Lola's Perspective

When I started to read the beginning of Part Two of Junot Diaz’s novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, it was Lola’s turn in perspective to have the novel be narrated in. She started out a little afterwards mentioning, “That’s life for you. All the happiness you gather to yourself, it will sweep away like it’s nothing. If you ask me I don’t think there are any such things as curses. I think there is only life. That’s enough (Diaz 205).” This quote really got to me because I agree with her a lot. In my heritage, the Mexican culture does have it beliefs and such but I think it is all nonsense. Such as small cures with herbal plants/natural resources, “the cry”, and “la chupacabra.” I could get into big arguments about these things with my family when we are together and one thing I guess I live by is Karma. All of the things that occur to us usually happen to us through Karma, you get what you give. To certain extent I do believe the stories from Mexico my elders tell me but to have them actually be some sort of a curse I don’t. Regardless though, even if my family were to be “cursed” I wouldn’t believe in such as things since again like I said it’s your actions that lead to whatever happens to you. In general for example you want to reach a goal in life YOU have to make it happen. Not some curse or luck that runs through a family is going to make it happen or not. It all depends in the actions that are taken to make other things occur. Like Lola said “I think there is only life. That’s enough (Diaz 205).” It is just a reality check.