The Road
so it looks as though my blogs are going to be merely reactions towards books I have read, but I don't think that will be the case ha-ha. Its just that I have read another good book that has made me ponder about life; the book I am talking about is called The Road by Cormac McCarthy. This book is nothing short of awesome-truly. It really got me thinking. Value- what do we put a value on when it really comes down to it. Love? wealth? Security? There are so many things that seem valuable to us but when it really came down to it-if the things we believed had some worth in our lives vanished, no, were taken from us- I want to know how important would it REEAALLLLY be.
I'm trying to think of what I hold valuable in my life. food, friends, laughter (it sounds like a dinner party) but really I value those things so much. I can say that food is extrinsically valuable-actually all of them are because they serve as a means to bring me to what I guess I really want out of life, happiness.
Yeah sounds corny-It kind of is. But I think that is what I honestly believe has helped me to grow into the person I am today.
The three things I value...the main characters in the book had none of that and it amazes me that they persevered.
when it comes down to it-where are we going. When there is no one left but yourself, where do you go from there. The road. It wasn't just a means of getting somewhere, it served as hope-a path to their old way of life perhaps. But when the road can't lead you there-do you still follow it?
I'm trying to think of what I hold valuable in my life. food, friends, laughter (it sounds like a dinner party) but really I value those things so much. I can say that food is extrinsically valuable-actually all of them are because they serve as a means to bring me to what I guess I really want out of life, happiness.
Yeah sounds corny-It kind of is. But I think that is what I honestly believe has helped me to grow into the person I am today.
The three things I value...the main characters in the book had none of that and it amazes me that they persevered.
when it comes down to it-where are we going. When there is no one left but yourself, where do you go from there. The road. It wasn't just a means of getting somewhere, it served as hope-a path to their old way of life perhaps. But when the road can't lead you there-do you still follow it?
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