"The Circuit"

Think back to when you were in school. How you dreaded its coming every Sunday night, yet, others may have wanted for it to come sooner and last forever. The thing some fear, some dread, others want to just disappear entirely, can be the only outlet, the only freedom, a haven in and of itself, for others.
The only outlet for Roberto in this story is school it is his only hope yet he hides from it. He does not want to go, but the one day he finally does appreciate it want to return his father takes that away from him. That really puts a strong meaning on you don’t know what you have until its gone. Like who here now in modern society really appreciates that they have food on their table and a bed to sleep in every night?
Roberto’s dad is such a seemingly innocent evil dictator. He even has some devilish qualities, like the fact that he hid the children from the bus almost as Satin did in the Garden of Eden. He completely rules the family and does what he thinks is best for him on the spur of the moment. Like at the end of the story when Roberto comes home and thinks all of the excitement is because he was missed but it was all for the new thrilling prospect of the unknown.
Isn’t that what we all crave? What we don’t know. What we aren’t aware of. Part of what drives the human race is the quest for knowledge, and Roberto is just about to embark on a journey that will change his life for the better in the classroom, but his father just takes it away so casually, almost as if Roberto's life is that of an ant. Even ants need just a bit of freedom, of recognition, of freedom.
We need this freedom, this outlet, any outlet that lets us accomplish what we want to do, what we need to do, to express our true selves. This is so much our most sheltered and carefree life at the same time. We need to realize that and form our life around that not have it form around our lives. This is our Yin and Yang, our balance. That is what truly matters in life, balance.