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The Chosen
by Chaim Potok
I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this book. It was so fascinating hearing all of the Jewish history, as well as the differences in the sects.
"Human beings do not live forever, Reuven. We live less than the time it takes to blink an eye, if we measure our lives against eternity. So it may be asked what value is there to a human life. There is so much pain in the world. What does it mean to have to suffer so much if our lives are nothing more than the blink of an eye?... I learned a long time ago, Reuven, that a blink of an eye in itself is nothing. But the eye that blinks, that is something. A span of life is nothing. But the man who lives that span, he is something. He can fill that tiny span with meaning, so its quality is immeasurable though its quantity may be insignificant."
I love that quote so much.
"Honest differences of opinion should never be permitted to destroy a friendship..."
I feel like the opposite of this is very prevalent today. Someone doesn't agree with your religion, race, whatever? Sorry, can't be friends. No! "Love they neighbor as thyself." Not, love thy neighbor but only if they agree with everything you say and do.
This book was a lot about accepting differences in those you love, and being a true friend. Danny and Reuven were both Jewish, but couldn't have had more opposite upbringings. They were able to look past that and truly be there for each other, even when they weren't allowed to be friends. I wish I knew what happened with them after the story ends.
"Human beings do not live forever, Reuven. We live less than the time it takes to blink an eye, if we measure our lives against eternity. So it may be asked what value is there to a human life. There is so much pain in the world. What does it mean to have to suffer so much if our lives are nothing more than the blink of an eye?... I learned a long time ago, Reuven, that a blink of an eye in itself is nothing. But the eye that blinks, that is something. A span of life is nothing. But the man who lives that span, he is something. He can fill that tiny span with meaning, so its quality is immeasurable though its quantity may be insignificant."
I love that quote so much.
"Honest differences of opinion should never be permitted to destroy a friendship..."
I feel like the opposite of this is very prevalent today. Someone doesn't agree with your religion, race, whatever? Sorry, can't be friends. No! "Love they neighbor as thyself." Not, love thy neighbor but only if they agree with everything you say and do.
This book was a lot about accepting differences in those you love, and being a true friend. Danny and Reuven were both Jewish, but couldn't have had more opposite upbringings. They were able to look past that and truly be there for each other, even when they weren't allowed to be friends. I wish I knew what happened with them after the story ends.