Why is it important not to have someone else set your own life goals for you?

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

How does the imagery used to describe the picture contrast with the imagery used to describe the news?

Ihad just taken a heavy lunch and i was taking à nap in a shade. i was alone left to take care of our home. i was awoken by à touch on m'y face and