In this “This I Believe”, by Michael Newland titled The Give And Take Of Grief, which a father talks about his experience when his wife is forced into labor 2 months early. She gives birth to a premature baby whose developed lungs are so fragile that any pressure could destroy them. He vividly and inspiringly describes how his child dies and it made him a better husband and father. It is very sorrowful, yet he expressed very sanguine tones about his current position in life and the future. He uses many metaphors to describe and emphasize important events. For example, when he is describing his son in the incubator, “The lungs of premature babies are as delicate and tenuous as a spider web…” (Newland). This provides emphasis and the reader