The risk in running away

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"What have you heard? What do you see?" asked St. John. I saw nothing, but I heard a voice somewhere cry -

"Jane! Jane! Jane!"--nothing more.

"O God! what is it?" I gasped.

I might have said, "Where is it?" for it did not seem in the room-- nor in the house--nor in the garden; it did not come out of the air- -nor from under the earth--nor from overhead. I had heard it-- where, or whence, for ever impossible to know! And it was the voice of a human being--a known, loved, well-remembered voice--that of Edward Fairfax Rochester; and it spoke in pain and woe, wildly, eerily, urgently.

"I am coming!" I cried. "Wait for me! Oh, I will come!" I flew to the door and looked into the passage: it was dark. I ran out into the garden: it was void.

"Where are you?" I exclaimed.

The hills beyond Marsh Glen sent the answer faintly back--"Where are you?" I listened. The wind sighed low in the firs: all was moorland loneliness and midnight hush." (427)

I always knew that Jane Eyre a woman in love with Eward Fairfax Rochester was going to break down and lose it. I had a feeling that this moment would come. Jane has gone through homelessness and heart breaking situations;she has hidden her feelings for a long period of time. Jane tried to hide her feelings, and for to long she has pretended to be firm and strong when her distance from her loved one (Mr. Rochester) was killing her. Finally, she broke down and started to hear the voice of Mr. Rochester calling her name. I don't think Jane was going crazy; I think she just heard what she wanted to hear. When she asked for guidance: "Show me, show me the path!" I entreated of Heaven." the voice of human in need of help calling her name. It just so happens to be that the timing Jane heard the voice of Mr. Rochester was when she was reconsidering St. John's offer: to marry him and go to India. Luckily, Jane realized that she couldn't run away from her problems that she had left behind in Thornfield Hall.

Running away from your problems isn't a very good idea because when you run away you leave behind the possibility for change without your consent. What I mean by this is that, when you leave or run away you take yourself out of the possibility of changing outcomes. One I know for sure is that you will always cross the same path you used to get away from a problem. For example, what would have happened if she would have stayed and become Mr. Rochester's other women. Would she have met her cousins? Would have Mr. Rochester lost his eyesight and hand? Would she have become an independent woman? Also these question lead to a decision. Jane took the risk of running away. Yes, Mr. Rochester lost his eyesight and hand but that didn't matter to Jane. Jane had earned so much more in return.

Lesson Learned

The charm of adventure sweetens that sensation, the glow of pride warms it; but then the throb of fear disturbs it;and fear with me became predominant, when half an hour elapsed and I was still alone.

Jane is saying that even though she's excited about trying new things, she still doubts because she knows that she cant go back to her past. Fear strikes her heart when she thinks about the possible failure of her new journey, because she is concerned about what others will think. Not only that, but she will also have to make a long trip back to Lowood, where she would probably be shamed, dishonored, and abased because she will be known as a quitter and will not have used her lessons from Lowood wisely. Leaving Lowood was a big and brave difference in the schools traditional status. Most of the people who graduated from Lowood were expected to teach until they eventually got married and left.

When new journeys come my way, I start to get excited because I envision all the prosperities and lessons that I can gain from the experiences. New encouraging people and good life lessons are only few of many things that you can gain form taking on the risk of a new experience. Even though I may be excited, I also have fear of rejection and failure because I have certain standards set for myself. sometimes this feeling may be hard to bear because I have witnessed several tragedies where people have let fear control their lives. For examle, if I was to get denied to a college that I wanted to attend and I let that one failure stop me from achieving my gaols in life. i try to deal with this complex problem by always trying to keep a positive frame of mind. If you are negative, it will keep you from achieving your dreams and goals. when you think positive even when filure strikes, it won't be as hard to take risks because you're not going to let fear take control of your life.