Have I Learned Because I Was Sixteen Summary

In the story “Have I Learned Anything Important Since I Was Sixteen?” Elizabeth Deutsch Earle believes that it’s important to appreciate joy when its present. Fifteen years ago Earles wrote a story on what she believe, now she still believes in what she believed in fifteen years ago but not only that she talks about the different change that has to happen to her over the years.Her new beliefs like appreciating joy when it's present as she explains in her story “ Every once in awhile ,and not just on special occasions,I’ve suddenly realized that I'm happy right now. This is a precious experience, one to savor”( Earle 57). Earle shows that joy is a feeling that is temporarily and it won't be for long. By using the words “once in awhile”