What makes a man rich? Is it his wealthy fortune? Is it perhaps his family and friends? What really makes life worth living? These are questions that always stir in my mind. But sooner, I had realized the true meaning of wealth, and it all started with a quite oddly movie showing.
Last sunny Sunday, March 25, 2007, I had plainly nothing to do so I watched an interesting animated movie entitled Flushed Away. The movie starts with a wise, well-groomed and happy rat named Roddy who is a pet of a rich, loving family. Although he is living happily in the big house of the St. James’, he is still sad because he does not have a family or a circle of friends but only toys the same size as his. While the St. James’ are on vacation, he felt more loneliness in his heart. Then one time, a happy-go-lucky, mischievous rat from the sewer flushed Roddy in the toilet that led Roddy to the sewer down under. For the first time in his life, he met thousands of rats living in a quite peaceful place in the sewer. Actually, the place looks like a town with buildings made of recyclable garbage. There he met a witted, spunky and loving female rat named Rita who owns a boat named Jammy Dodger. Roddy told Rita to guide him back to his house in Kensington against the ravaging waters of the sewage system in exchange for a precious ruby owned by Roddy’s owners. As time passed by, Roddy found out that Rita had to look for ways to earn money to support her big family. Actually, Rita has fifteen younger siblings to feed including her parents and grandmother. Roddy sooner realized that what makes life worth living is having a family and friends on your side despite the circumstances that may come. The animation film ended with Roddy staying gracefully with Rita and her family in the sewer for the rest of his life.
Last sunny Sunday, March 25, 2007, I had plainly nothing to do so I watched an interesting animated movie entitled Flushed Away. The movie starts with a wise, well-groomed and happy rat named Roddy who is a pet of a rich, loving family. Although he is living happily in the big house of the St. James’, he is still sad because he does not have a family or a circle of friends but only toys the same size as his. While the St. James’ are on vacation, he felt more loneliness in his heart. Then one time, a happy-go-lucky, mischievous rat from the sewer flushed Roddy in the toilet that led Roddy to the sewer down under. For the first time in his life, he met thousands of rats living in a quite peaceful place in the sewer. Actually, the place looks like a town with buildings made of recyclable garbage. There he met a witted, spunky and loving female rat named Rita who owns a boat named Jammy Dodger. Roddy told Rita to guide him back to his house in Kensington against the ravaging waters of the sewage system in exchange for a precious ruby owned by Roddy’s owners. As time passed by, Roddy found out that Rita had to look for ways to earn money to support her big family. Actually, Rita has fifteen younger siblings to feed including her parents and grandmother. Roddy sooner realized that what makes life worth living is having a family and friends on your side despite the circumstances that may come. The animation film ended with Roddy staying gracefully with Rita and her family in the sewer for the rest of his life.
Honestly, I was carried away by the thought of the animated movie. Now I know that a man is rich not because of his bags of precious jewelries and money but because of his family and friends that always support him in all moments of his life. I found out that being with your family and friends is the greatest gift of all that money can not buy. I do not want to die in this world knowing that I have heart full of loneliness. I am so thankful to God for He gave me a family that cares for me. I have a hardworking father who does his best to support us and, I have a loving mother who never forgets to care for us and teach us good habits and real-life lessons. I have also brothers and sisters who always make me laugh. Most of all, I have funny, jamming friends whom I can talk to whenever I have problems. They make me laugh very hard all the time and they are also my basketball playmates. Definitely, they are the ones who truly accept me for who I am. My family and friends are my most treasured gifts and I hope that I will also be a good gift to them. I maybe far from perfect but I will do my best to make their lives worth living too. If only my grandparents were still alive, they would find out how rich I turned out to be.
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