Letting Go

Title: The Devil Wears Prada
Pages: 285-347 (Total: 940)

Andy supervises at one of Miranda's parties with Ilana, a security guard. Andy takes Emily's place in assisting Miranda for her annual Fashion trip in Paris.

When Andy meets up with Ilana, Ilana hands Andy a picture of Miranda's head enlarged glued onto a rattle snake's body. Given that these two working gals hate Miranda, this picture was necessary for Andy to release stress. Although this photograph gave Andy the momentary alleviation, it did not solve her problem. Being the smart girl that Andy is, she rips up the dehumanizing picture of Miranda in realization that holding a grudge against her boss would not help reverse her what-used-to-be Friday nights with her friends. One reason why I believe some people are never happy in their life is because they are unable to let go of the pass. They have to realize that the damage has already been done, and holding resentment against someone/thing would not erase the pass. Recently, I had an argument with my mother, and being immature, I decided to ignore her. Whenever my mom would ask me a question, I would walk away. At first this act satisfied me, until two days later; I knew that my decision was unmanageable and irrational. So, I accepted the fact that I had an unsuccessful argument with my mother and moved on. Andy and I both made good decisions in that we are able to escape "grudge stage" whereas some people in life are never able to. These are the ones who live in pain.