Books which Spark Hope

As we develop into young adults, life becomes a bit of a steep hill; risky, but rewarding once the top is reached . It is easy to lose sight of our goals during this climb, as a constant worry that the car will not make it all of the way interferes. To avoid these, mostly mental, battles I have found it beneficial to channel my energy into more enjoyable activities. One,which has seldom failed to achieve its goal, is reading a good book.

The first book I choose to delve into after several moderately upsetting downfalls is Tuesdays with Morrie. The lovely personal story has everything to do with valuing the most minute liberties we are endowed as human beings. Not to mention, it is based on a true story.

Tuesdays with Morrie is a story based around a Sociology professor from Brandies University, whose love and compassion touched many students, but one in particular. This student turned out to be a very successful sports journalist, who hit a low road in his career. One day he hears of a piece a media network is doing on his now very ill, and dying professor. They begin to spend time together, and with each meeting Morrie teaches his old student a lesson about living. Sharing his ideas that we must not hold on to anything too tightly or stress ourselves out over things which we can not control, and to always keep love in our hearts. The story is relatively short and a good read in our self-absorbed age.

Next on my list, Nicholas Spark's True Believer. Now, the majority of us understand that Sparks books may be cliche, but this one had a magical twist, which has the power to intrigue a variety of readers. In his novel, a journalist from New York gets put on an assignment to observe mysterious lights in a small southern cemetery, and finds love along the way. It is interesting because of the small town vs big city attitude, which is alive in throughout the story. In many ways the novel about finding a middle ground between the slow and fast life, something we can all identify with I am sure.

This is a short post but I thought it would help someone else if it has helped me.

Enjoy!