If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm taking a philosophy course at school. This is another book that goes with. Sophie is dumb, at least to me, but makes brilliant connections. This is like learning with a plot, and should be discussed to really get it.
So far, the drama here is leaving me guessing constantly. The whole thing is either spanning across time, has multiple realities, or is filled with magic. I can't decide.
Unfortunately, my borrowed copy fell apart into 2 pieces yesterday, which surprised the crap out of me. So that was weird. Luckily though, I can still read it.
I think that all the chapters of plot have a secret philosophy meaning, and I'm slowly puzzling them out. For instance, in the last chapter, when she takes a book to the philospher's house across the lake, but the boat has drifted away when she wants to go back, means that once you have knowledge of things, you can go back to being the same person you were before you were enlightened.
So far, it has been awesome, and Dorothea needs to read this (and Ishmael too, for that matter). Thanks.
17.10.10
Ishmael
So this book was about a gorilla who teaches this man about the world be beaming thoughts into his brain, but that's not the amazing part- the amazing part is that Ishmael the gorilla was right. I think this is the one of the best books I've ever read.
Ishmael teaches that there is law on the behavior for all species, but we've been ignoring it for 1000's of year, and that is why we will die. The law is that you only take what you need to survive and only be concerned with yourself. We have been producing consuming to produce and consume, and think we are above this law.
We say, man was made to own the Earth, but what if it really isn't? What if our job is to be here to make other species become like us? I can't explain it as good as the gorilla can.
I don't care what you are reading, you NEED to read this now. As a quote on the back says, I divide all the books I've read into 2 catergories- those I read before Ishmael and those I read after.
Don't be a Taker- life like a Leaver.
Ishmael teaches that there is law on the behavior for all species, but we've been ignoring it for 1000's of year, and that is why we will die. The law is that you only take what you need to survive and only be concerned with yourself. We have been producing consuming to produce and consume, and think we are above this law.
We say, man was made to own the Earth, but what if it really isn't? What if our job is to be here to make other species become like us? I can't explain it as good as the gorilla can.
I don't care what you are reading, you NEED to read this now. As a quote on the back says, I divide all the books I've read into 2 catergories- those I read before Ishmael and those I read after.
Don't be a Taker- life like a Leaver.
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