Hills like White Elephants

by Ernest Hemingway

Life is not an option, it is a right. To think in the possibility of abortion makes me feel guilty without actually being involved with it!!
I do think that abortion is a dificult theme in order to discuss. There are plenty os circumstances in which a woman could ever think about abortion as an option. But from where I am standing in life, abortion is never a real option, but just a gateway to a huge problem (in some cases).
I wish I would never have to think about it for real.

Cat in the Rain

by Ernest Hemingway

"Finally she got what she wanted... a new pet. She couldn't have long hair neither fun but she could have this cat. At least for a moment. As soon as she closed the door of the room she showed the cat to her husband and a tremendously smile covered her face. The man realized of what she had in her arms, but nothing covered his face. Not a smile. He knew the cat was not the problem. So he took his stuff, gave her a deep kiss, and say "good bye". As soon as he closed the door a tear rolled down his cheek. At the same time he was leaving the building she sit down with her lovely cat in her arms, having fun and with her untied hair. Finally she got what she wanted..."

Five Boons of Life

by Mark Twain

If I had a fairy offering me a gift I would choose LOVE.
I believe that I am in a time of my life in which I really consider love as an important theme. To be beloved and to love, being surrounded by friends, family and with that special person is something that is priceless.
Being honest, gifts such as Fame and Riches are a really good offer, and I did consider as an answer, but I think that love is the most important thing to have in every person's life.
Besides, having love nothing else matters, neither Riches nor Fame, because your major Riches will be to have your own heart full of love and to give love to other as well.

The Gift of the Magi

The Gift of the Magi (1906) Author: O'Henry

As I was reading this story while I was here at the university, I could not stop thinking about materialism and how important is to us the fact of givinf stuff in order to feel happines. The story gives us the thought of how nothing matters when we want to get the approval in our loved ones, in terms of material stuff instead of appreciating daily and normal things such as facial gestures or things like that.

We live in a society that a present is just an item you buy on a store, you carry it with you for a couple of days or hours for finally give it. Maybe in the course of this "giving-the-present" process you could wrap it up. But no more than that. It is just meaningless.