The Woman Who Makes Swell Doughnuts by Toshio Mori, is a
story of an elderly woman.
“..she has lived her life: given birth to six children,
worked side by side with her man for forty years, working in the fields,
working in the house, caring for the grandchildren..” pg 584
“.. all that could be for her no was to sit and be served: duty
done, work done, time clock punched; old-age security; easy chair; soft serene
hours till death take her.” pg 584
“And I think it would be a shame to talk of her doughnuts
after she is dead, after she is formless.” pg 585
I enjoyed reading this story of a woman, who is the
neighborhood, “Mama”. She is described as a woman that has lived her life to it’s
fullest and still wants to please others. She does this by the delish doughnuts
she makes fresh for her visitors. The visitor then shares how she makes him
feel and even though they may not always speak they know and understand what
they are thinking. The visitor also says that he wants to talk about her
doughnuts now and not wait until she has died because people should know how
good they are.
So many times in life we don’t say things to people that we
want to such as, thank you, tell them why they are special or important to us,
then the time may come when they die or something happens to them. So many
times people have regrets because they didn’t get to say what they wanted to
for many different reasons. It can even be something that is bothering you and
you are fearful that it may cause an argument, but you should have the conversation
because it might end up being a good and positive thing. This is a great example,
that you should always say the things you have to say or feel because there may
come a time that it is too late and those words are lost.
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