Chatting Books Online Year 2 Day 35. With the end of the school year just around the corner today's recommended book is : Oh, the Places You'll Go ! by Dr. Seuss.
We all know this book as the inspirational book so often given at graduations to encourage newly minted graduates to launch on their way, or used by enterprising Moms to collect notes from teachers each year from kindergarten to high school graduation and then gifting the book to the child at graduation. But when is the last time you sat down and read it through yourself? It had been a while for me , can't even really remember actually reading it - but I did today - and I LOVE it. Here's why. The book does not paint an evrybody gets a trophy picture of life. Sure it tells the kid they can be a success, they can even be famous , and probably will , but it also points out that along the way they will undoubtedly also fail, lose their way and maybe even be lonely. They might even be tempted to wait around for someone or something to fix everything for them. But (and here's the best part) it tells them not to wait, not to give up but to pull themselves up and keep going !!!!!
Life is not a success only journey As the good Dr. says: "Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don't. Because , sometimes, you won't." Truer words have never been written and we owe it to the next generation to be sure they understand this truth. But with pulling yourself up and trying again and they can be a sucess : "(98 and 1/4 percent guaranteed.)"
So read the book yourself again soon. I think we could all benefit from reading this during different seasons of our lives. I know I sure did today.
And do you know what today is?
"Today is your day!
Your Mountain is Waiting.
So...get on your way!"
(to the bookstore that is, to buy this book!)
We carry this book in hardcover, currently selling for $18.99 a copy.
To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you.
