2018-11-27 the right to pursue

“You ever wonder what happens to people when they die?” I asked.

He shrugged. “Not really. I mean, I guess they go to heaven? That’s where my Grans went.”

“I think about it a lot,” I said. “I think when people die, their souls go to heaven but just for a little while. Like that’s where they see their old friends and stuff, and kind of catch up on old times. But then I actually think the souls start thinking about their lives on earth, like if they were good or bad or whatever. And then they get born again as brand-new babies in the world.”

“Why would they want to do that?”

“Because then they get another chance to get it right,” I answered. “Their souls get a chance to have a do-over.”

He thought about what I was saying and then nodded. “Kind of like when you get a makeup test,” he said.

“Right.”

“But they don’t come back looking the same,” he said. “I mean, they look completely different when they come back, right?”

“Oh yeah,” I answered. “Your soul stays the same but everything else is different.”

“I like that,” he said, nodding a lot. “I really like that, Summer. That means in my next life I won’t be stuck with this face.”

He pointed to his face when he said that and batted his eyes, which made me laugh.

“I guess not.” I shrugged.

“Hey, I might even be handsome!” he said, smiling. “That would be so awesome, wouldn’t it? I could come back and be this good-looking dude and be super buff and super tall.”

I laughed again. He was such a good sport about himself. That’s one of the things I like the most about Auggie.

Everyone likes to be beautiful, at least to be normal, even for a ugly guy like Auggie. It's all right for those girls to pursue a more beautiful oneself and it's their right to do so. I didn't understand why girls put so many efforts on making up themselves every time walk out of the door. I judged and despised them for wasting so much time on this. I didn't understand at first but now I do. They may do it because of having a better look makes them feel confident; They may do it because of with a better appearance helps them find it easier to deal with everyday life. Whatever reason they have, it's their right to do so. I dare not to despise or judge. 

a good sport means when someone is facing failure or difficulties, they could still be positive and optimistic about themselves.