The first part of this reading in a way gave a great representation of what today was for me. First, I saw that it was snowing, and I love the first snow especially if it is enough where you can try and sled and enjoy it, other than the first “good” snow, I don’t want to see it because I would like to golf again outside in the warmth and not have it be freezing. In my head, I like the first snow because it allows you the possibility to go sledding and enjoy it for the brief time, we have it. Which I took full advantage of and did later on in the night with my teammates. Now you might be thinking how is this relating to the story?? I am getting there, first “Kais met a girl so lovely that he was instantly struck with a yearning he could not understand” (Aslan 199). The girls name was Layla, and his connection to her made me think about what I think about the first snow fall and the possibility that it means. When I was growing up in the wintertime and if there was snow on the ground, I was always outside sledding with my friends in the neighborhood, it was what we did. Kais and Layla found love with each other just like my friends and I did with sledding when we were young. We all know that snow doesn’t last forever, and sadly love doesn’t either, because once Layla’s father found out about Kais, he pulled her out of school and made her to never leave the tent again. This is where it became unpredictable on how at one moment or instance you can think the best thing ever is happening, but the next you’re at rock bottom. This feeling sadly happened when we went out to go sledding, my teammates and I were all excited about sledding, to find out the snow amount that was accumulated was hardly enough to make going down the bowl enjoyable. Yea, at first it was fun, but once you see the grass from the path you just went down it isn’t great. After Kais and Layla no longer saw each other for some time they were still trying and hoping for a way to connect, just like I’m still hoping for the first good snowfall that will dump enough snow on the ground to make sledding fun and enjoyable for a while. The end of the story is grim, because when Kais finds out about the death of her, he went to the grave to be with her.
This section was interesting because of how the father was forcing his daughter not to see the love of her life but keeping her out of the public with no fun and enjoyment. This being similar to others who may have seen the snow and said, “Nope its way to cold I want to stay in”. That isn’t fun, it was fun to sled a bit but I’m still waiting for the big snowfall.
Until next time,
Patrick