Essay Number 2

To be Simple:

An Essay About Being a Simple Man

Gaelen Frink

9th Grade English

September 27, 2011

There are many variables that go into a simple man: a simple man is one that does not lust, a simple man listens to what people tell him, while having his own ideas. Lynyrd Skynyrd thinks that a simple man consists of all of these qualities. However a simple person could contain one of these characteristics and still be a simple person like Mama in “A Raisin in the Sun.” No mater how many qualities of a simple man you posses, you can still be a simple person with one of these characteristics.

How are you a simple man? Is a simple man one who listens to the someone up above, is a simple man someone who lives slowly.A way to be simple is to live slowly and see how things turn out. Lynyrd Skynyrd says “Oh, take your time...Don’t live too fast.”, this is a life lesson of going with the flow. While living slow you might accumulate a few assets you would otherwise miss. In addition to living slowly one should not dwell on the past. Thinking of the past and how  life used to be is something that is pointless. While thinking about the past and how life used to brings back good memories, circumstances will never be how they were in your memories. Moreover don’t dream of the impossible because most of the ideas you dream for will never come to you. Consequently, Lynyrd Skynyrd says “Forget your lust for the rich man’s gold.”, this to means settle for what you have don’t try too hard for more. However you can still want items that you do not possess and try to get them, but don’t try too hard because you could fall flat on your face and lose everything. Lynyrd Skynyrd phrases how to be a simple man very specifically and makes it easy to know how to be a simple man.

A few people that are simple are Mama and Winston Churchill. There are many qualities that make up a simple person and Winston Churhill puts it well .“All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.“ Winston Curchill and Lynyrd Skynyrd may put it differently, but the best people are the simplest, and those people have the best qualities. Another simple person I  can see as a simple person is Mama from A Raisin in the Sun.  Mama does not seem to have a complicated part in her she is upfront on everything, and even though this can be annoying this makes her a simple person. However, these people may be simple, but I am not a simple person. Too many variables go into me to make me a simple person. Many of the activities I do are pretty complicated instead of being simplistic. However I am 1 person in 6 billion so probably half of those people in the 6 billion are probably very simple. Simplicity can be a value or it can be a downfall because your personality can be transparent.

Life should be simple and Lynyrd Skynyrd tells you exactly how you can do this. Lynyrd Skynyrd says a simple man should not lust and should live slowly. Also, a simple person who fits this description is Mama; Mama is a very simple person. Simple people are all different and all appear in different ways, but in the end they are simple.