My Father Goes to Court - Reflection

      Good day! Once again this is my reflection on another story entitled My Father Goes to Court by author Carlos Bulosan. This story is about a poor family and a rich family, where the poor family lives right next to the rich family, and how matters occur between them that eventually led them into court.

REFLECTION

       Father's house had been destroyed in 1918 by one of the sudden Philippine floods. They, as a family, lived in the town but Father preferred to live in the country. They had a neighbor who was a very rich man, although his children, sons and daughters, seldomly came out of the house. I could say that, the children of the poor family, were healthier than that of the rich kids. It is because they'd play out in the sun regularly as compared to the rich kids, who mostly stayed secluded indoors.

         The rich kids' house was tall, that they could even watch the poor family children play outside. Most of the time, their windows would remain closed. It came that the rich man's servants were frying and cooking something good, in which the aroma could be smelled from the outside. The poor family would then hang out and inhale all the good aroma of the food being cooked. The rich father accuses the poor father of stealing (their food's aroma) and takes the case to court. This was the result of the rich kids suddenly becoming thin, anemic, and malnourished. And eventually, even the rich couple would experience coughing and mild illness.

        One morning a policeman from the presidency came to the poor family’s house with a sealed paper and it is because the rich man complained that they have been stealing the spirit of the delicious food that belonged to the rich family. So the father went to the court. The rich man’s lawyer had thrown him some questions and he did responded to them all. The rich man did not stop complaining and he even let his children come in to the court for proof. Until the judge dismissed the case because the father paid the rich man by his collected coins and he made them produced a wonderful sound. It became fair, and they ended up laughing because of the nonsense case.

Moral: Make sure anything is well-proven before even being brought up as evidence. This can be applied in real-life courts.

And regardless of the situation, be happy, strong, and courageous! And be honest at all times.