I thought I would deter a moment and give my thoughts regarding election day. Please go out and vote! I know people out there think that their vote doesn't count (unless you're in Ohio, because apparently you're the only state that matters in this election), however now is not the time to be apathetic! Americans didn't get the freedom that we have today by luck. Brave men and women died for our country so we could have the right to vote. Susan B Anthony fought for women's rights and we need to continue to show appreciation for what has been done for us. Imagine if you lived in North Korea, Afghanistan or Syria. Good luck voting and your vote truly doesn't count. So no matter who you are voting for, please make sure you educate yourself on the candidates in the national and local elections even the question ballots. Don't vote along party lines even if you don't like the candidate. If you're a registered Democrat, it's okay to vote Republican, if they share the same values and stand for what you believe it. The polarization of our politics is what is really bringing this country down. We are so concerned with voting with the party just to make people happy, even if we don't believe in it.
So go out there and vote, no excuses and play like a champion.
That is all.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Siddartha by Herman Hesse
To start off, I will let you all know that I absolutely HATE philosophy. I hated reading The Apology, The Cave or anything else from Socrates, Plato, Aristotle. Absolutely abhor it. I don't feel the need to answer a question with a question and never get an answer. I am straight forward as it gets. That being said, we can now determine that I wasn't a fan of this book.
I picked up Siddartha at Barnes & Noble since it was part of their classics series where the books are between $3.95-$9.95 and I really like classic novels and want copies if I can. I saw it a few months ago now and bought it. I finally picked it up in August and thought it was going to be a quick read. Was I wrong.
I started reading the first chapter and fell asleep. I went back to the book a few days later and made myself read the first two chapters. I literally did everything in my power to NOT fall asleep and to finish the book. It was painful, especially the first part of the novel. However, I finished it, and I am finally writing a review on it.
The book is only about 160 pages long but if you're like me and hate philosophy, good luck. The novel is about Siddartha who is born into wealth and is a nobleman. He decides to leave his family and name behind and search for enlightenment, which of course makes his father sad. He shuns all personal belongings and becomes a beggar, depending on the kindness of people to survive. He even runs into Buddha, where he realizes that true peace cannot be taught but must be experienced. So this throws Siddartha for a loop. The first part of the novel is Siddartha trying to attain true peace and then in the second part of the novel, he goes back into the human world. He takes up with a consort, attains great wealth and then for whatever reason, he attains some sort of peace and decides to shed all of his worldly possessions and decides to live with the ferryman. The novel comes full circle in the end but I really was bored by it. I enjoyed the second part of the novel because there was more story to it, but the first part really killed it for me.
I have been reading lots of books lately so I will definitely have another review up. The next book I read was Wise Children by Angela Carter and The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
Until Next Time,
Happy Reading
I picked up Siddartha at Barnes & Noble since it was part of their classics series where the books are between $3.95-$9.95 and I really like classic novels and want copies if I can. I saw it a few months ago now and bought it. I finally picked it up in August and thought it was going to be a quick read. Was I wrong.
I started reading the first chapter and fell asleep. I went back to the book a few days later and made myself read the first two chapters. I literally did everything in my power to NOT fall asleep and to finish the book. It was painful, especially the first part of the novel. However, I finished it, and I am finally writing a review on it.
The book is only about 160 pages long but if you're like me and hate philosophy, good luck. The novel is about Siddartha who is born into wealth and is a nobleman. He decides to leave his family and name behind and search for enlightenment, which of course makes his father sad. He shuns all personal belongings and becomes a beggar, depending on the kindness of people to survive. He even runs into Buddha, where he realizes that true peace cannot be taught but must be experienced. So this throws Siddartha for a loop. The first part of the novel is Siddartha trying to attain true peace and then in the second part of the novel, he goes back into the human world. He takes up with a consort, attains great wealth and then for whatever reason, he attains some sort of peace and decides to shed all of his worldly possessions and decides to live with the ferryman. The novel comes full circle in the end but I really was bored by it. I enjoyed the second part of the novel because there was more story to it, but the first part really killed it for me.
I have been reading lots of books lately so I will definitely have another review up. The next book I read was Wise Children by Angela Carter and The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
Until Next Time,
Happy Reading
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