Book Name : The Time Keeper
Author : Mitch Albom
What is it about : A story about Dor, the first person to measure Time; a young love-torn Sarah who wanted less Time and a rich old man Victor who wanted more Time. Their stories intertwined when Dor, who was banished in a cave by the Almighty for thousands of years, for daring to count Time, was set free and Time-travelled to our world with an unclear mission from the Almighty and encountered Sarah and Victor in present day New York. Salvation or punishment awaited the three characters ? Read on.
Essentially, a book about Time - our days are limited, make each one precious.
Memorable quotes from the book :
" ... we all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have ...".
" ... with endless Time, nothing is special. With no loss and sacrifice, we can't appreciate what we have ...".
Some thoughts after having read the book : Personally speaking, I have long since my primary school day, regarded Time as the most precious element in nature;in fact, on the Farewell Books of my fellow primary school students as we graduated, I wrote (on all of them) the following poem :
人生如朝露,事業趕快做,莫等春花謝,人已老。
By instinct, I have always treasured my Time - I tried to skip and dance forward in Time as fast as I could, but still made good adventures, out of my studies and work because I considered that Time in these stages did not really belong to me. I knew that, until I retired at forty, then I can really own my Time and I can spend Time the way I want to live my Life. The Logic goes : you want to live your own Life, first you own your own Time.
I feel that I have a relatively good grasp of the nature of Time - One way, Subtraction, Elastic, Finite for Everyone and Intangible at that Moment yet Leaving Footprints.
Would I recommend this book to you : A good book to remind Readers about the unique nature of Time. Go read for a fun ride or for deep reflections on Life. The final Chapter is magical.