We can only find it when we stop looking for more.

We should remember that happiness cannot be achieved if we ask for too much. We do not notice that if we were only content with what we had, then we need not try to seek more and more things which we think will make us happy. Most of us do not realize that our goals and ambitions drive us crazy to the extent that we sacrifice our happiness just for the sake of success. Old Vicente, however, was content in his humble life and he was happy with what he had. He was obsessed in finding one that at the end of the story, he died lost at sea but tied around his boat was an old Phoenician amphora.Ĭontentment is one thing many of us do not have. He promised to one day be able to replace the the antique amphora he broke. This man owned a priceless amphora which Vicente accidentally broke. He was an honorable man and he set out to return an oath to man living in America. Some call Vicente crazy but some somehow understand his predicament. The fishermen in the place was accustomed to this kind of set-up everyday. He ventured into the sea every day with his snorkel, flippers, and mask by borrowing someone’s boat. She wrote principally for children and young adults. She was born in Viipuri, Finland and her family emigrated to Canada, where she was educated. How can a man be happy in this kind of lifestyle Old Vicente had? How can someone be happy with just owning three pieces of things and living on what he can only find? Eva-Lis Wuorio (12 November 1in Ruovesi) was a Finnish-born writer. His only priced possession were a snorkel, a pair of flippers and a diver’s mask. And yet, he was as happy as he can be.

He used broken iron pots just so he could eat. He didn’t even own a single clothing which was not patched. Vicente, on the other hand, was not rich. In today’s world happiness is always equated with money and all material things we can get our hands on. Old Vicente was a happy man, in fact he was described by narrator as the happiest man he has ever seen. The main character was Old Vicente of Formentera, and much of the story talked about his life and how he ended up on the island of Formentera, Spain. In our Literature 3 class, we discussed the short story written by Eva-Lis Wuorio entitled “The Singing Silence”.

The singing silence by eva lis wuorio