This book was a quick and interesting read. I don’t think there was a single new thought
throughout and yet I found it inspiring.
Similar to some of Og Mandino’s books where the messages were to the
point, and extra verbiage was avoided.
I think the fact that this was an intensely personal
story, and certainly not an attempt to establish himself as a major author,
gave the book an authenticity often missing in self-help books. I
certainly was reminded of the brevity of life, and the importance of utilizing
our time wisely. Few people achieve even
their own dreams, much less dreaming big enough dreams.
If my calculations are correct, I have lived over 24,000
days, and my mother has lived nearly 34,000 days. While we seldom are good self-evaluators, it
is my hope that I will correctly see the major impact that my mother has had,
not only on her family, but on others as well.
My prayer is that I, too, will make a major contribution with my life.
I especially like these chapters: Living Each Day as if it were Your Last, If
We Can Learn How to Die, We”ll Know How to Live, and Motivation is a Myth. This is certainly a recommended read.
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