Yesterday I finished Ken Follett's wonderful WORLD WITHOUT END, at its hulking 1,000 pages. An epic tale of the Middle Ages, indeed. Though Follett isn't a master stylist, he tells a compelling story. I also like his strong female characters. WORLD, along with its Oprah Book Club counterpart, PILLARS OF THE EARTH, are hard to put down.
Shouldn't our lives be epic as well? Full of strength, triumph, adventure, experience, and romance? (Personally, I like my conflicts confined to the pages of my novels.) We're the heroes in our lives--during this difficult time, we seem to be forgetting that. We close ourselves off and watch in fear as yet another company gets a federal bailout or observe a family being evicted from their home. We aren't taking chances to secure our happiness and well-being. Heroes take risks. It may be the only way to save ourselves from the unknown.
SIX MONTHS AND STILL AT IT
5 years ago
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