The supernatural is a rare and mysterious subject. No one knows for sure how or why something happens. In "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" a man named Pelayo and his wife find a man with wings lying face down in mud during a storm. Shocked, they lock him up in their chicken coop. The question is, how is one suppose to react when finding such a creature?
When most people hear the word "supernatural" they think of bizarre and unnatural. An angel falling from the sky is certainly not natural. When Pelayo first finds the creature, he is " frightened by the nightmare." He did not expect to find a man, let alone one with wings, out during a storm. However, Pelayo's neighbors didn't the the angel as a "supernatural creature" but as a circus attraction. They didn't realize what they had really found, an angel. Sadly, they didn't care or give the angel it deserved, but only as a tool for their amusement.
Emotions are very complex and can change rather quickly. Pelayo was first frightened of the creature, then he was glad for ll the money he was glad for all the money he was making from people paying to see the creature. Nothing stays the same forever though.... When the angel was finally strong enough to fly away, Pelayo's wife, Elisenda, was relieved that he was no longer an annoyance in her life. Like being a new kid at school, every one's always watching you, giving you attention, but sooner or later, you'll just be another kid and life will go an normally as before.
No one knows exactly how they will react to a particular situation. Would one react as Pelayo did and keep such a phenomenal for themselves? Would you free in shock? Or would you destroy it, in fear of what might happen? We can't choose how to react, but we can decide how to act upon our reactions.
