Hope springs eternal. What an inspiring phrase. What a comforting thought to know that the sun will always rise on a new day. Hope is a main theme in Ayn Rand's Anthem.
Drowning in a sea of sameness, the main character, Equality 7-2521, is tired of living for the "Great WE". He longs for knowledge and the freedom of individual thought. The authorities in his society enforce mundane and obsolete ideals.
When Equality 7-2521 finds a tunnel full of treasures from the Unmentionable Times, he adopts that place as a sanctuary for discovery. Risking his life for his precious light, he tries to enlighten the Council, only to be reprimanded to the point of having to run away through the Uncharted Forest.
Along with his true love, Liberty 5-3000, Equality 7-2521 finds an ancient house full of texts of the long-lost knowledge.
Can Equality's spirit of liberation and hope prevail over his insanely oppressive society?
This story of unfailing hope is a must read.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Have you ever felt like your life is out of your control? That nothing can go right for you? That no matter how hard you try, he just will not love you? Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream may hold the explanation.
In a story of arranged marriages and forbidden love, fairies and enchanted flowers intrude upon four Athenian lovers' lives. Helena, engaged to Demetrius, but in love with Lysander, runs away with Lysander to escape her father's wrath. Hermia, Helena's best friend and confidant, tells Demetrius of Helena's escape and lovingly follows him into the wood.
Once in the forest, Puck, the Fairy King's servant, in a misguided act of kindness, causes everyone to fall in love with the wrong person, creating a very tangled web of affection.
Shakespeare's romanticism and well-timed comic relief in the form of a hodge-podge acting troupe who are preparing a play for their king's nuptials, are vital to this classic tale.
For a light-hearted love story with a few laughs along the way, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the book to read.
In a story of arranged marriages and forbidden love, fairies and enchanted flowers intrude upon four Athenian lovers' lives. Helena, engaged to Demetrius, but in love with Lysander, runs away with Lysander to escape her father's wrath. Hermia, Helena's best friend and confidant, tells Demetrius of Helena's escape and lovingly follows him into the wood.
Once in the forest, Puck, the Fairy King's servant, in a misguided act of kindness, causes everyone to fall in love with the wrong person, creating a very tangled web of affection.
Shakespeare's romanticism and well-timed comic relief in the form of a hodge-podge acting troupe who are preparing a play for their king's nuptials, are vital to this classic tale.
For a light-hearted love story with a few laughs along the way, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is the book to read.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
To Make My World Perfect...
In my personal utopia....
- The world would live in peace.
- No one would have to deal with poverty or hunger.
- Deadly diseases would be eradicated.
- Nations would help each other instead of fighting to stay ahead.
- Humans would fit into the biosphere without trying to control it.
- Cupid would never stop working.
- Everyone a person loved would be near, not 800 miles away.
- Crime would be nonexistent.
- Jesus' name would be proclaimed from every corner.
- Life would be meaningful and precious, not something casually flung aside.
- Love would prevail.
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