The Trials of the Future

I remember being younger and thinking I was ready for the future, but I was terribly wrong. The future is not something one can simply prepare for because many obstacles can stand in his/her way. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet A because she committed an act of adultery. I do not believe that Hester foresaw that she would end up being seduced by some other man outside of her marriage, but she simply accepts this fact and tries to make the best out of it. Hawthorne states, "Tomorrow would bring its own trial with it; so would the next day, and so would the next..." (75). I believe Hawthorne makes this statement to make Hester's trial seem more real to the reader. Hawthorne wants the reader to understand that Hester's trial will be a long, hard one and that she didn't know that this is what her future would hold. Hester is a victim of the Future. The Future has its hands wrapped around Hester's neck and won't let go until it has choked every good thing out of her life; but the Future will not win. In order to defeat this foe, one must make the best out of his/her situation just as Hester has. Do not succumb to the adverse challenges of the Future that will knock you down on your back; stand back up and face the future head on. As Dr. Amy Johnson said in the article Overcoming Obstacles, "become more Enlightened" and smile even though you're in a tough situation.