To Everything There Is a Season

          The main character in this short story believed in the fictional character "Santa Clause" which I guess you could say was a big part of his childhood, a long with his 2 and a half year old brother Kenneths childhood. Many children hold on to fictional childhood characters that are dear to them and feel that it is difficult to let those beliefs go. Believing in characters such as "Santa" is something most young children do. After realizing this "Santa" character is fictional, it is a step closer into maturing and entering what we call "the adult life".

                                               

        Something that made me feel as if I am entering the "adult life" is getting my first actual job. I was so used to everything being done for me, not working for anything I recieved really. Until one day I realized I won't be able to live like this forever and I must start somewhere by getting a part-time job. That part-time job later turned into my full-time job in the summer working long hours but it tought me a lot about life. It tought me that at one point in your life you are going to need to let go of the past and move on with the future, making you a more independent person.
                                           

                                                            


          The older brother goes to visit his two brothers, the main character and Kenneth for Christmas and brings a crate full of gifts labeled "From Santa". The main character still believed in Santa and he needed to realize that he isn't real. His parents told him that since he is old enough to stay up late this year, he is able to stay up through out the night with the family. During his time awake he realizes he has received gifts labeled "from Santa" but "Santa never came, this made him realize that "Santa is not real which makes him mature in a way, letting go of his beliefs in "Santa Clause". I relate to this because after realizing that me getting what ever I wanted would not last forever and we only have so little childhood time left. I finally realize that I must work for what I want and start preparing me for the "Adult-Life"