I have been reading Louis L'amour's classic medieval novel, The Walking Drum, for the first time since high school. The first quote below has a number of applications to both living well in this life, as well as living well for the next one.
He who would see a far land must carry the far land in his heart. The heat, dust, and struggle are a part of it; these were what made the beauties worth having.
An excellent second thought from the book:
Reading without thinking is as nothing, for a book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think.
My final comment on the book would be that much of the Turkish and Middle Eastern culture portrayed in it is still the same, including many words that have scarcely changed. This is definitely making it more enjoyable for this student of Turkish culture and language.
Love it. Thanks for sharing both of those.
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