A Small, Good Thing... Cobb.

In "A Small, Good Thing," written by Raymond Carver, The story is of a child named Scotty. Scotty is having a birthday coming up, so his mom orders him a cake from the local bakery. But one day, while walking to school, Scotty is hit by a car. He gets up, however, but goes into a coma later on in the afternoon. While he stays in the hospital, his mom keeps recieving a call from the baker, who says "You forgot about Scotty." So eventually Scotty's mom, Ann, goes to the bakery and fills the baker in on what has recently happened. To get to the point, the baker says that forgiveness is a small, good thing. I think that this point is awesome. This is not seen in today's time; forgiveness is a lost art in America. It is almost to the point of every one person always wanting their way and not stepping back to forgive and forget the past. I think that forgiveness can go a long way in one's rough day, and it needs to be brought back to houses across the nation. If forgiveness would have been sought in "Separating," their family would not have went through that rough time, and/or the divorce. Everyone always deserves a second chance, and one could tell that the husband in "Separating" was really sorry for his mistake.