The Disabled Soldier

邱慧嬫
竹田彩音
姜姸綸

1. The narrator suffered hardships and lost his fingers and leg in a battle. Even though he suffered, he never complained and is thankful for his life. The narrator also mentioned that in one day, an ordinary soldier can suffer more hardship than the writers do. it just shows further how peaceful and tranquil the narrator's life is, and that's how we humans should perceive life.

2. It is true that the misfortunes of the great are held up to engage our attention. The tragedies of the wealthy are widely covered in newspapers and articles, whereas the tragedies of the poor are not mentioned or remain unaddressed. One example is Jesus. He has suffered any hardship as well to save humans' lives, and everybody knows about it because the misfortunes are held up to engage our attention.

3. Yes, we believe that the sufferers can get comfort from other people's admiration and pity. This is because people have the ability and capability of basic human decency, such as manners and politeness. People who suffered but received admiration can suffer less because they know that they are being felt by other people. They suffered, but if they ever experienced being loved by others, then they will have felt more peaceful and feel comfortable as well.

4. Yes, we agree that men will act bravely even in vanity because men have pride in themselves. Even if they suffer or feel any hardship, they will still have a strong and confident face, because they have their own pride. They would not show other people their weaknesses and will look strong on the outside. This is why men bearing misfortunes will act bravely.

5. Yes, we completely believe that people who look calm even in the midst of hardship are truly something to be admired. Just like the narrator who suffered hardship, he also stays calm, and even thanking God for his existence is something we should be admired about. He lived a hard life as a soldier, but still, he even overlook the fact that he suffered and just be thankful for his existence instead. This is just admirable.

6. We agree that people tend to overlook little things in life to be something more of a big problem. Little things in life such as a deadline or chores can be overlooked by some people to be a big thing, but actually is not. So, we feel that people magnify the slightest inconvenience of us into calamities.

7. "thank Heaven, it is not so bad with me yet" (7) and "Blessed be God, I enjoy good health" (12) shows that the narrator is happy with his life.

8. The poor fellow lost his four fingers on his left hand and his leg during a battle.

9. Having an acquaintance is better than living life based on a philosophy. we agree that having companionship is better than anyone's belief. Humans are social beings, so they need to have companionship and friendship to fulfill their human needs.

10. This story teaches humans how to be grateful for life. We need to be calm in spite of the hardship and suffering we had. Even if our suffering is unendurable, we need to be strong and have pride in ourselves. We need to overlook the fact that we have had hardship because all of us humans have at least one suffering in this world. It is how we humans perceive our own sufferings. We can either be happy with ourselves or worry too much about ourselves. We should be content with our life because God is with us.