Being Aware and Regret His Mistake

But when she sat down across from me and dabbed the washcloth on my face and arms, and she grimaced at the cuts and mumbled, “Look at you” – I don’t know how to say it. It burst through my defenses. It had been a long time since anyone wanted to be that close to me, to show the tenderness it took to roll up a shirtsleeve. She cared. She gave a crap. When I lacked even the self respect to keep myself alive, she dabbed my cuts and I fell back into being a son; I fell as easily as you fall into your pillow at night. And I didn’t want it to end. That’s the best way I can explain it. I knew it was impossible. But I didn’t want it to end Albom 49. Actually during her life Posey already shows to Chick how to make a good relationship to others. Posey with her attitudes, charm, understanding, wisdom, humor and cares always makes people come and stay close to her. However, it does not have impacts on Chick until finally he recognizes that his deeds are wrong. He understands that he is wrong to close his heart from everybody. In the past, he just talks to people that wants to drink with him. Moreover, he likes to make lies to refuse his mother’s invitations to visit or to be together with her. He often makes lies that he is too busy and too tired in order to avoid meeting his mother Albom 150. Now, he wants to make it right again because he realizes that he does a mistake when he isolates his heart from anybody. He is aware that he needs other people to access his heart so he can talk, socialize and be free from his despair. He approves his mistake by saying, “I had no one to talk me out of my despair, and that was a mistake. You need to keep people close. You need to give them access to your life Albom 193-194.” Chick really changes his life by trying to get close to the people he loves. He sells his house and moves to the closest house to his daughter’s. They have time together to share their life as a family. He also re-conciliates with his ex-wife and has some times to talk to her. Then he manages himself to be close to all people and kids by working in a local parks and recreation office which he makes the rule become everybody gets to play. This is really a proof from his own finding to be close to anybody especially the one he loves so much. He has a promise to make things right again. “I would like to make things right again with those I love Albom 194.”

4.4.4 Being aware of his mother’s love and care

Finally Chick Benetto is aware of his mother’s love and care. He remembers all of the experiences that show his mother’s pure love for him. He recognizes that all of her mother deeds are just for him. He admits that his mother is truly a good mother for him by saying, “Yes you were a good mother Albom 191.” His mother gives all of the loves and cares although Chick replies them with bad treatments, lies, angers and rejections. He admits that mother’s love is the purest love everybody ever knows. When he looks at his mother he says, “I saw in her expression that old, unshakeable mountain of concern. And I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know Albom 174.” Moreover, Chick Benetto is so surprised when he knows that his mother does anything to keep him and his sister in the college. At first, he is so angry because his mother keeps this secret until her death. He does not accept that his