Annie Dillard

   Annie was invited to plays games with boys. But when they used an ice ball to play with each other, the ice all kicked a man's face. Then, the man chased after  them for a long time after he jumped out of his car without closing the door. Finally, three of them got exhausted and stopped. The man didn't hurt them , he just said' you stupid kids.'

She learned that life needs enthusiasm so that she could have fun. Even though the man just said' you stupid kids', he did nothing harmful to the kids.No matter what she did, the process is more important than the result. She knew that she should do anything she wanted since she was still young.

'But when he trapped us at the lip of Panama Canal, what precisely would he have done to prolong the dap rams of chase and cap its glory? I brooded about this for the next few years.' This quote shows that the author has been thinking about this affair . She knew that people wouldn't be harmful to kids, which shows the good sides of people, even they are strangers. This is important because it shows the main idea of the article.