Rhetorical Précis
Pema Chödrön in the article, Abandin Any Hope of Fruition, asserts that everyone needs to drop their hopes of self improvement and stop searching for ways to change themselves. Chödrön supports her claim by introducing one of the strongest Buddhist teachings, if you keep hoping for changes in the future, you will not appreciate what you have now and you will dwell on what’s to come. The author’s purpose is to convince the audience that they need to accept who they are right now and have confidence, she wants them to know that they are good enough. The author writes in a formal tone to relax those who long for dreams of becoming what they aren’t.
Pema Chödrön in the article, Abandin Any Hope of Fruition, asserts that everyone needs to drop their hopes of self improvement and stop searching for ways to change themselves. Chödrön supports her claim by introducing one of the strongest Buddhist teachings, if you keep hoping for changes in the future, you will not appreciate what you have now and you will dwell on what’s to come. The author’s purpose is to convince the audience that they need to accept who they are right now and have confidence, she wants them to know that they are good enough. The author writes in a formal tone to relax those who long for dreams of becoming what they aren’t.