Inspirations

After a few minor distractions, I have finally finished reading Hillary Clinton's book, "Living History." It’s basically a recollection of events that happened in her life from birth to the win for the U.S. Senate seat in 2000. I loved the style of writing and choice of words throughout the book, although there had been much spectaculation that the novel was not written by Hillary herself. The only disappointment from the book was the lack of personal feelings and thoughts on emotional events as the betrayl of her husband or the moving day of Chelsea to Stanford. I looked forward to reading what was in her mind during those times. There were a few sentences here and there, but never in full details. She's only human, so I am assuming that she must have been very emotional. But I guess she has to remain a strong woman (at least on the surface), so she did not portray any signs of weakness in the novel. Nevertheless, one of my memorable quotes from the book is, "When you fall off the cliff, you will face one of two possible outcomes -- either you land on solid ground or you learn how to fly." A very inspirational quote -- a very good example symbolizing how we should never let a problem take us down. So needless to say, I was very glad to see that one of the two possible outcomes was NOT breaking your leg or falling flat on your face. We should never let that happen to us, literally and symbolically.

Speaking about inspiration, I finished watching the movie "Seabisuit" over the weekend. I approached the movie with little expectations, thinking that it will just be one of the stories about horse racing. However, after I finished the movie, I fell in love with it. The storyline was touching and inspiring. The entire plot lies behind the notion that we all may have some imperfections, however, if given the right opportunity, we can still shine through! Even when all odds are against us, it just takes a little determination and a little hope to give us the power! Yep, yep, very inspiring and a very powerful movie! Definitely would recommend this movie to anyone who needs a little boost in life. It surely made my day and I'm sure it will make yours too!!