Monday, February 9, 2009
The Bet
In class we read "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov(http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Bet.shtml). The students were asked to write what their 15 years would be like if they made the same bet with Mr. Drew.
The Bet- Lidia
This is my first year, it has being alone. I think that it is kind of boring because I don’t have anyone with whom I can talk about things. And I either don’t know things happening around me! That really sucks!!!!! I think that I should start doing something, so I won’t waste my time here. I really miss my family, I want to see them, and be able to know how they are?
This is my fifth year being by my own, but I think that being lonely will help me, because I am kind of studying a lot about math. I think that if I continue being like that, I will be like Albert Einstein, because I will know a lot of math like him.
And I think that being here doesn’t sucks a lot like I thought! Because I can have whatever I want, and that is so cool!!!
Now it is my eleventh year here!!! I think that right now I am better than Albert Einstein! I think that now I will study architecture, because like that when I will be able to go out of here I will do more money!
I really miss my family. Some things I miss about them, is when my parents punish me for doing something really bad, and love that they always gave me. I really want to be with my friends too, so I can hang out with them.
It had been a lot of years being here, but I think it had been beneficial, because I know a lot of math. It is almost my birthday, and I want to be with my family!
Today is the thirteenth year being in here, I had been doing a good job with architecture. And I think that I did a good job studying math first and than architecture, because it is easier like that.
Now I am 20 years old, and when I will go out of here I will build a lot of buildings, so I can do more money, and I can help my parents so they will not work anymore.
Yes!!! Now it is the last day being here. I think I will be a great architect, because I know a lot of stuff. Now I will be able to see my family, friends and my boyfriend!
Right now I have my million dollars, and that’s it. I did it!!!
The end!!
This is my fifth year being by my own, but I think that being lonely will help me, because I am kind of studying a lot about math. I think that if I continue being like that, I will be like Albert Einstein, because I will know a lot of math like him.
And I think that being here doesn’t sucks a lot like I thought! Because I can have whatever I want, and that is so cool!!!
Now it is my eleventh year here!!! I think that right now I am better than Albert Einstein! I think that now I will study architecture, because like that when I will be able to go out of here I will do more money!
I really miss my family. Some things I miss about them, is when my parents punish me for doing something really bad, and love that they always gave me. I really want to be with my friends too, so I can hang out with them.
It had been a lot of years being here, but I think it had been beneficial, because I know a lot of math. It is almost my birthday, and I want to be with my family!
Today is the thirteenth year being in here, I had been doing a good job with architecture. And I think that I did a good job studying math first and than architecture, because it is easier like that.
Now I am 20 years old, and when I will go out of here I will build a lot of buildings, so I can do more money, and I can help my parents so they will not work anymore.
Yes!!! Now it is the last day being here. I think I will be a great architect, because I know a lot of stuff. Now I will be able to see my family, friends and my boyfriend!
Right now I have my million dollars, and that’s it. I did it!!!
The end!!
The Bet- Mabelita
On the first year everything seemed to not have any sense (besides the wine and the tobacco.), but then I started reading books and listening classics on the piano, and what most encourages me are the 2 million that I will have after being here without working or having troubles like outside. My freedom isn’t the most important thing for me as you can see, but now I think that after this I will appreciate it more than before.
On the second year I didn’t want to listen music anymore but I still liked the books and the wine. It was desperate because even though I drink the best wine in the entire world I don’t get the chance of sharing it with my friends. But I kept trying until I had those millions in my hands.
On the seventh year I got bored and I read all the books that were there so I ordered a new collection of philosophy books, science, math and different languages books. I tried to make goals, like if I can read one philosophy book in one day and some other things like that. These leads to the point were I read a book per day and I’ve learned complicated math and 5 completely different kinds of languages.
On the tenth year my life was getting some knowledge and now I think that the bet that I made ten years before is becoming a little immature and maybe too ambitious for a young, intelligent and strong person like me. Sometimes being ambitious when you´re young but not to the point where you will spent 15 years of your life in an empty, lonely, and useless room.
For the next five years I spent my time meditating about if the bet that I had made was right or wrong (if I was outside I wouldn´t have done that.) For me my decision wasn´t right nor wrong, my theory was that no one could judge me because it was my life, my decisions, and my choices. Now that I am 35 years old I know that I have neither wasted nor appreciated my time.
For the last year I already knew what I was going to do with Mr. Drew´s bet and I decided to throw 15 years of my life to the garbage and left the room.
On the second year I didn’t want to listen music anymore but I still liked the books and the wine. It was desperate because even though I drink the best wine in the entire world I don’t get the chance of sharing it with my friends. But I kept trying until I had those millions in my hands.
On the seventh year I got bored and I read all the books that were there so I ordered a new collection of philosophy books, science, math and different languages books. I tried to make goals, like if I can read one philosophy book in one day and some other things like that. These leads to the point were I read a book per day and I’ve learned complicated math and 5 completely different kinds of languages.
On the tenth year my life was getting some knowledge and now I think that the bet that I made ten years before is becoming a little immature and maybe too ambitious for a young, intelligent and strong person like me. Sometimes being ambitious when you´re young but not to the point where you will spent 15 years of your life in an empty, lonely, and useless room.
For the next five years I spent my time meditating about if the bet that I had made was right or wrong (if I was outside I wouldn´t have done that.) For me my decision wasn´t right nor wrong, my theory was that no one could judge me because it was my life, my decisions, and my choices. Now that I am 35 years old I know that I have neither wasted nor appreciated my time.
For the last year I already knew what I was going to do with Mr. Drew´s bet and I decided to throw 15 years of my life to the garbage and left the room.
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