People
say things without really knowing the meaning behind the words they choose to
blurt out. And if I have learned anything along these 50 years, one thing that
I have learned ( the hard way) is that not everyone says a word meaning the
same as the one who listens. Words mean different things to different people.
Loads of misunderstandings happen because of this.
Anyhow,
I have just finished reading Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter. The reason why I
started to read it is because someone at worked let out a “You´re so Pollyanna”
at me the other day so I decided to read it to see what it meant to be
Pollyanna.
Pollyanna
tells the story of a young girl who comes from a Christian family and a rough childhood.
She loses her parents at an early age and has to go live with a mean aunt. In a
nutshell, she ends up making the whole town change their ways and look at life
in a more positive way. Until in the end she is put to the test and all her
hard work with the people in the town has paid off.
Now,
am I so Pollyanna? Well, to be honest I thought she was a bore. So perhaps I am
a bore. Maybe it would be wise to make a list here of her characteristics and
then match them to mine.
1.
She comes from a Christian family. I
don´t. I come from a Catholic family.
2.
She lost her parents at an early age.
I didn´t. Mom is still alive and dad passed away this past February at 76.
3.
She tries to see positive things in
negative situations. I do that some times.
4.
She cannot see the negative side of a
situation. I can.
5.
She loves everyone she meets and
tries to help each one of them. I don´t.
6.
(spoiler alert) She stops walking and
is bedridden and then has a really hard time finding something positive in
that. Same thing happened to me but I was able to accept the condition faster
than her. And after hard work, faith and willpower, I regained my strength and
was able to walk again.
7.
She is loved by the people around her
and she transforms their lives. Some people say that I am an inspiration. But I
know that not everyone is pleased with my presence.
To conclude, I guess that I can be
somewhat of a Pollyanna. I would just like to remember who said it to me so I
can check with them what they meant by it.
(By the way,
I have started reading Pollyanna Grows Up. Let´s see if I can still see myself
in this character.)
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