Discussion: Books that Inspired You!

Edited by -Mystery- - 14 years ago

Hmmm.... Probably A Child Called "It". It was so heart-breaking and emotional... :'(

Agree with above.




I thought that was one of the most emotional books ever. I'm not really the whole "Oh my this person has the heart of gold i should do he same as he/she did." No, that's not me at all. But this book really touched me.




I think after reading the story i was so shocked a person like his mother can do such a thing that i thanked god I got so lucky with parents like mines.




Yes a Child Called "It" was very touching.

 Can you think of some books that inspired you, moved you?

Well they touched me but did'nt inspire me to go the same way!..one book is Daddy by Danielle Steel and the other one the Zahir by Paulo Coelho 
What especially in those books/passages touched your heart? Did you like the theme, feelings, the characters, the way something was said?

In Daddy - when the mother left her children it was really heartbreaking. I really loved the way the dad tries to manage his children ..though they all fall out..they come together in the end!

In the Zahir - i think when the guy who the author's wife had met Mikhail tells the story of his childhood. He really appealed to me.

  Did you learn something particular from those books? Did you end up making some changes in your life/habits after reading it?

Hmm no there was nothing SO bad in those books. By bad i mean that they did'nt have to go through someting really bad! They described it in a fine way.

 

Nice discussion...

 

-Aish

I've read alot of books that can inspire you. Two that come to mind immediately are "The Monk who sold his Ferrari" and "The Last lecture."

Well ALCHEMIST & ELEVEN MINUTES are the book that inspired me a lot...
To be honest i was too deep in depression few month back after my break up but this two book taught magic in my life i am extremely thankful to Paulo Coelho..

the alchemist by paulo coelho..inspired me the most.i liekd every thing in that book..it can lift up depressed moods.i loved the characters and learnt a lot fm their journey..ythe language was simple and straight froward and touched my heart deeply.. another one is "the prophet"by kahlil gibraan.in my opeinoin its out of this world.its incredible for a human mind to have such clear and deep spiritual knowledge.i particularly loved the part where the author advises about children and parenting...

a book that has inspired me, I would say it was 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' by Mahatma Gandhi! In many ways, this is a somewhat unusual autobiography. The events described in the book are a hundred years old, but Gandhi has a way of describing their essence which is timeless, and will grip you in a way that makes them entirely relevant to today's world. It made me wonder how the world might have been if people today only followed his ideas. But this is no boring lecture on politics or nonviolence. In fact quite the opposite - it is the sparkling story of a very special man told in his own words. We learn about truth and non-violence in the best way possible, by observing Gandhi's actions as he goes about matters small and big. It brought Gandhi to life in a very special way. I always admired his principles, but now feel closer to Gandhi the man.

Vijay
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a book that has inspired me, I would say it was 'The Story of My Experiments with Truth' by Mahatma Gandhi! In many ways, this is a somewhat unusual autobiography. The events described in the book are a hundred years old, but Gandhi has a way of describing their essence which is timeless, and will grip you in a way that makes them entirely relevant to today's world. It made me wonder how the world might have been if people today only followed his ideas. But this is no boring lecture on politics or nonviolence. In fact quite the opposite - it is the sparkling story of a very special man told in his own words. We learn about truth and non-violence in the best way possible, by observing Gandhi's actions as he goes about matters small and big. It brought Gandhi to life in a very special way. I always admired his principles, but now feel closer to Gandhi the man.

Vijay
infibeam.com

I've always wanted to read Gandhi's autobiography, but somehow I've just never seem to have gotton around to it. This is now my next MUST read! Thanks for your insights!