Lone Survivor - Marcus Luttrell

Purple Hawk
Purple Hawk Posts: 1,300
edited September 2007 in A Moving Train
Just want to make a recommended reading...i know that i'm a right winger...and i know a lot of people here would take lots of issue with this book...but think of it as sitting through a pj concert being a whacko con...have an open mind...you may disagree with a lot of his conclusions...but agree with their heart.

This is the most inspiring book i've ever read. period. and political issues aside, i know a lot of people here would get a lot out of the read. I hope Eddie would even read it!

This book puts so much into perspective.
And you ask me what I want this year
And I try to make this kind and clear
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
And desire and love and empty things
Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
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  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    what did you get out of the book?

    i just read a bit of the article on the washington post ...
  • Purple Hawk
    Purple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    polaris wrote:
    what did you get out of the book?

    i just read a bit of the article on the washington post ...

    inspiration is what i got out of the book.

    i sell myself short...and i think most people are in my boat.

    this guy doesn't. i think that we, as people, are capable of stuff that's so beyond our wildest dreams...and our own minds keep us from achieving. I know that I am a pretty smart dude :)...but i feel lazy, scared, and don't confront my challenges at most times. When I read this book...my challenges seem so inconsequential....they seem so minute
    And you ask me what I want this year
    And I try to make this kind and clear
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
    Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
    And desire and love and empty things
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
  • angelica
    angelica Posts: 6,038
    Purple Hawk wrote:
    inspiration is what i got out of the book.

    i sell myself short...and i think most people are in my boat.

    this guy doesn't. i think that we, as people, are capable of stuff that's so beyond our wildest dreams...and our own minds keep us from achieving. I know that I am a pretty smart dude :)...but i feel lazy, scared, and don't confront my challenges at most times. When I read this book...my challenges seem so inconsequential....they seem so minute
    Very nice! :) That's great when a book inspires us to be all we can be. :)
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  • Purple Hawk
    Purple Hawk Posts: 1,300
    angelica wrote:
    Very nice! :) That's great when a book inspires us to be all we can be. :)

    Don't rub it in :)
    And you ask me what I want this year
    And I try to make this kind and clear
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days
    Cuz I don't need boxes wrapped in strings
    And desire and love and empty things
    Just a chance that maybe we'll find better days

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