Ashley Esteva
GSR 102
The Setting Sun and the Rolling World
This was my
least favorite story so far, I think I have read it many years ago and I don’t
think I liked it then. I do not believe forsaking the past is a good thing to
do. The past is what ties us to out family, our community, our country and our
ancestors. When a person forsakes their past they can not succeed in the
future, for if you do not know where you come from and do not understand where
you come from there is no way to know where you are going. Nhamo had no respect
for his past and his only concern was to leave and find better things outside
his community. This is not to say that wanting better for oneself or wanting to
better oneself is bad. I am saying that the manner in which Nhamo left was not
good. All he wanted to do was leave and have more than his father. He wanted to
leave all of the physical and mental ties of his previous life behind. He did
not want to take his culture or identity with him into his new life. I just
can’t justify a person dismissing their culture and their previous life in
attempts to make a better life. It doesn't seem right or healthy to forget.
Forgetting about all you have grown up with and has been passed on to you is
not beneficial to anyone and I still maintain that you can not know where you
are going if you do not know where you came from. Nhamo can not succeed if he
throws away all he had before he left. He needs both his old and new life to be
successful in his life, no matter where he goes.
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