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WE ALL HAVE “DON QUIXOTES” AND “SANCHO PANZAS” IN OURSELVES

 


Dear ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to talk about what I have learned when I read this book. This book may seem a book for children. You may also think that it is just a fiction story. Nevertheless, it really is not just a book. It is a reflection of our lives.

Our lives, thoughts and feelings are in this book. All of us have some “crazy moments” just as Don Quixote. Sometimes, people who are around us criticise our feelings, thoughts and actions as they did to Don Quixote in this book. Sometimes, people do not understand us and our feelings. We also have some “realistic moments” like Sancho Panza. We may realize that we have done some silly things. Although some of our actions are ridiculous, we may have fun and live the moment just like Sancho Panza.

We all have different personalities and traits in ourselves. Sometimes our “Don Quixote personality” occurs and we try to follow our dreams. Sometimes our “Sancho Panza personality” occurs and we suddenly see that our dreams or ideas are ridiculous or not brilliant. While we feel happy, we may create a person, like Dulcinea Del Toboso, in our mind. We might take risks for that person. In conclusion, we all have those characters in ourselves even if we have not realized it till now.

We all should know when to be “idealistic” and when to be “realistic”. Reading lots of fiction or non-fiction books, being creative, chasing our dreams, taking risks, fighting with our fears are very important. So, we should be idealistic in order to be successful in life. However, we also should notice that we have to be realistic in some specific moments, as our lives are not completely made of our dreams.

Do not you think that we all have enormous fears just like the windmills?  I am sure that we all have some huge problems or some risks which we need to overcome. Do not you have friends who are always with you, no matter how crazy dreams you want to follow? Just like Sancho Panza?

There is one more thing that we have to learn from this amazing masterpiece. You do not always have to listen to the others. At some specific moments, you should speak out loud and follow your dreams. Individuals can be right while the society is wrong.

All in all, Don Quixote De La Mancha, the first novel in the world, is not just a fiction story. It is a reflection of our lives, dreams, feelings and thoughts.

Thank you for listening to me.

Suzan R. Hofstede

 April 19, 2021

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