"It's the Little Things"

In the story "The Death of the Moth" the Author, Virginia Woolfe describes the simplicity of life that the little moth lives. She watches how he goes effortlessly from corner to corner in the windowpane ultimately to his death. For example, Woolfe writes, “He flew vigorously to one corner of his compartment, and, after waiting there a second, flew to the other.” This description of the moth depicts the simplicity of the moth’s life that is confined to the windowpane. The moth’s life is simple because he only has four choices to choose from in comparison to the activities of the rooks, ploughman and horses outside the window. The simplicity of life makes me think of the saying that "it’s the little things in life". This story inspired me to remember that when the big things in life seem to get you down, remember that life is all around us and that there are so many things to be appreciative of. For example, friends, family and food can make the big things in life not seem so big.