As I began to read this short story about a painful and tedious trek an aged grandmother endures she has made for the last three or four years to the city with one intention in mind, to get a medicine for her chronically ill grandson. On a cold December day she repeats the same journey again. As we read, it appears to be about a long journey the woman has made throughout the entire story, …showed first 75 words of 1110 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1110 total…what has been damaged such as relationships, career, financial stability or health. What can these miracles be? They can be love for people around, dedication to achieve goals, prayer to God who will give us hope, and wits to make the right decisions. We need people like Phoenix whose name symbolizes a bird that had lived for five hundred years, bringing people good news and hope for happiness, hope for miracles and a better future.