Journal of the First Voyage to America

The message that I got from the reading was to always give thanks, and never think about what you don't have; rather what you do have. I got this message when Christopher Columbus said " It was a great affliction to me to be ignorant of their natures..." This passage just shows me how much Columbus appreciated the land and its customs and traditions. I was absolutely in love and intrigued by Columbus' choice of words such as "This island even exceeds the others in beauty and fertility. Groves of lofty and flourishingg trees are abundant, as also large lakes, surrounded and overhung by the foliage, in a most enchanting manner." His choice of vocabulary makes me feel as if I'm looking at a picture so much that if I were a great artists I would attempt drawing what he saw. I've never had much respect for Columbus because you constantly hear about him in History class that you just get sick of him, and want to learn about the latest fashion trend. I think that was until now that I'm slowly starting to like him more.