Changes

Everything in Jonas' life seems to be changing. he started taking pills for something called stirrings, and he has to for the rest of his life. He will be given his assignment and have more responsibilities upon him because of it. The ceremony of twelve came upon them, and Jonas didn't receive his assignment, instead he was elected, by the committee of elders to be the next receiver of memories. This selection is very rare and the most important thing in the community. Jonas is full of mixed feelings and he is not shure what will happen next, and has no idea of what to expect.

"She skipped me, Jonas thought, stunned. Had he heard wrong? No. There was a sudden hush in the crowd, and he knew that the entire community realized that the Chief Elder had moved from Eighteen to Twenty, leaving a gap" (pg. 57). Why is the whole community so startled that someone supposedly (later we learn that she actually did not make a mistake) made a small mistake? She is only human. We humans all make mistakes at some point in our lives.Mistakes teach important lessons, it is part of growing up and becoming who we want to be. Mistakes can shape people into who they are today, mistakes make people grow. without mistakes we would never know right from wrong and we would never learn what is better and what is worse. I can assure you, you will never find anyone that has never made a mistake in their whole lives, it is simply impossible.

Ask yourself, what is life without mistakes? What is the point of doing things if you never learn anything new? What would life be with out taking risks and living adventures? Life would not be our own. Humans would not be living, we would only be surviving.