Some Families, Very Large

Some Families, Very Large by Jose Dalisay

               Reading the story immediately reminded me of that Italian movie – Life is Beautiful (1997, starring Roberto Benigni) where the father tries to convince his son that everything is alright and fun despite the story being set in some war. I was constantly wondering how the child will grow up to find out the harsh pains of poverty that his father tries to keep from him. I cannot remain entirely depressed though; probably because of the story being set in Christmas.It's a shame to be spending Christmas with a dead guy when a kid Sammy's age should be eagerly waiting for what kind of toy he would get for Christmas. Overall, the story was really nice and it somewhat made me see the warmth of family in the cold Christmas air - something that I think should be present in everyone's Christmas Eve.