Thehappyraindropontheheart

　　---afterreading“ThehouseontheMangoStreet”

　　(Allthewordsarewrittenbymyself,nocopyingatall.)

　　EsperanzameanshopeinEnglish.

　　Thegirlwhonamedit,wasveryhopefultothefuturelifeaswell.ShelivedontheMangostreetinoldemigratingareainChicago.Thecitywasfullofcrime,robbersandfoullanguage.

　　Butshewaseasygoing,notafraidofdarkness.Shewassympathetictopeopleinpain.Beautifulthingswouldcausehersmiling.

　　Withthesewonderfulpersonalities,Shegrewupquicklyandwasnotaloneanymore.

　　Thisbookisaspecialtypeofautobiogrphy.ThewriterSandramadeapurestoryforherlife.

　　Esperanzaexperienceddifferentkindsofmisery:interribleblocks,nodreamsandsmiling.However,shestillfoundhappinessaroundher.Iamattractedbyherstrongpersonalities.

　　Evenherfriendbetrayedher,howsadshewas!

　　ButshekeptaHEARTlikethegoddess.Shelivedintherealwordbutshelivesasanangle.Soinhermind,thepainfwereverysmall.Shecouldseehopes,futureandfamily’slovemuchbiggerthananythingelse.Thesethingswhichshesawwerethehappyraindropontheheart.

　　Shecouldreceivethemtruely.

　　Butcanwelivelikeherifwemeetsomanytribulations

　　Canwelivenaturelyifwearesopoor?

　　Canwekeepaquiteheartifwearelookeddown?

　　Canwefacetodifficultiesdirectlyifwecan’tbeatthemnow?

　　Ithinkmostofuswillanswerno.

　　Howevershecan.

　　Thismovedmedeeply.

　　IcanfeelEsperanza’sshinningeyes.

　　Simplebutbeautiful.

　　Thestoryisaboutlife,too.

　　Theauthorsaid,”Ihavegoneawaytocomeback.”

　　Justlikelife.

　　Bebornanddie.

　　Goawayandcomeback.

　　Itisdestiny.

　　WEcanCHANGEourdestiniesbyourpowerEsperanza!

　　Thesentencesthewritterused,arealsolikepomes.Thewordsaren’tcomplesbutbrilliantandquiet.

　　ItcanbecomparedtoTigerinsomewaysinmymind.

　　Allthingsbookgivesmeisthehappyraindroponmyheart.

　　Receivingthem,Ifeelwondeful.

　　Iwishyoucanreceivetheraindroptoo.