I've finished reading it. two days ago, to be exact. though it wasn't that thick, (249 pages only), i took my time to read, think, digest and feel the story. it's a very simple story: the author was asked by a rabbi to make a eulogy when the rabbi pass away, and along the way, he met a criminal-turn-pastor, whom he helped in a way or two. these two persons, different in faith, but embracing the truth, the real truth, if you know what i mean. the story is deeply moving, and it gives me a hindsight, a new perception to look at life and its happenings.
to sum it up, both the rabbi and the pastor propagate the idea of selflessness. putting others importance first, ahead of theirs. to give, and to give, at every possible moment. never seeking anything in return for the favor @ deed, never blaming God for what took place.
God and the decision he renders is correct.
it is always God here, and God there; both preachers lives are intertwined with God, just like The Police song, Every Breath You Take.
i would recommend you read this book, or anything by Mitch Albom, if you need a lift for your spirit, or to look at things differently, or just for mere pleasure. Ta!
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and i have yet to start on mine. after "house rules", i am now reading "the frightened man" and trying to finish it, albeit slowly... or should i say slowly but surely. and trying to get some english translation of the holy quran in between. unfortunately not doing a great job out of it. trying though. better than not at all, i would like to believe...
salam.
don't start won't be none.
get it?
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