stories people have written and displayed show how belief is the positive throughout the concepts of endless love, selflessness, and faith. The essay “The Power of Love to Transform and Heal” is an example of how the belief of love connects the world. Four years ago, a twenty-eight pound, six- year old boy was dropped off at the hotel
One evening when Josh Rittenberg was sixteen years old he overheard his parents having a conversation about how the future of Josh’s generation was dark and evil. His father was extremely worried about the thought of the new generations running the world. When hearing this news, Josh was on the couch looking at some old pictures when he saw some of his grandparents and great-grandparents. He realized his family had lived to see two world wars, killer flu, segregation, nuclear bombs, and much more. However, Josh also realized that they have saw how the world kept changing, evolving, and adapting to all of the circumstances coming at them. During all the hardship, Josh’s grandpa and great-grandpas also saw civil rights movements, polio vaccine, and the Red Sox win the world series. After seeing all his family had been through, he understood that his generation could handle situations the same way and create a better tomorrow. Although Josh may not know what the future holds, he understands it will be better and that life moves on. From since he was a little kid, all Josh would ever hear is that tomorrow would be better. Therefore, when his father fret about the future, Josh went to him and reminded him of his childhood philosophy that tomorrow will always be better. It is very easy to become very bitter at the world; however, having faith in the fact that tomorrow is better is what grounded Josh to his beliefs. In Josh’s story, belief is a positive that helps him make it through each day. Without his faith in his core values, Josh would have nothing to hold on to. Everyday, people like Josh all choose something to have faith in because it gives them hope for a brighter future. It proves how beliefs can ground people to the world and transform it to the better. With a faith that believes, it always is better, nothing is able to stop life’s circumstances from being