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A refreshingly short book that captivated totally. I’m pretty sure we watched an animated telling of this speech in an English class of mine, but I don’t remember it being as apt. In my recent struggle of being more aware of love and God in everything, this book is incredibly encouraging. It’s beautiful to get the chance to question why you believe what you believe and come to the same answer as another person. Plus, all this quarantine and political upheaval definitely has peeled back the candied veneer to show the raw, skeletal strength of God and the people that make the Church.
Geen slecht idee om deze ieder jaar een keer te lezen
Moraal van het verhaal: wees geen egoïstische klootzak
Moraal van het verhaal: wees geen egoïstische klootzak
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
One of my favorite ideas from the book - it's not about knowing how to think, but choosing what to think about. The mind is a great servant, but a poor master.
I love this! I think everyone who moves on from school (note that I’m not saying ‘everyone who graduates’) should read this! And then read it again every few years. Or every year, since it’s so short, it doesn’t take you very long. It reminds you of the fact that you have a choice how to think and I think we can all benefit from a little reminder every now and then. I am definitely going to read more by David Foster Wallace.
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Quotes:
There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys. How’s the water?”
And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?”
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The immediate point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.
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Quotes:
There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, “Morning, boys. How’s the water?”
And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, “What the hell is water?”
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The immediate point of the fish story is merely that the most obvious, ubiquitous, important realities are often the ones that are hardest to see and talk about.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
fast-paced
As an individual with a Bachelor's in English from a Jesuit (read: religious liberal arts) college and (almost) a Master's in Liberal Arts, this is the commencement speech I wish was delivered on my graduation days. It's purposeful, well-written, inspiring, and (most of all) honest. The point: life may be tedious and dull, but it is up to us, as individuals, to see it differently.
I'm pretty sure I read this online for free, sometime after he gave the speech.