To Adam and Eve were born two sons: Cain and Abel. Cain
worked the fields, growing fruits from the ground, while Abel tended to the herds. When it was time to bring offerings to the Lord, Abel brings his
fattest, healthiest of the herd, while Cain presents the okay-ish range of what
he has from the reject bin at the grocery store. When Cain is unhappy with his
life and how the Lord looked upon him—as well as envious of Abel—instead of
taking a long, hard look at his life, he kills his brother. For this, Cain is
sentenced to live in misery and mediocrity, along with his descendants—like a
real-life Stanley Yelnats.
(Or however the family continued, considering that the first two people on
earth gave birth to two sons. My money is on the aliens.)
I have one sister who is a sophomore now; she started school
early and has been the picture of perfection, giving my parents much less
trouble than I have in my seventeen years. When we were both younger, our
combined personalities and fickle temperaments made it impossible for us to be in
the same room without someone getting angry, someone’s feelings getting hurt,
or the usual nerve-grating to happen. Perhaps we both grew up a little more at
the same time—as I entered my junior year, and as she started as a freshman;
perhaps being in the same school at the same time gave us a common perspective
for once: life in high school is hard enough without the arguments over silly
things. She has her life, her friends; and I have mine. We coexist in our separate
worlds and maybe even have lunch after cross-country meets on Saturdays.
Cited:
"Bible Gateway Passage: Genesis 4 - New International
Version." Bible Gateway. Westbow Press. Web. 30 Sept.
2014. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%204.
I like that you discussed the basis of your conflict with your sister, and acknowledged that despite your differences, siblings are able to reconcile in small ways. The contrast between the "impossible," irreconcilable differences and the modest ways you learned to get along shows an interesting change of perspective you've taken. Though you know how much she bothers you, you also know that it doesn't have to be a big deal unless you make a big deal, and that's a realization that so many people have to make with siblings and family members with whom they don't get along.
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