SunshineComesAfterRain

　　----AfterReadingSilasMarnerbyGeorgeEliot

　　Recently,IdevotedmyselftothereadingofSilasMarnerbyGeorgeEliot.GeorgeEliotisoneofthemostwonderfulwritersinEnglandinnineteencentury.ThenovelIhaveread,SilasMarner,alsothenameoftheruefulcharacter,isclearlyEliot'sbestandoneofthemosteffectingnovels.Ittellsusatenderofsin,betrayalandlovehappenedinrural1800'sEngland.

　　SilasMarnerwasacommonlinen-weaverwhowasinacommontown.Hewaslivingamiserablelife.Whenhefoundthathewassetupinaschememadebyhisbestfriend,hewassoastonished.Butpeopletheredidn'tbelieveinthelaworjudgesbutGod.Justthe“God”gaveMarnerahugedisaster.

　　IreallyfeltsosorrytoMarnerwhenIwasreadingaboutthis.BecauseMarnerbelievedinGod,buthistrustinGodandinhisfriendshadbeenbroken.HemovedtoasmallcountrysidenamedRaveloe,hopinglifecouldgetbetterthere.Hetriedtohelpothers,buthiskindnessdidn'tbringhimanyfriend.Nobodybelievedhimforhehadanunknownpast.Helivedinadark,loveless,hopelessworld.

　　PeoplealwaystalkedaboutMarner.Theyknewhehadalotofmoney.Eachtimehegotanewcoin,hewouldsaveitup.Hisgoldbecameahabit,adelight,areasonforliving,almostareligion.Hewasn'tinterestedintheworldoutsidehishome.Whatapoorman!

　　Buthishiddencoinswerestolenbythesquire'sson,DunstanCass.Marnercouldn'tfindoutwhowasthethief.Thatmadehimextremelysad.Hedesperatelywantedtogetbackthegoldstolen.

　　Now,miserableMarnerhadnothingtolookforwardto.Helostthemostimportantthingthatcouldguidehimtotheusuallife.Butgradually,hisneighborsrealizeditwaswrongtobesuspiciousofhimbecausehedidn'tdoanythingguiltyatall!Theychangedtheiropinionofhim.Somepeopleevenbegantohelphimindifferentways.

　　Onasnowyevening,Marnerfoundachildwhosemotherwasdeadcrawlingtohishouse.ThepoorlittlegirlwasasaloneasMarner.Hetookapityonthegirlanddecidedtolookafterher,namingherEppie.Sincethen,MarnerandEppiedependedoneachother.Theycametoloveeachotherasfatheranddaughter.Togethertheyplayedinthefields,visitedtheirneighbors.Thatwasallhehadneverexperienced.Thatwasalsothebeginningofhisluck.NeighborswerefriendlierwithhimwhentheyfoundMarner'sloveandkindness.Hewasnolongerworkingandlivingonlyforhisgold.Hehadtolookoutward.Eppiemadehislifefullagain.ShewassimplyapresentGodgavetohim!

　　Thegirlgrewup.WhenMarnerknewwhoEppie'sfatherwas,hedidn'tworryatall,forthegirlhadregardedMarnerasherownfather.Marner'slifehadbecomehappyandsunny.HerealizedtheremustbeaGodofgoodnessintheworld,foritwashimwhobroughtEppietoMarner.Eppiegavehimachancetolethimknowwhatlovewas,andhowtotreatotherssincerely.

　　It'sasadstorywhichhasahappyending.Ittellsusaboutthephilosophyoflife.Thatisveryimportanttome,whoamjustgrowingupandwhoseoutlookonlifeisjustcomingintobeing.

　　Afterreadingthestory,Iclosedthebookandgotlostinthought.Nobodycouldlivewithoutmoneyinourlives.But,havingenoughmoneydoesn'tmeanhavinghappiness.Love,thefeelingoflove,ismoreimportant.WhenMarneronceownedgold,hedidn'tfeelhappy.Hewascrazyatthattime.ThehappiesttimewasthedaysthatEppiebroughttohim.Hedidn'