In the story “On Salvation,” Langston feels pressured; his perception of believing he will see Jesus is not understood as how an adult would. As a child, he was being curious and excited at the same time to see Jesus right away. I assume not everyone his age would understand the meaning of being saved from sin. Just as in the Bible, Jesus was baptized at the age of 12, but the difference is that Jesus knew what his mission was, and of course, he was led by his father, “God.” He might have understood better if he had been taken by his aunt and had a better conversation and explained more to him. As quoted, “they held a special meeting for children to bring the young lambs to the fold” (pg. 5). Many times, children are led by example and follow or feel pressured by their peers and sometimes family, and in his case, he felt pressured by both. I believe that because his aunt spoke several days ahead, he felt obligated and didn’t want to disappoint her. Despite not being saved, Jesus is always in our lives, but we must take that extra step to believe, have faith, and get a clearer understanding. Sometimes we as adults say things or even promise children something just because we want them to do something, which could portray something terrible in the long run for that child. Langston believes that because his friend Westley lied in the temple and he saw that God didn’t punish him, Langston feels that if he lied too, nothing would happen to him, so he went ahead and stated, “Jesus had come, and get up and be saved” (pg.8). Langston understood that what he had done was not right, and it made him feel terrible. Langston’s […]