Saturday, January 16, 2010

Being forced to slow down

Have you noticed that you can learn a lot from things that you don't want to have happen (i.e. trials)? I read The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks this week and was impressed by a quote from page 264.

Strange, what being forced to slow down could do to a person.

Applies to GBS, for sure! In the book, a girl and her brother go from NYC to live with their dad on the beach in North Carolina for the summer and as the pace of life slows down, they learn to be less selfish, more aware, and to love. It's quite beautiful, actually. Didn't know till I was searching for a book image that it is soon to be out as a movie. Hope my favorite quote is in it.

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