Dear Robert Munsch,
At a time
in my life when I felt lonely and depressed, as if everyone I knew just
blatantly ignored me, I turned to my bookshelf.
There, I came across your book, “Love You Forever.,” and I sat in
my room alone and read your words. Your
story both broke my heart and made me cry tears of joy. You inspired me to write this letter to let
you know how your story impacted me socially, politically and spiritually.
When I was
merely six, my mother would read your book to me. Hearing the story made me feel safe and loved
by my mother. As I got older, my mother
started working nights shift and did not have the time for me that she once
did. My father‘s work required him to
get up early, so most days he went to bed early. The only other family member remaining was my
brother, and he was “going through” his teen years and didn’t have time for me
either. Most times, I was on my own.
As I got older, I started reading chapter
books. I viewed picture books with only
20 pages or less as baby books that were pointless. I was wrong.
Your story has the strength to change lives. It sure changed mine. Even though I have had your story read to me
a hundred times, reading your story that day for the first time by myself
helped me to better understand life, living, coping, and making the most of the
time we have. I came to understand that
my family is the most important thing in my world. I also know that I am not alone. Although things get busy, my family always
has time for me. You helped me to understand
that time with the people we love has an end.
You encouraged me to spend all the time I can with my family because I
won’t know when it is our last goodbye.
When I think of kids that are six
or eight years old, I know they usually spend time with their families. I also think that is probably not the case
with most teenagers. Usually all they
want to do is hang out with their friends.
This is why when I read your book I thought about my brother. He spends little time with our family and
prefers time alone in his room. This
both saddens me and motivates me to not become an average teenager.
Time moves on, people come and
go. Your story taught me the importance
of holding on to the people I love as long as I can. I take this empathetic stance on not only my
family, but for people of all walks of life.
This allows me to try and understand all people, even if they have
different opinions and beliefs. Thus,
the love shown in this book has taught me tolerance and to accept all.
Sincerely,
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