Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The Fall of Single Feather...
Touched.
Not as in violated touched. As in "wow" touched.
Following my sister's recommendation, I started to read this book, known as "for one more day" by Mitch Albom. It's a short book, only about 200 pages. In short, in tells about how, a man, who attempted sucide, picks up his life back again with the help of his dead mom.
Yes, I know I typed "dead" mom. Go read to know more of the details.
It's a tale of a real man that existed, as far as I know of. I'm not sure how much it was edited, or how much of it was false. At least when I read it, everything felt really real.
It's the second book that made the ends of hair stand. The first book was known as the Sword of Truth series, Confessor.
Its the last of book of the series. Considering the fact that I've read quite a number of books in my life, and this book, with 200pgs managed to make the ends of hair stand, whereas the last one was about 6000pgs, is quite an accomplishment.
It's not a bad thing to have the ends of your hair to stand. It only proved to be something that was able to reach out to you, if you know what I mean.
Of course, it's a touching book, about family, and motherly love. The things that his mother has done to help him, the things that all he has did to hurt his mother. How he had messed up his life, and how he had managed to get them back again.
Even though the injury was treated, it still left a scar.
However, I have to say this. Of 100 people that have read the story, how many people has got the message that the author that was trying to portray? How many people, has truly thought of, and learnt the idea of the issues and morals that the author was trying to teach the world? How many people, had reflected over the contents of the book and compared it to their lives?
Not many, I think. And certainly not enough to heal the world.
Everyone always thinks that they have the worst family issues the whole world, but they never know, never understand that everyone has these kinds of problems. In the end, its all how you have settled the problems that define who you are, that affects how you feel.
Does it matter who is fighting in your family? Does it matter, who is hurting your feelings? In the end, it doesn't matter. What matters is what you did to those person that has dealt you harm. If you could live the life like you did and shrugged it off, some times, its like it has never happened.
Later...
"But there's a story behind everything. How a picture got on a wall. How a scar got on your face. Sometimes, the stories, are simple, and sometimes, they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours began.
So this is my mother's story.
And mine." - For one more day, by Mitch Albom
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