A Short, Likeable Love Story by the Mystery Master

So, since I was done with "The Lovely Bones" I decided to go around and see if I can find another book to indulge in. I know I know, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but in all seriousness, a cover does in fact attract a reader. After some searching I ended up at Wal-mart and found this lovely little book.

Being a James Patterson fan, of course I LOVE it, so come on; I'm a one-sided person here cause I'm a fan of Mr. Patterson. :) Now, my first book was "The Jester" which I loved so much that I re-read it so many times, the pages are yellow with being worn.

So far its been about 3 days and I'm about half-way through the book, and yet again, no spoilers on my part; I've already read afew of the Alex Cross series... mostly Alex Cross. Again, if anyone knows any authors like James Patterson, or you just want to tell me about some of your favorite ones, I'd love to expand my reading material and see their list of literature. :)

The story of a life and everything that came after...

So, I just finished this book afew days ago. Yes, you can tell me its just cause I saw the trailer for it in the movies (which I work at a movie theater). Yet, after reading the book, I know so much is going to be left out during the movie (for obvious reasons which I won't be giving out spoilers). I won't exaggerate, but the moment I started this book, I really couldn't put it down. Didn't even last a full 2 weeks before I finished.

I enjoyed it so much, I told my friends and roommates and even got a copy for one of them. Needless to say, I'm sure their reading material is different from mine, yet it was a great book. This is the first book I read from Alice Sebold, but if anyone has other great recommandations to other literature she has written. 

All in all, I'm looking forward to this movie, directed by Peter Jackson, I can only hope he captures the movie with the same magnitude the book has. I hope Hollywood doesn't destory another potentional great movie with the usage of glamour and flickering lights.

Holding You Back

"Many persons believe that to move up the ladder of success and achievement, they must forget the past, repress it, and relinquish it. But others have just the opposite view. They see old memories as a chance to reckon with the past and integrate past and present."

Assignment: Do memories hinder or help people in their effort to learn from the past and succeed in the present?

Memories can hinder or help an individual succeed in life. Perhaps they can weaken the state of mind or challenge someone to continue. It solely depends on an individual's point of view and how they see the world.

Personally, my memories, at times, hinder me as I recall past events in which I try to stop remembering but as much as they weaken me, they also tend to by the reasons I can still smile. Even though my memories of my past high school years seem to be that of a sappy love story in which I can't get this girl out of my mind, and it keeps me in the state of mind till I can't fight it and look at it positively in which I use it as a source of fuel where it drives me to succeed and become someone.

Once I think about my memories of then I turn it into a sense of rage in which I get angry at myself and I push myself to become better. Those same memories that blocked my mind and weakened me, now I use it as I turned it into my fuel that drives me to excel. That same fuel that keeps me up to date with my work and has had me join organizations. I look back at these past four years in which I meet her and I do not regret anything at all. At times, I become content with the idea that the fact that a simple loving memory can be devasting enough to put me in a state in which many may regret taking or not taking that action, it gives me the motivation to excel. and prove my worth.

Many will say it, I myself have told it to myself plenty of times,

"Stop living in the past. Live for the future."

Though it may be difficult to explain, my past has indeed interconnected my current life with that of my future; my past memories drive my future ones to succeed.