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4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
Entah apa memang mood atau ceritanya, tapi habis baca ini jadi pingin nangis.
A love story.
how could, 64 pages /5 minutes (audio book,be so full of wisdom?
This beautiful book, is simple , educative and amazing.
this book talks about greed, about how one person could be so greedy , ungrateful and always demanding for more, the tree kept giving the boy more and more and he just kept asking for more.
But what i loved the most about the book , is how love overwhelms avidity, how good deeds are more powerful then bad ones, because in somehow i felt that the tree had won at last.
how could, 64 pages /5 minutes (audio book,be so full of wisdom?
This beautiful book, is simple , educative and amazing.
this book talks about greed, about how one person could be so greedy , ungrateful and always demanding for more, the tree kept giving the boy more and more and he just kept asking for more.
But what i loved the most about the book , is how love overwhelms avidity, how good deeds are more powerful then bad ones, because in somehow i felt that the tree had won at last.
This was really sad. Like, really effing sad. I even cried a little. With barely even two pages of text if you'd pull it together, that's quite an achievement. And I don't know what to think about this book from a moral point of view, but I have to refer to Patrick Rothfuss' Goodreads review for a much more eloquent elaboration on that.
For similar reasons as his I give this book a good rating, because it invoked so much emotion and so many thoughts and questions in my head about right and wrong and dependence and love and sacrifice. Like, isn't a love where one completely gives themselves up for the other and the other takes but never gives back sort of a ruse? Yet the tree is happy, but at one time it says "but not really", so is the tree only trying to convince herself that she's happy? Yet the giving tree never makes the boy happy, he is always dissatisfied, she wants him to be happy but really she gives herself up for his unhappiness. Is this not what an abusive relationship looks like, or does it only seem that way because of my modern western upbringing that encourages and highly supports the idea of the Self and the worth of the individual rather than altruism and sacrifice. How would I see this relationship if I weren't me, weren't brought up to think so highly of the importance of individual happiness? So many questions. Something that makes me think this much deserves all of the stars.
For similar reasons as his I give this book a good rating, because it invoked so much emotion and so many thoughts and questions in my head about right and wrong and dependence and love and sacrifice. Like, isn't a love where one completely gives themselves up for the other and the other takes but never gives back sort of a ruse? Yet the tree is happy, but at one time it says "but not really", so is the tree only trying to convince herself that she's happy? Yet the giving tree never makes the boy happy, he is always dissatisfied, she wants him to be happy but really she gives herself up for his unhappiness. Is this not what an abusive relationship looks like, or does it only seem that way because of my modern western upbringing that encourages and highly supports the idea of the Self and the worth of the individual rather than altruism and sacrifice. How would I see this relationship if I weren't me, weren't brought up to think so highly of the importance of individual happiness? So many questions. Something that makes me think this much deserves all of the stars.
Such a short & simple story, but the lesson lasts lifetime.
I love this book so much that I will not part with my copy. It's probably the only book I will not loan out.
Um, this baffles me.
It seems that adults can't agree on the message. I think I have to lean towards the minority here. Existing solely to be used by others, and giving your love and care until you are diminished into almost nothing seems an odd, disturbing, and unhealthy idea for a children's book. It's like the tree is a mother, who just stands there and lets the boy suck up her energy. The narcissistic boy only comes to the tree when he needs something, and finally the tree almost ceases to exist after submitting itself to endless abuse, because it has forgotten that sometimes it's okay to do things for yourself. Classic martyrdom, an attitude that never fails to amaze me. In a bad way.
Or maybe this is a cautionary tale? You should not become like this boy etc. The boy is after all an idiot, who uses the tree as a commodity and a bottomless well. Unfortunately the tree allows itself to be used as a doormat, so the giving continues. However, I found no hint whatsoever anywhere (even after repeated readings) that this was meant to be a cautionary tale.
Oh well. I doubt children are going to be traumatized by this, and you can always discuss with your child while reading, but ultimately a book with a clear (not too dumbed down!) positive message that can't be misinterpreted might be a better choice. Let's celebrate relationships where both parties give something to the table. In my personal life I have seen relationships like the one of the tree and the boy, and they always end up in tears, once in a police car driving away from an abusive husband. Realizing that some actually consider this book as the ideal model of a relationship is sad and depressing. Just because you have your own hobbies and your sense of self intact, doesn't mean you don't care about others or your children. I just don't get why someone would want to become a mere shadow of themselves, and hide in corners apologizing for their existence.
It seems that adults can't agree on the message. I think I have to lean towards the minority here. Existing solely to be used by others, and giving your love and care until you are diminished into almost nothing seems an odd, disturbing, and unhealthy idea for a children's book. It's like the tree is a mother, who just stands there and lets the boy suck up her energy. The narcissistic boy only comes to the tree when he needs something, and finally the tree almost ceases to exist after submitting itself to endless abuse, because it has forgotten that sometimes it's okay to do things for yourself. Classic martyrdom, an attitude that never fails to amaze me. In a bad way.
Or maybe this is a cautionary tale? You should not become like this boy etc. The boy is after all an idiot, who uses the tree as a commodity and a bottomless well. Unfortunately the tree allows itself to be used as a doormat, so the giving continues. However, I found no hint whatsoever anywhere (even after repeated readings) that this was meant to be a cautionary tale.
Oh well. I doubt children are going to be traumatized by this, and you can always discuss with your child while reading, but ultimately a book with a clear (not too dumbed down!) positive message that can't be misinterpreted might be a better choice. Let's celebrate relationships where both parties give something to the table. In my personal life I have seen relationships like the one of the tree and the boy, and they always end up in tears, once in a police car driving away from an abusive husband. Realizing that some actually consider this book as the ideal model of a relationship is sad and depressing. Just because you have your own hobbies and your sense of self intact, doesn't mean you don't care about others or your children. I just don't get why someone would want to become a mere shadow of themselves, and hide in corners apologizing for their existence.
Un cuento muy corto pero muy bello. No puedo evitar pensar que el árbol representa a nuestros padres, y este cuento nos recuerda ser agradecido con ellos por todo lo que hacen por nosotros.
Oh Lord! I know this is famous and popular and all, but did anyone actually READ this book? The boy is selfish and the tree is co-dependent! Since when is co-dependence healthy or to be emulated?? The boy didn't even say sorry for taking everything the tree had to offer! Horrible horrible horrible story!
I enjoy reading this to my students at Rec Xtra around Thanksgiving. It teaches an important lesson about giving and taking. If someone is only a giver, and never receives anything in return, that can be very damaging to themselves, physically. Emotionally, however, they will be happy that they could have been of assistance.
Me hizo sentir muy lindo y feo al mismo tiempo, un pathological people pleaser lloraría