The Story of Word.

I browsed through the information superhighway, searching for answers to a question I asked myself almost daily: How can I increase my brain capacity?

On this quest for knowledge I learned a couple of things:

1. TV is Evil.
As you stare mindlessly at the flickering TV screen, your brain essentially goes into zombie mode, because it doesn't have to work. As much as I love Mulder and Scully, my brain is just hanging out in neutral until the mystery is solved.

2. How to Exercise Your Noggin.
Actively using multiple senses at once makes a great work out. You can:
- listen intently to the rain and focus on the scent of a candle,
- indulge in a piece of chocolate whilst studying a work of art,
- etc. etc. etc.

3. Read a book.
THIS is the inspiration for my blog. When I learned how fabulous reading was for brain stimulation, I immediately started the task of listing books that could challenge my developing mind.

This is the journal of my progress. As I finish each book, I will record my thoughts and impressions here.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom

Completion Date: 6/18/2009
Rating: <3
Number of Pages: 192

My Most Memorable Quote: This one was pretty difficult because there was a lot to learn in the book. I chose this one just because I felt like it. It just kind of shows how he looked at death and all that stuff.

"--he would not wither. He would not be ashamed of dying. Instead, he would make death his final project, the centerpoint of his days. 'Study me in my slow and patient demise. Watch what ahppens to me. Learn with me.' "

Tuesdays with Morrie...such a good book. So very sad, but another one of those books that you learn from. The moral of the story is, basically, that we just need to pay more attention to the important things in life; like family, and love, and just being positive and stuff.

When you read about this man whose days are running thin, who is completely dependant upon other people and can't do anything for himself, you wonder how he could not be racked with self-pity. I'm pretty sure I would be. I would pretty much pity myself all the time. I'd be embarrassed by the things people would have to do for me. He, on the other hand, was just always positive. It's absolutely amazing.

This book was very close to making me cry. It is so sad. You become attached to Morrie throughout the book, and as you read about his withering body, you feel some pain. At least, I did. But honestly, it's spectacular. I could read this book a million times over. If you haven't read this book, I'm sorry, but you have to.

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  1. Natalie StoddardJuly 6, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    I found a typo! hahaha, I think I should read this book eh?

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