time

Every one face a lot of difficulties, different type of crisis, and problems in his life because life is full of obstructions. Most of the obstacles that we face in our life relate to our emotions, mind, and heart and it is very difficult to overcome these obstacles. In “Fever,” Raymond Carver described the difficulties of a single father, whose wife left him with two children. With the passage of time, a realistic man learns the ways to resolve the obstacles he faces in his life.
Carlyle’s wife left him in early June and gone with Richard Hoopes, one of his colleagues at high school. He was in crisis and a painful summer was waiting for him. Every day and every night he had attended to the children. It was a very tough time for him, but with the passage of time he learnt how to take care of his children. He was a school teacher, so, after a long and painful summer, his classes nearly to resume. He tried to find a baby sitter. Debbie was the first sitter that he contacted and hired for children. His first efforts were not successful because she was an Ego-centric girl. She did not take care of children. One day Carlyle came home early from school and he saw his children in the front yard, playing with a big dog and their clothes were extremely dirty. They were crying and the dog was licking their hands and faces. The baby sitter, Debbie, was smoking cigarettes and drinking beer with a bunch of her hoodlum boyfriends. So, Carlyle fired her from the job. For a few days after this incident Carl...

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... his life. Her life experiences and knowledge about the difficulties of life was enough to understand and solve the problems of others. With the passage of time, she was able to handle all types of crazy conditions of life. So, when Carlyle was sick, she looked after all the things properly. She took care of his diet and relief. She was mother structure for Carlyle’s children and also for Carlyle.
Time assists the human being to forget the painful memories of life. With the passage of time, crazy and worst conditions of life become normal. A man learns through his experience of the difficulties that he faced in his life. One can overcome the obstacles related to helplessness by acceptance. In fact, time plays an important role to overcome the troubles.